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Stryker's Joint Replacement Division is seeking an experienced Director Operations, Plant Leader who gets excited about engaging teams, managing change and creating successful growth strategies. In this highly visible role you will lead a large Manufacturing Plant of 1000 and work with an exceptional medtech team that are leading the way in the innovation and manufacture of medical device products.

What you get to do:

• Ensure that there is an appropriate manufacturing strategy that aligns with the Division's current and future business needs and is in line with GQO Strategy

• Ensure local site goals are aligned with Division goals and are being achieved. Deliver on all Quality, Service, TTM, Cost and Safety goals

• Ownership of all budgeting and projection processes for the area and ensuring our financial commitments are met

• Ensure a culture and work environment that fosters high levels of trust, inclusiveness, commitment, high performance and accountability. Ensure a high level of people engagement and talent development

• Ensure that appropriate talent management strategies are in place and executed locally to ensure recruitment, development and retention of top talent and appropriate levels of succession planning and leadership bench strength are developed

• Continuous improvement, manufacturing excellence and engineering projects and initiatives are being appropriately resourced and implemented

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Business is required.

• Strong Operational leadership experience and a proven track record of success in a regulated manufacturing environment.

• Demonstrated understanding of manufacturing excellence and experience in successful implementation of significant change management initiatives.

• Excellent leadership skills with a proven track record of creating a high trust, high performance and engaging work environment.

• Excellence in building collaborative and trusting relationships

• Strategic - A strong strategy based thinker looks at the short and long term impact of decisions made

• High achiever - Is creative & seeks at all times to deliver the best in an agreed timeframe

• Develops Talent - Builds the best teams and maximizes their development and impact. He/she values different backgrounds and thought to reach one's potential, seeks feedback and accepts accountability to develop and grow

• Embody trust, integrity and ethics inside and outside the company at all levels.

• Delivers results - A driven player/coach who sets high goals for personal achievement and organizational success. He/she measures success against the best internal and external benchmarks.

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.