Senior Engineer, Continuous Improvement

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Job description

We are excited to be named one of the World’s Best Workplaces by Fortune Magazine! We are proud to offer you 12 paid holidays annually. For an overview of our benefits and time off, please follow this link to learn more:US Stryker employee benefits.

What you will do-

Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and is dedicated to improving patient outcomes and making healthcare better. Our products are used in operating rooms throughout the world, consisting of surgical power tools, batteries, and procedure-specific accessories. As a Senior Engineer, Continuous Improvement, you will be responsible for evaluating and improving value streams. You will design lean systems, influence cross-functional teams, and execute improvement initiatives to continuously drive top performance from our production system. This is an onsite position at Stryker PV in Irvine, CA.

Additional responsibilities:

• Lead value stream mapping workshops and kaizen events

• Oversee future state implementation

• Monitor & improve lean metrics (lead time, changeover time, inventory levels, etc.)

• Evaluate / design and implement process and process flow improvements to enhance productivity, reduce waste, while maintaining or improving product quality

• Partner with Finance associates to quantify CI cost reductions

• Personally execute improvements

• Coach others in Lean concepts

• Work closely and collaboratively with members of other teams in a fast-paced environment

• Identify root causes of issues, determine potential solutions, and evaluate them against requirements

• Follow the company’s standards for process development, quality and safety

• Support New Product Introduction and/or Legacy product Ramp-Up plans.

• Contribute to infrastructure configuration to ensure optimal efficiencies

What you need-

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related technical discipline required
• 2+ years of relevant work experience required
• Experience working in Medical Device or a highly regulated industry required
• Certification in Lean manufacturing - preferred
• Ability to identify waste, formulate action plans and drive improvement – preferred
• Shingijutsu methodology experience or similar – highly preferred

United States of America Pay Ranges:

• US15: $89,400 - $148,900 USD Annual

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.