Materials Specialist

Stryker; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 58,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Short-term disability insurance

Job summary

Stryker is seeking a Materials Specialist in San Jose to move products and materials efficiently with a focus on accuracy, quality, and safety. You will work with cross-functional teams to support customer needs, solve problems, and drive continuous improvement.

Key tasks include receiving and storing inventory, picking and shipping orders, maintaining ERP records, coordinating shipping, and supporting Lean 6S initiatives.

Qualifications

• Ability to stand/walk for long periods of time.
• Ability to lift/push/pull up to 40 lbs.
• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 2+ years of manufacturing and/or warehouse experience.

Responsibilities

• Receive, process, store, and maintain accurate inventory of finished products, supplies, materials, and equipment in accordance with established warehouse procedures.
• Pick, prepare, dock, package, and ship finished products for allocated customer orders, ensuring accurate and timely order fulfillment.
• Maintain accurate inventory and material movement records using ERP and other computer systems to track incoming and outgoing products.
• Coordinate shipping and receiving activities while supporting efficient warehouse organization, space utilization, and product flow.
• Analyze, prepare, and repair products as needed, collaborating with engineers, technicians, peers, and leadership to resolve issues and identify process improvements.
• Maintain accurate quality, work-in-progress, test result, training, and labor documentation while completing required SLMS training on time.
• Follow established quality system procedures and adhere to applicable FDA, OSHA, safety, and regulatory requirements.
• Support continuous improvement by incorporating Lean 6S principles and promptly reporting equipment, process, product quality, cost, or safety concerns to leadership.

Skills

Inventory management

Shipping/receiving

ERP systems

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Location:

5900 Optical Ct, San Jose, CA

Shift

Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:45 PM

Summary

As the Materials Specialist, you will help ensure products and materials move efficiently through daily operations while maintaining a strong focus on accuracy, quality, and safety. You’ll work closely with teammates and cross-functional partners to support customer needs, solve problems, and contribute to continuous improvement.

What You Will Do:

• Receive, process, store, and maintain accurate inventory of finished products, supplies, materials, and equipment in accordance with established warehouse procedures.
• Pick, prepare, dock, package, and ship finished products for allocated customer orders, ensuring accurate and timely order fulfillment.
• Maintain accurate inventory and material movement records using ERP and other computer systems to track incoming and outgoing products.
• Coordinate shipping and receiving activities while supporting efficient warehouse organization, space utilization, and product flow.
• Analyze, prepare, and repair products as needed, collaborating with engineers, technicians, peers, and leadership to resolve issues and identify process improvements.
• Maintain accurate quality, work-in-progress, test result, training, and labor documentation while completing required SLMS training on time.
• Follow established quality system procedures and adhere to applicable FDA, OSHA, safety, and regulatory requirements.
• Support continuous improvement by incorporating Lean 6S principles and promptly reporting equipment, process, product quality, cost, or safety concerns to leadership.

What You Need:

Required:

• Ability to stand/walk for long periods of time
• Ability to lift/push/pull up to 40 lbs.

Preferred:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 2+ years of manufacturing and/or warehouse experience

$28.75 per hour plus bonus eligible + 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.