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Job description
What you will do
- Operate plastic processing equipment, including automatic and semi-automatic machines, to produce components that meet quality and production targets.
- Set up, start, and monitor machines following process sheets, manufacturing procedures, and supervisor instructions.
- Perform equipment and process setups, including tooling and die changes, to achieve required part dimensions and quality.
- Monitor machine parameters and make routine adjustments (temperature, pressure, speed) to ensure consistent output.
- Inspect parts using measuring tools and visual checks to verify compliance with dimensional and quality standards.
- Accurately record production data, scrap, process adjustments, and basic maintenance activities.
- Support routine preventive maintenance and perform minor repairs; escalate major equipment issues to maintenance teams.
- Handle materials from the production line and package components into designated containers.
- Follow all work instructions, safety guidelines, quality procedures, and PPE requirements.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment at all times.\
What you need
- High school diploma or equivalent (required).
- Associate technical degree in Mechanical or related field or a minimum of 2 years of experience as a machine operator (preferred).
- Basic knowledge of blueprint/schematic reading and intermediate math and measurement skills.
- Ability to use hand tools, power tools, and common inspection equipment.
- Strong attention to detail, manual dexterity, and visual acuity.
- Good verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to complete accurate documentation.
- Ability to follow detailed instructions and make routine process decisions within defined guidelines.
- Willingness and ability to work 12-hour rotating shifts (day or night), including overtime as needed, in a manufacturing environment requiring PPE.
Pay rate will not be below any applicable local minimum wage rates.
Puerto Rico: 13.69 - 19.02 USD Hourly
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. Click here to learn more about: US Stryker employee benefits Stryker offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology and Orthopaedics 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.
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