Staff Engineer, Continuous Improvement (On-site)

This role focuses on improving manufacturing performance through Lean methodologies, process optimization, and engineering excellence. As a key individual contributor, Staff Engineer, Continuous Improvement will partner with cross-functional teams to analyze workflows, implement sustainable improvements, support new product introductions, and ensure efficient, compliant, and high-quality manufacturing operations.

What You Will Do

• Lead Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives to reduce operating costs, improve efficiency, and eliminate waste.
• Analyze manufacturing workflows, process performance, and work measurement data to identify improvement opportunities and establish operational standards.
• Develop and implement solutions for complex technical and process-related challenges while ensuring compliance with quality and regulatory requirements.
• Support new product and process introductions by aligning manufacturing capabilities, operational requirements, and implementation plans.
• Evaluate and optimize plant layouts, equipment utilization, production capacity, and workflow design to improve operational performance and safety.
• Create, update, and standardize manufacturing instructions, assembly methods, and process documentation.
• Select manufacturing equipment and components based on technical specifications, reliability requirements, and regulatory standards.
• Partner with Quality Engineering teams to develop testing, inspection, and process validation protocols and provide technical guidance to manufacturing personnel as needed.

What You Will Need

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related Engineering discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of experience leading process improvement initiatives, engineering projects, manufacturing engineering activities, or project management in a production environment.
• Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt.
• Experience applying Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience using project management tools and structured project execution methodologies.
• Professional proficiency in English and Spanish.

Preferred:

• Experience supporting new product introduction (NPI) or manufacturing transfer projects.
• Experience working in regulated manufacturing environments.

• Puerto Rico : $77,700 - $129,500 USD Annual

Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance. Stryker offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.