Production Team Leader (1st Shift)
Stryker · Portage, MI
- Level
- Supervisor
- Team
- Production
- Base pay
- $89k–$149k
- Travel
- 0%
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 6+ years
- Industry
- Medical devices
- Posted
- Today
The role in 30 seconds
A supervisor production role at Stryker (medical devices) in Portage, MI.
- They ask for
- 6+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- Lean, Value stream mapping, Capacity planning
- Base pay
- $89k–$149k
- Day to day
- about 0% travel
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 26, 2026
Production Supervisor roles in Michigan: typical posted base $84k–$141k. This one lists $89k–$149k.
Median of the low and high ends of 13 live postings that list pay, out of 30 production supervisor openings in Michigan, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Michigan plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 28 other live production postings in Michigan.
- Base pay
- About 5% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- More than usual (6+ vs 5+)
Typical $84k–$141k, from 12 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 97%
- ✓ Lean 48%
- Union environment 34%
- EHS / safety 24%
- Six Sigma 24%
- 5S 24%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Value stream mapping, Capacity planning, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
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This plant: Stryker in Portage
5 other open roles at this site · 2 people we found in production roles at Stryker.
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- Senior Design Quality Engineer (Mechanical) · Quality · Senior
- Senior Engineer, Quality Assurance · Quality · Senior
- Senior Process Engineer, Advanced Operations (AO) · Process · Senior
- Staff Design Quality Engineer (Mechanical) · Quality · Senior
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What you will do
Responsible for leading team performance across safety, quality, delivery, cost, employee engagement, and people development. Oversees daily manufacturing operations, resource and capacity planning, team development, and continuous improvement while ensuring products meet quality, productivity, and regulatory requirements.
- ◆Lead daily manufacturing operations to achieve or exceed objectives for safety, quality, delivery, cost, customer experience, and people development.
- ◆Lead, coach, and develop team members while fostering a culture of engagement, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- ◆Allocate labor and resources based on production schedules, capacity, priorities, and operational needs.
- ◆Use data, operational metrics, and business inputs to identify priorities, forecast needs, solve problems, and drive performance.
- ◆Anticipate production, equipment, and line-down risks and partner with cross-functional support teams to minimize disruptions.
- ◆Partner cross-functionally to resolve operational challenges, execute business priorities, and achieve value-stream goals.
- ◆Manage the technical and operational aspects of the business, using appropriate resources and structured problem-solving to resolve issues.
- ◆Identify and lead continuous improvement and cost-reduction initiatives, including Lean manufacturing and 6S activities.
- ◆Own Leader Standard Work (LSW) and support audit requirements, including Quality and 6S.
- ◆Lead daily MDI (Managing for Daily Improvement) activities through Tier 2 and communicate operational results and metrics effectively across the organization.
- ◆Provide coverage for the Operations Manager as needed, including participation in MDI Tier 3.
- ◆Manage team performance through coaching, development, talent reviews, performance reviews, and appropriate performance management.
- ◆Set clear performance expectations and hold team members accountable for achieving established goals.
- ◆Support the recruitment, selection, onboarding, and development of talent and anticipate temporary and permanent staffing needs.
- ◆Manage labor requirements, including overtime approval and timecard management.
- ◆Ensure team training compliance, competency tracking, and required recordkeeping.
- ◆Support new product implementation and production/capacity planning, as applicable.
- ◆Partner with other business leaders on operational and process-improvement initiatives.
- ◆Participate in audits and ensure compliance with applicable regulatory, quality, legal, corporate, and HR policies and procedures.
- ◆May lead plant tours and maintain working knowledge of products manufactured across multiple production areas.
Required –
- ✓Bachelor’s degree or 6+ years of experience in lieu of the degree
- ✓4+ years of relevant experience
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Preferred –
- +Proven leadership experience in manufacturing or operations
- +Experience with ERP/MRP system
- +Lean Management
- +Microsoft suite
$89,300 - $148,800 USD Annual
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