Stryker
Manufacturing Operations Manager
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Work Flexibility: Onsite
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 direct day-to-day manufacturing operations to deliver safe, compliant, on-time, and cost-effective production aligned to customer demand and business targets.
- Own full profit and loss responsibility for the manufacturing area, including budgeting, forecasting, headcount planning, operating expenses, and capital investment.
- Drive operational 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 review operational performance metrics; identify trends and implement corrective actions to close gaps against agreed targets.
- Ensure full compliance with regulatory, quality, and environmental health and safety requirements, including active leadership in internal, external, corporate, and regulatory audits.
- Partner cross-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 a high-performing team of supervisors and production planning resources through structured performance management, training, and succession planning.
- Contribute to site strategic planning and lead operational improvement projects; deputise for the Site Lead as required.
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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 managing manufacturing budgets and financial performance.
- Demonstrated experience operating within a regulated manufacturing environment (for example, FDA, ISO, or equivalent).
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Preferred
- Master's degree in Business, Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Demonstrated experience leading lean 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.
Pay Ranges: Belfast
54,300.00 - 90,500.00 GBP Annual
At Stryker, we believe transparency helps candidates make confident decisions about their next career step. Compensation is an important part of that process and we want to be clear about how pay is determined. The compensation information posted for this role may be presented as a salary range or a fixed amount depending on the role. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for incentive compensation (such as bonus and/or commissions where applicable), along with Stryker’s comprehensive benefits package.
If you’d like to learn more about the salary or the benefits associated with this role, your recruiter will be happy to walk you through the details as you progress through the hiring process.
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