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Senior Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Stryker
Polandfull_timeVerifiedPosted 3 Jun 2025

About the role

Work Flexibility: Hybrid or Onsite

We’re looking for a hands-on, results-driven Senior Manager, Manufacturing Engineering to lead and strengthen our core manufacturing processes. In this role, you’ll take ownership of process stability, scalability, and efficiency, while building and developing a strong engineering team that partners closely with Operations, Supply Chain, and Quality.

What you will do:

  • Lead and build a high-performing team with clear responsibilities and succession planning.

  • Drive a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning.

  • Provide engineering insights to support strategic business decisions.

  • Drive standardization through SOPs, control plans, PFMEAs, and documentation best practices.

  • Use data and monitoring tools (e.g., SPC, KPIs) to identify trends and proactively address variation.

  • Champion Lean tools such as 5S, SMED, value stream mapping, and Kaizen events.

  • Establish engineering governance systems to ensure audit readiness, traceability, and documentation control.

  • Ensure alignment with industry standards and regulatory requirements (ISO, FDA).

  • Drive safety and environmental compliance through risk assessments, Zero Harm initiatives, and close partnership with EHS.

What you need:

  • Minimum 10 years of experience in manufacturing engineering, including 5+ years in a leadership role.

  • Master’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering (or related field).

  • Proven background in sustaining operations, Lean manufacturing, and equipment/process troubleshooting.

  • Hands-on experience with both legacy and modern manufacturing systems.

  • Advanced knowledge of root cause analysis tools (e.g., 5 Whys, Fishbone), FMEA, TPM.

  • Strong familiarity with ERP systems, MES platforms, and data analysis tools (e.g., Power BI, Minitab).

  • Fluency in English and Polish (written and spoken).

Travel Percentage: 10%

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Stryker

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