Supervisor, Operations

Work Flexibility: Onsite Supervisor, Operations Belfast Position Summary: Manage a production operations team within a highly regulated Class 3 medical device manufacturing environment. The successful candidate will manage the team and processes to deliver Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and Engagement performance targets to exceed our customer expectations while driving continuous improvement, operational excellence, and structured change initiatives across the site. What You’ll Do: Lead day-to-day production operations, ensuring targets for safety, quality, delivery, cost and engagement are consistently achieved. Plan and allocate resources (people, materials, equipment, systems) to optimise production performance. Monitor daily KPIs, identify risks early, and drive corrective actions through structured problem-solving Develop, coach, and mentor team members to build capability and support succession planning. Champion a culture of continuous improvement, leading Lean initiatives and change programmes that enhance operational performance. Lead the Daily Management process and ensure transparency of performance and clear communication through tiered review meetings and effective shift handover processes. Partner cross-functionally with Quality, Supply Chain, Engineering, HR, Finance and other stakeholders to support process optimisation and business growth. Support timely and proactive recruitment and workforce planning, utilising capacity planning tools and competency development tools to align production capability with customer demand. Drive consistent and effective performance management within Operations. Maintain a safe, compliant, and positive working environment aligned with regulatory and company standards, policies and procedures. Provide input to Operations strategic planning as required Owner of NC/CAPA and any other duties deemed necessary by Management. What You’ll Need: 5+ years of industry experience, preferably within a manufacturing environment. Level 6 or Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience in driving process or continuous improvement initiatives (Green Belt or above) preferred. Travel Percentage: 10% Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in Orthopaedics, Medical and Surgical, and Neurotechnology and Spine that help improve patient and hospital outcomes. We are proud to be named one of the World’s Best Workplaces! For more information, visit: www.stryker.com Work Flexibility Remote – Role allows you to work the majority to 100% of time from an alternate workplace. These roles could have travel expectations, and you must work within the country of the job requisition location. Field-based – You can expect to regularly work a majority to 100% of time at customer facilities and has a set territory or expectation to travel within a set boundary. Almost all sales roles would likely be qualified as field-based. Onsite – Role is 100% located at a Stryker facility. Some ad hoc flexibility may be available depending on role, level, and job requirements. Manufacturing roles and any role that requires physical presence at the office would qualify under this category. Hybrid – You can expect to regularly work in both an alternate workplace and a Stryker facility. Roles that are partially remote or co-located would qualify as hybrid, and the expectation to be onsite would be defined and agreed upon by your manager/supervisor.