Manufacturing Technician - 2nd Shift - $35.10/hr + $1.00 Shift Premium

Stryker; Cary (IL); On-site; USD 48,353 - 49,593; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift premium

Bonus potential

Health benefits

Job summary

Stryker in Cary, IL, is seeking a Maintenance Technician to support machinery reliability and improvements in a fast-paced manufacturing setting. You will collaborate with Engineering on process, electrical, and mechanical design changes while ensuring GMP and quality compliance.

The role emphasizes teamwork, troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, and safe operations, with opportunities to mentor junior staff and contribute to cost-reduction efforts.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Industrial Maintenance Technician experience; or related degree or apprenticeship.
• High School Diploma or GED.
• Experience with PLC and electrical controls preferred.
• Medical device or pharmaceutical background is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Independently repairs and troubleshoots machinery.
• Support process and systemic improvements.
• Lead and train lower-level employees when applicable.
• Perform setup and changeovers to production equipment.
• Maintain GMP, GDP and quality standards.
• Enter work performed into AMMS.

Skills

Teamwork

Troubleshooting

Process improvement

SOP literacy

Motion controls

PLC knowledge

Preventive maintenance

Electrical

Safety awareness

Education

High School diploma

Associate degree in Science/Engineering

Industrial Maintenance apprenticeship

Tools

AMMS

Job description

Schedule:

Monday – Friday: 3:00pm – 11:00pm, OT as needed

Summary:

At Stryker, our manufacturing Maintenance Technician team works with machinery that produces products that are improving and saving people’s lives. The manufacturing environment and culture for this role is fast paced. You will join a team of amazing people and a culture that values and supports diversity, equity and inclusion. The Technician will be an individual performer who is responsible for supporting all aspects of machinery reliability and improvements. They will also be responsible for partnering with Engineering to improve process, electrical, and mechanical designs and provide product development support.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Teamwork and the ability to work well with others
• Independently determines and develops approach to machinery repair and troubleshooting.
• Support process and systemic improvements
• Be able to work from written or verbal instructions and standard operating procedures in English
• Basic knowledge of motion controls, industrial controls, electrical and pneumatic operations
• Basic PLC understanding
• Exercises discretion and independent judgment with respect to matters of repairs to major breakdowns.
• May periodically lead and train lower-level and/or new employees.
• Supports solutions to a complex technical problem where the analysis of situations and date requires evaluation of identifiable factors.
• Solutions are imaginative, thorough, practicable and consistent with organizational objectives.
• Work on review and improvements to both reliability issues and preventive maintenance.
• Perform set up and changeovers to production equipment for manufacturing operation in an effective manner.
• Troubleshoot and repair electrical, mechanical, and pneumatic failures of production machines in a timely manner
• Perform PM work (preventative maintenance) as scheduled
• Enter work performed into AMMS
• Suggest and make modifications to production equipment to reduce overall cost
• Keeping inventory of essential spare parts and ordering of these when necessary
• Partner with Engineering and support improvement projects, validations, and enhance machine efficiencies.
• Maintain GMP, GDP and quality standards
• Assist with investigations for NC’s attributed to machinery issues.

Safety:

• Maintain safety rules and keep area in a clean and orderly condition
• Work in a safe manner, and ensure that production equipment is in safe working condition
• Proactively drive to enhance the safety culture
• Follow all LOTO when working on machines.
• Wear appropriate PPE as designated

Lead/Develop:

• Responsible for communicating with the department regarding preventative maintenance, reliability issues, and project updates when applicable
• Ensure accountability of Team including Tech training and troubleshooting capabilities and adherence to company policies and safety guidelines.

Education and Special Trainings:

• High School diploma or equivalent
• 3+ years of Industrial Maintenance Technician experience; or Associates Degree in a Science or Engineering field with preferred 1+ years of Industrial/Electrical/Mechanical Maintenance experience; or completion of an apprenticeship program in Industrial Maintenance field (recommended). Equivalent technical experience in related fields may be considered.

Qualifications and Experience:

Required:

• 3+ years of Industrial Maintenance Technician experience; or Associates Degree in a Science or Engineering field with preferred 1+ years of Industrial/Electrical/Mechanical Maintenance experience; or completion of an apprenticeship program in Industrial Maintenance field (recommended).
• High School Diploma or GED

Preferred:

• Basic PLC and Electrical Controls experience and troubleshooting.
• Experience with Mechanical, Electrical, and Pneumatic troubleshooting.
• Medical device or pharmaceutical background is a plus

$35.10/hr + $1.00 Shift Premium plus bonus potential and benefits.

Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance. Stryker offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.