Powder Coater I - Weekend Shift - $20.75/hr + $2.00/hr Shift Differential

Stryker Corporation; Portage (MI); On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker Corporation in Portage, Michigan, is seeking a manufacturing associate to prepare components through painting and powder coating, unload lines, and ensure quality and compliance with specifications. The role emphasizes safety, clean work area, and adherence to training and documentation standards.

The position requires lifting 50+ lbs, weekend work when needed, and an onsite schedule; compensation starts at $20.75 per hour plus bonus eligibility and benefits.

Qualifications

• Preferred High School or GED.
• Preferred Manufacturing Experience.
• Hourly $20.75 plus bonus eligible + benefits.
• Travel Percentage: None.

Responsibilities

• Paints and uses powder operations to properly prepare components.
• Unloads parts, racks, and hooks while visually inspecting components.
• Applies painting and/or powder process per product specs.
• Sets paint/powder equipment for proper tolerances, color and feed rate.
• Responsible for work preparation, clean up, and quality of own work and area.
• Committed to quality and meeting training/documentation criteria.
• Promotes team-based, product-focused organization and continuous improvement.
• Meets work schedule and overtime requirements, including weekends.
• Must be able to lift/push/pull 50+ lbs during shift.

Skills

Manufacturing Experience

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Work Flexibility: Onsite Schedule: Friday–Saturday, 5:00 a.m. -7:00 p.m., Sunday 5:00am- 6:30pm

What you will do:

• Paints and uses powder operations to properly prepare components that may include sub-assemblies and all other related components to contribute to completion of a variety of products
• Unloads parts, part racks, and hooks from the line while visually inspecting completed parts
• Applies painting and/or powder process in accordance with product specifications
• Sets paint/powder equipment for proper tolerances, color and feed rate
• Responsible for work preparation, clean up, and quality assurance of own work and work area
• Committed to quality by striving for reliability and quality in our products, continuously searching for ways to enhance performance and meeting all training and documentation criteria
• Strives for operational excellence by promoting a team-based, product-focused organization, contributing to continuous improvement, participating in preventative maintenance and safety programs, striving for cost reduction, and committing to on-time, complete, and error-free shipments
• Meet work schedule and overtime requirements, including weekends
• Must be able to lift/push/pull 50+ lbs throughout shift

What you need:

• Preferred High School or GED
• Preferred Manufacturing Experience
• Preferred $20.75 Hourly plus bonus eligible + benefits
• Travel Percentage: None

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability. Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in Orthopaedics, Medical and Surgical, and Neurotechnology and Spine that help improve patient and hospital outcomes. We are proud to be named one of the World’s Best Workplaces! For more information, visit: www.stryker.com

Work Flexibility Remote – Role allows you to work the majority to 100% of time from an alternate workplace.

These roles could have travel expectations, and you must work within the country of the job requisition location.

Field-based – You can expect to regularly work a majority to 100% of time at customer facilities and has a set territory or expectation to travel within a set boundary. Almost all sales roles would likely be qualified as field-based.

Onsite – Role is 100% located at a Stryker facility. Some ad hoc flexibility may be available depending on role, level, and job requirements. Manufacturing roles and any role that requires physical presence at the office would qualify under this category.

Hybrid – You can expect to regularly work in both an alternate workplace and a Stryker facility. Roles that are partially remote or co-located would qualify as hybrid, and the expectation to be onsite would be defined and agreed upon by your manager/supervisor.