Assembly Technician I

Posted:
9/11/2024, 2:01:45 AM

Location(s):
Michigan, United States ⋅ Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Customer Success & Support

Work Flexibility: Onsite

  • Prepare, process, clean, install, assemble, rework, verify, test, and/or inspect electrical and mechanical components, hardware, subassemblies, and assemblies on single or multiple product lines
  • Work from process work instructions and test procedures to complete tasks along with monitoring and recording related documentation to meet quality requirements
  • Communicate individual inventory needs for work center
  • Follow production build rates, schedules and meet required cycle times
  • Interface with manufacturing systems using computers or other electronic devices as required
  • Actively participates in achieving key performance indicators (KPIs)
  • Utilize electronic documentation and computer systems
  • Perform 6S activities as required
  • Strives for operational excellence by promoting a team based, product-focused organization, contributing to continuous improvement, participating in safety and preventative maintenance programs, strives for cost reduction, and commits to on time, complete, and error free shipments.
  • Assembles cartons and containers and prepares products for shipment in accordance with domestic, international and/or customer specifications.
  • Responsible for set-ups, work preparation, clean up, and quality assurance of own work and work-area.
  • Accountable for all record-keeping as appropriate and in accordance with Stryker specifications.
  • Committed to quality by striving for reliability and quality in our products, continuously searching for ways to enhance performance and meeting all training and documentation criteria.
  • Invests in employee involvement and development by fostering personal growth, being responsible and accountable, being passionate towards the success of the business and treating all with dignity and respect.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.

Preferred Education:

High school diploma or GED

Qualifications & Experience:

• Ability to meet work schedule and meet overtime requirements, including weekends.

• Ability to read and understand procedures, safety sheets, instructions, and policies

in English.

• Ability to carry out verbal instructions and communicate verbally in English.

• Ability to adhere to safety related issues to include, but not limited to good housekeeping

and ergonomics practices.

• May be required to have workplace organization and follow training procedures.

Including cross training and teamwork.

• Repetitive nature – stamina to do the work.

• Attention to detail.

• Safety and Quality: propensity to speak up when and if an issue occurs, notice it and

bring it up.

• Ability to learn new processes, systems and equipment.

• Teamwork – get along with others; work in a diverse setting; participate in getting better

as a team, work with cross functional teams, conflict resolution

• Motivation – grow/learn/progress to next level in skills (willingness ability to cross train)

Preferred Qualifications & Experience

• Preferred experience in manufacturing

• Audit Readiness for various regulations

Physical & Cognitive Requirements:

• Requires ability to lift/carry 10-50 lbs. on a frequent basis depending on site and product

line, may rarely lift/carry 50-75 lbs.

• Job demands include prolonged stooping, kneeling, crouching, bending, sitting, standing

and/or crawling as appropriate.

• May be required to reach, push or pull in order to accomplish job accountabilities.

• Requires hand grasp ability.

• Requires coordination of hands and/or eye/hand/foot.

• Meets cognitive demands to include visual discrimination/memory, auditory

discrimination/memory reading ability, independent decision making and retention of

specific knowledge.

• May be exposed to loud noises.

• Requires the operation of machinery as appropriate for performance of job.

• Performs repetitive to frequent tasks using standard procedures, tools and equipment.

• May require use of PPE and safety requirement based on the production cell they work

in.

Travel Percentage: 0%

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.

Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

Stryker

Website: https://www.stryker.com/

Headquarter Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

Employee Count: 10001+

Year Founded: 1941

IPO Status: Public

Industries: Biotechnology ⋅ Health Care ⋅ Life Science ⋅ Medical ⋅ Medical Device