Manager, Continuous Improvement & PMO

Stryker · Fort Lauderdale, FL

Level: Manager
Team: Lean / CI
Base pay: $118k–$197k
Travel: 10%
Degree: Required
Experience asked: 5+ years
Certification: Black Belt preferred
Industry: Medical devices
Posted: Yesterday

The role in 30 seconds

A management continuous improvement role at Stryker (medical devices) in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Own a portfolio of initiatives focused on cost savings, operational efficiency, capacity expansion, and business transformation.

They ask for: 5+ years · degree required · Black Belt preferred
Tools it names: Lean, Six Sigma, Black Belt, Kaizen, Value stream mapping, Robotics
Base pay: $118k–$197k
Day to day: about 10% travel

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From the plant jobs report · week of October 26, 2026

Continuous Improvement roles in Florida: typical posted base $105k–$125k. This one lists $118k–$197k.

Median of the low and high ends of 3 live postings that list pay, out of 8 continuous improvement openings in Florida, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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How this role compares

Against 7 other live lean / ci postings in Florida.

Experience asked: Typical (5+ years)

Skills these teams ask for most

✓ Lean 100%
✓ Six Sigma 75%
✓ Kaizen 75%
Root cause 50%
5S 38%
Team leadership 38%

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This plant: Stryker in Fort Lauderdale

1 other open role at this site · 1 person we found in lean / ci roles at Stryker.

Senior Manufacturing Engineer · Manufacturing · Senior

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Position Summary

The Manager, Continuous Improvement & PMO leads the Mako Robotics Continuous Improvement program and Project Management Office (PMO). This role drives Lean transformation, operational excellence, and portfolio governance across manufacturing operations while facilitating long-range operational strategy and execution. The position is responsible for delivering measurable business results through cost savings, capacity expansion, productivity improvement, and strategic project portfolio management.

What You'll Do

◆Develop and execute the site's Continuous Improvement and PMO strategy, aligning initiatives to both annual objectives and 3-5 year operational growth plans.
◆Drive Lean manufacturing practices, including Daily Management, Leader Standard Work, Gemba, Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, and structured problem solving.
◆Build a culture of operational excellence focused on safety, quality, delivery, productivity, capacity, and cost performance.
◆Lead and develop a Continuous Improvement and PMO team, including direct leadership of PMO resources and capability development across the organization.
◆Partner cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Finance, and Operations teams to identify and implement strategic improvements.
◆Own a portfolio of initiatives focused on cost savings, operational efficiency, capacity expansion, and business transformation.
◆Facilitate project intake, business case development, prioritization, resource planning, governance reviews, and benefits realization.
◆Lead recurring PMO governance reviews to assess portfolio performance, remove execution barriers, track cost savings commitments, and ensure projects deliver expected results.
◆Partner with Finance to validate business cases, monitor projected versus realized savings, and drive accountability for operational and financial outcomes.
◆Provide leadership with clear visibility into portfolio health, project risks, resource constraints, business impact, and strategic trade-off decisions.
◆Lead high-impact cross-functional programs and influence decision-making across all organizational levels, including constructively challenging assumptions and recommending alternative approaches when needed.
◆Establish project management standards, governance processes, and best practices while ensuring compliance with applicable quality, financial, EHS, and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

✓Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Operations, Supply Chain, or a related discipline.
✓At least 8 years of relevant manufacturing, continuous improvement, project management, or operations experience, including at least 3 years leading CI initiatives, projects, programs, or technical professionals.

Preferred Qualifications

✓Master's degree, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, PMP certification, or equivalent professional qualification.
✓Experience leading Continuous Improvement and PMO functions in medical device or other highly regulated manufacturing environments.
✓Demonstrated success managing project portfolios tied to cost savings, productivity improvements, capacity expansion, and operational transformation.
✓Experience leading portfolio governance reviews, financial benefit tracking, benefits realization, and executive-level reporting.
✓Proven ability to influence leaders, challenge conventional thinking, facilitate difficult conversations, and drive accountability across cross-functional teams.
✓Strong business and financial acumen with experience connecting operational improvements to measurable P&L impact.

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Leadership & Business Expectations

•Balances near-term improvement needs with long-term cost, capacity, and strategic portfolio commitments.
•Creates clear project ownership, decision rights, resource priorities, and escalation paths across the portfolio.
•Develops Lean, structured problem-solving, project-management, and portfolio-management capability across the Mako organization.
•Communicates risks, tradeoffs, investment needs, progress, and results clearly to site and senior leadership.
•Builds an inclusive, engaged, high-accountability team culture focused on safety, quality, customers, people development, and measurable business outcomes.

United States of America Pay Ranges

•USN : $118,000 - $196,700 USD Annual

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