Engineering Supervisor

Posted:
5/25/2025, 5:00:00 PM

Location(s):
Cork, Munster, Ireland ⋅ Munster, Ireland

Experience Level(s):
Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Product

Work Flexibility: Onsite

Engineering Supervisor – Stryker, Tullagreen

Position Summary

This role calls for a seasoned professional who brings a strong blend of practical experience and formal knowledge to effectively apply engineering principles in real-time problem-solving. You'll play a key role in guiding and developing team members—providing hands-on training, coaching for performance, and ensuring both the quality and output of work remain at a high standard. As a team leader, you’ll also contribute to key decisions around employee development, recognition, and compensation, helping to shape a motivated and high-performing workforce.

Talents we look for:

  • Sets direction. An innovator who defines ways to create value and deliver on Stryker’s mission and strategic imperatives. 

  • Managers who drive performance. People who implement process improvements and leverage the talent of their team to consistently increase performance and productivity. 

  • Goal-oriented orchestrators. People who can effectively coordinate and focus the work of skilled employees toward an important goal, prioritizing to the right activities that lead to success.  

  • Talent developers. Growth-oriented managers who recruit and hire top-performing talent and prioritize the development of their team members.  

  • Network builders. Managers who build connections with other teams and divisions and coordinate cross-functional collaboration.  

  • Effective communicators. People who can interpret information clearly and accurately to concisely communicate results and recommendations to stakeholders, senior management, and their teams. 

What You will Do: 

  • Actively participate in day to day leadership of the business unit, and positively contribute to the Engineering team, driving engagement activities.

  • People and performance Management:

  • Coach and mentor the engineering group.

  • Resource Management

  • Lead the continuous improvement activities.

  • Drive RFT & Manufacturing Loss improvements within the value stream.

  • Quality Issues: Identifies, develops and implements processes to improve department performance. Provides manufacturing support by defining work assignments directed to address manufacturing process defects and implement process improvements utilizing Quality System tools.

  • Develops and/or identifies new work processes and the improved utilization of human and material resources within the operations function.

  • Engage and participate in supporting the delivery of Business unit’s KPI’s.

  • Oversee the development of operational standards to be used in the plant for capacity evaluations, budget planning and as a basic for operational measures (Key performance indicator).

  • Continuously improve the performance of the business by providing technical solutions to operations issues.

  • Provide leadership and direction to the business unit on technology development and application within the manufacturing process.

What You Need: 

  • Level 8 degree in an Engineering or Science discipline.

  • 4 years relevant experience in a team based regulated manufacturing environment, and ideally previous supervisory experience.

  • Good knowledge of GMP / FDA regulatory requirements and current Health and Safety Regulations legislation.  

  • Proven experience practicing Lean tools.  

  •  Business understanding of operations and their impacts essential.  

  • High level of PC skills.  

  • Strong communication skills with both Internal and external agents.  

  • An ability to facilitate a team of engineers to deliver a specific objective.  

  • An above average level of emotional intelligence.  

  • Flexibility essential with strong project management skills.  

  • The individual should enjoy working in an aggressive, dynamic and results motivated team-based environment

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