Manufacturing Operations Manager - #2135711

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Manufacturing Operations Manager

Intro

This is a high-impact leadership role with full ownership of manufacturing performance, financial results, and team development within a regulated environment. You will shape how products are made, how people are developed, and how operational excellence is delivered every day. It's an opportunity to lead with purpose, influence site strategy, and drive measurable results across safety, quality, delivery, cost, and engagement .

Key Areas of Responsibility

*Lead and directday-to-day manufacturing operations to deliver safe, compliant, on-time and cost-effective production aligned to customer demand and business targets.

*Ownfull profit and loss responsibility for the manufacturing area, including budgeting, forecasting, headcount planning, operating expenses and capital investment.

*Driveoperational excellence by deploying lean manufacturing principles , daily management systems, standard work, problem-solving and continuous improvement initiatives to achieve performance targets across safety, quality, delivery, cost, efficiency and engagement .

*Establish, track and reviewoperational performance metrics ; identify trends and implement corrective actions to close gaps against agreed targets.

*Ensure full compliance withregulatory, quality and environmental health and safety requirements , including active leadership in internal, external, corporate and regulatory audits.

*Partnercross-functionally to support capacity planning, new product introductions and process changes, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget and fully compliant.

*Build, lead and develop ahigh-performing team of supervisors and production planning resources through structured performance management, training and succession planning.

*Contribute tosite strategic planning and lead operational improvement projects; deputise for the Site Lead as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Production Management, Engineering or a similar discipline.
• Minimum 8 years' experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in a people management role.
  
  *Demonstrated experience managingmanufacturing budgets and financial performance .
  
  *Demonstrated experience operating within aregulated manufacturing environment (for example, FDA, ISO or equivalent).

Preferred

• Master's degree in Business, Engineering or a related discipline.
  
  *Demonstrated experience leadinglean manufacturing or operational excellence initiatives .

Additional Information

• Work Arrangement: On-site manufacturing leadership role.
• Travel: Occasional travel may be required for business or training needs.

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Pay Ranges: Belfast

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Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology and Orthopaedics that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually.