Lead Technician, Quality Assurance

Work Flexibility : Onsite

As a Lead Technician, Quality Assurance, you will be responsible for managing calibration and preventive maintenance activities to ensure measurement systems remain compliant, accurate, and available to support manufacturing operations. This role requires exceptional attention to detail and strong cross-functional communication with Manufacturing Engineers, Quality Engineers, and Manufacturing Supervisors.

What You Will Do

Own and maintain the calibration and maintenance process including scheduling, tracking and documentation within CERDAC.

Coordinate calibration activities with vendors, suppliers and internal teams

Manage a large population of gages and assets across the full value stream ensuring equipment is in calibration and available for use

Address out of tolerate conditions, nonconformances, and documentation within the QMS

Partner closely with manufacturing, engineering and quality teams to plan calibration activities, communicate status and support production needs

Support and drive continuous improvement, training, and adherence to calibration procedures and SOP's.

Medium Work : ability to exert up to 50lbs occasionally and 20lbs regularly

Strong visual acuity and cognitive ability to identify and document minute inconsistencies

Ability to clearly explain calibration procedures, deficiencies and technical rationales to engineering and manufacturing leadership

What You Need

Minimum Requirements

High School Diploma

5+ years of related experience

Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to manage a high volume of assets

Strong communication skills

Ability to operate as a leader of self proactively managing priorities and resolving issues without direct supervision

Familiarity with handheld gaging and measurement equipment (e.g., calipers, micrometers, gage pins, sterilizers

Preferred

ASQ certification

Strong working knowledge of calibration systems

Formal ISO 13485 QMS training

Experience in regulated manufacturing environments

$32.97 / hour - $45.60 / hour plus bonus eligible + benefits. Individual pay is based on skills, experience, and other relevant factors.

Pay rate will not be below any applicable local minimum wage rates.

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.

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.