Associate Manager Cleanroom / Packaging

Stryker; Skawina; On-site; PLN 151,000 - 251,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker is hiring an Associate Cleanroom Manager in Skawina, Poland to lead supervisors and production teams toward safety, quality, delivery, and cost targets. You will drive Lean Manufacturing, daily performance routines, and structured problem-solving to sustain a high-performing organization and improve workforce effectiveness.

You will recruit and develop talent, manage staffing and scheduling, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements while promoting continuous improvement culture

Qualifications

• Higher education diploma in Engineering, Production Management, Logistics, Operations Management, or a related technical field.
• Minimum 6 years of experience in manufacturing, logistics, or production operations management.
• Minimum 2 years of experience leading people within a manufacturing, production, or logistics environment.
• Experience in cleanroom operations or regulated manufacturing environments.
• Polish and English language proficiency.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop cleanroom production teams through direct management of supervisors to achieve performance targets.
• Drive operational excellence by implementing continuous improvement initiatives and lean practices.
• Monitor and improve manufacturing metrics to meet production plans and customer delivery.
• Build workforce capability through recruitment, onboarding, coaching, and leadership development.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, quality, and regulatory requirements.
• Manage staffing and workforce planning to align with production schedules.
• Oversee process controls, equipment maintenance coordination, and final product acceptance.
• Lead problem-solving, coordinate improvement projects, and support process validation with data-driven actions.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Lean manufacturing

Project management

Polish language

English language

Office software

Education

Engineering degree or Production/Logistics management degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Join Stryker and play a leadership role in shaping the performance, capability, and culture of our cleanroom manufacturing operations. As an Associate Cleanroom Manager, you will lead supervisors and production teams to deliver outstanding results in safety, quality, delivery, and cost while helping build a high-performing organization that positively impacts patients' lives. You will be accountable for building and sustaining a culture of continuous improvement by leading the implementation of Lean Manufacturing principles, daily performance management practices, structured problem-solving methodologies, and employee engagement initiatives to drive operational excellence and workforce effectiveness.

What You Will Do

• Lead and develop cleanroom production teams through direct management of supervisors and operational leaders to achieve performance targets in safety, quality, delivery, cost, and employee development.
• Drive operational excellence by implementing and sustaining continuous improvement initiatives, lean manufacturing practices, visual management systems, and daily performance routines.
• Monitor and improve key manufacturing metrics, ensuring production plans and customer delivery requirements are consistently achieved.
• Build workforce capability through recruitment, onboarding, coaching, performance management, succession planning, and leadership development activities.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental, quality, and regulatory requirements, while actively promoting a culture of risk identification and issue resolution.
• Manage staffing and workforce planning activities to align employee availability with production schedules and business needs.
• Oversee process controls, documentation, equipment maintenance coordination, and final product acceptance activities to support operational effectiveness.
• Lead problem-solving initiatives, coordinate improvement projects, and support process validation activities through data collection, analysis, and implementation of corrective actions.

What You Will Need

Required Qualifications

• Higher education diploma in Engineering, Production Management, Logistics, Operations Management, or a related technical field.
• Minimum 6 years of experience in manufacturing, logistics, or production operations management.
• Minimum 2 years of experience leading people within a manufacturing, production, or logistics environment.
• Experience in cleanroom operations, medical device manufacturing, food manufacturing, automotive, or aerospace industries.
• Communicative proficiency in Polish.
• Communicative proficiency in English.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Great communication and interpersonal skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of lean manufacturing methodologies, including 5S, Total Productive Maintenance, Kaizen, or similar continuous improvement frameworks.
• Communicative proficiency in German or French.

Poland Pay Ranges:

• Poland, Skawina: 150.700 - 251.200 PLN gross annual

At Stryker, we believe transparency helps candidates make confident decisions about their next career step. Compensation is an important part of that process and we want to be clear about how pay is determined. The compensation information posted for this role may be presented as a salary range or a fixed amount depending on the role. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for incentive compensation (such as bonus and/or commissions where applicable), along with Stryker’s comprehensive benefits package.