Continuous Improvement Lead

3 weeks ago


Hamilton, Canada Stryker Corporation Full time

**Why join Stryker?**:
Our total rewards package offering includes bonuses, healthcare, insurance benefits, retirement programs, wellness programs, as well as service and performance awards - not to mention various social and recreational activities, all of which are location specific.

**Know someone at Stryker?**:
**Who we want**:
**Curious learners.** People who seek out cutting-edge research and information to expand and enhance their ability to develop new ideas into reality.

**Collaborative partners.** People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, data and insights to drive continuous improvement in functions.

**Analytical problem solvers.** People who go beyond just fixing to identify root causes, evaluate optimal solutions, and recommend comprehensive upgrades to prevent future issues.

**Self-directed initiators** People who take ownership of their work and need no prompting to drive productivity, change, and outcomes.

**What you will do**:
As the Continuous Improvement Lead
- Kitting, you will be responsible for evaluating, developing, and integrating new processes and process improvements within the Kitting team. You will serve as the Kitting representative for integrations, system changes, and cross-functional projects both within Stryker Canada and globally with a responsibility to communicate and integrate changes across the business. You will be highly collaborative and connected with the Kitting team, Operations, Commercial, and global business partners. You will serve as a contributing member of the Operations team while championing Stryker’s Mission and Values.
- Serves as a Kitting Workstream Lead on global Acquisition Integrations and other global/major PMO supported projects
- Participates in and leads the development and execution of continuous improvement both within the department and cross-functionally
- Maintains detailed documentation for each project outlining specific Distribution project tasks with expected timelines
- Communicates proactively and regularly with the Distribution Management Team throughout the project, including the control phase after implementation
- Proactively identifies potential conflicts and/or risks associated with projects; proposes and implements mitigation strategies
- Supports and strengthens team by coaching team members on Distribution project workstream activities on smaller projects, as needed
- Performs root cause analysis, correction/preventative action, and troubleshooting using A3 problem solving methodologies

**What you need**:

- University degree -required
- 4 years of Supply Chain or Operations experience -required
- Lean Six Sigma certification “preferred”
- APICS designation “preferred”
- Medical Device industry experience “preferred”
- Excellent relationship-building skills with internal and external customers
- required
- Internal applicants with an equivalent combination of education, experience and performance over time at Stryker will be considered

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