
Manufacturing Supervisor
Stryker · Ventura, CA
- Level
- Supervisor
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Base pay
- $98k–$164k
- Travel
- 10%
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 4+ years
- Industry
- Medical devices
- Posted
- 11 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A supervisor manufacturing role at Stryker (medical devices) in Ventura, CA. Lead daily manufacturing operations to achieve safety, quality, delivery, productivity, yield, and cost objectives.
- They ask for
- 4+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- Lean, Kaizen, FDA / GMP
- Base pay
- $98k–$164k
- Day to day
- about 10% travel
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Production Supervisor roles in California: typical posted base $82k–$106k. This one lists $98k–$164k.
Median of the low and high ends of 26 live postings that list pay, out of 47 production supervisor openings in California, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
California plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 92 other live manufacturing postings in California.
- Base pay
- About 28% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (4+ vs 5+)
Typical $84k–$121k, from 12 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Tooling 40%
- CNC 40%
- Machining 38%
- ✓ Team leadership 33%
- New product launch 22%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Kaizen, FDA / GMP, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Manufacturing team at Stryker
Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.
- 2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
- How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
- The posting says about 10% travel. Between which sites?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
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If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
Full description from StrykerAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
requirements
while supporting operational performance and team development.
What You Will Do
- ◆Lead daily manufacturing operations to achieve safety, quality, delivery, productivity, yield, and cost objectives.
- ◆Monitor operational performance metrics and implement corrective actions to address gaps and improve results.
- ◆Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory, quality system, GMP, and company requirements, including audit readiness activities.
- ◆Manage labor, equipment, and production capacity to meet customer demand and production schedules.
- ◆Partner with Planning, Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, and Materials teams to resolve production issues and support operational goals.
- ◆Lead recruiting, onboarding, performance management, coaching, and development activities for production employees and supervisors.
- ◆Drive Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, and continuous improvement initiatives to improve quality, increase capacity, reduce waste, and optimize efficiency.
- ◆Manage operating expenses, support budget execution, and identify cost-saving opportunities while maintaining quality and compliance standards.
Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, Business, Supply Chain, or a related field and minimum 4 years of leadership experience in manufacturing; OR minimum 10 years of manufacturing leadership experience in lieu of a degree.
- ✓Minimum 4 years of experience leading teams within a regulated manufacturing environment.
- ✓Minimum 2 years of experience leading Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, or continuous improvement initiatives.
- ✓Experience working within regulated quality systems and compliance requirements.
Preferred Qualifications
- ✓Minimum 2 years of experience in medical device manufacturing.
- ✓Experience working with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), FDA regulations, and quality system requirements.
- ✓Experience managing operating budgets, capital projects, and workforce planning.
- ✓Lean Manufacturing certification or continuous improvement certification.
$98,200 - $163,700 USD Annual
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.
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Join a manufacturing leadership role with broad responsibility across production, quality, compliance, people leadership, and continuous improvement in a regulated medical device environment. The Manufacturing Supervisor oversees daily manufacturing operations, ensuring products are produced safely, efficiently, and in compliance with applicable quality and regulatory
