Senior Engineer, Continuous Improvement
Stryker · Irvine, CA
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Lean / CI
- Base pay
- $89k–$149k
- Travel
- 10%
- Degree
- Required
- Industry
- Medical devices
- Posted
- 28 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A senior continuous improvement role at Stryker (medical devices) in Irvine, CA. Evaluate / d esign and implement process and process flow improvements to enhance productivity, reduce waste, while maintaining or improving product quality.
- They ask for
- degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, Kaizen, Value stream mapping, Root cause
- Base pay
- $89k–$149k
- Day to day
- about 10% travel
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About the role
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 / d esign 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
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United States of America Pay Ranges
- •US15 : $89,400 - $148,900 USD Annual
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