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**Summary:**
The primary function of this role is to serve as a deputy for the Associate Manager of the kit operations team and provide leadership across the daily customer service delivery function of the department. Supervisors will be expected to lead by example and assist in the overall leadership of the team. This will include supervisory responsibility for up to 6 employees within the overall team. A key component of this role will also be to lead, coach and develop their direct team as well as importing and exporting best in class talent. Another key element of the role is ensuring the operation meets all regulatory and local continuous improvement requirements.
The Supervisor will manage and organize the daily workload and tasks, assisting in ensuring that processes are in place and being followed, opportunities are identified for improvement and then actioned upon, and that engagement is part of the day-to-day culture. This could also include supporting the team with specific tasks, reporting activity to the appropriate channels including the team leadership, Customer Service, Asset, Sales, Marketing, Commercial, and the recipients of the finished products shipped. The Supervisor will act as a point of escalation to help in the resolution of issues and training of new inspectors. This role will embrace teamwork and collaboration, quality performance standards, professionalism, and integrity to ensure that results are delivered in accordance with the strategic plans, objectives and customers' contractual agreements.
Associate supervisors will be expected to assist in ensuring a "Best in Class" organization is created and maintained through identifying and assisting in the implementation of solutions to further develop, maintain and improve customer satisfaction, quality, cost reduction and optimized inventory.
**What you will do:**
+ Where needed, perform all Coordinator activities. (Please refer to key activities and responsibilities of Coordinator position)
+ Direct supervisory responsibility for up to 6 employees
+ Support the upper management team with recruitment of new subordinate team members into the department
+ May be required to maintain supplies of departmental consumables. This may include use or management of a Kanban system (lean methodology). May also support upper management with processing purchase orders in Enterprise Resource Program (or equivalent), monitoring stock and demand of disposable products (washing and packaging material) for operational areas.
+ Responsible for QMS documentation and QMS documentation re-alignment. This would also include driving any change management that stems from QMS re-alignments (training/ re-training).
+ Coordinate implementation of local process improvements including Just-do-It actions, Lean 6S, enhancements or local rollouts of South Africa/EEMEA process changes.
+ Coordinate all activities to ensure Regulatory Affairs Quality Assurance and Financial Reporting standards/ regulations are applied and followed. Includes quality risk assessment and mitigation actions. This may involve delegation of tasks to other team members.
+ Follow up and solve open tasks and cases assigned to the team through the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system. Manage the closure of CRM tasks and cases; follow up with the other departments to provide feedback on the root causes of the customer complaints, if needed. Provide accurate, valid and complete information by using the right methods/tools.
+ Support the daily Managed Daily Improvements (MDI) process and daily/ weekly metric reviews (productivity, quality, etc.) for the department.
+ Communicate the daily operational plan needed to achieve best-in-class customer service to the team and other stakeholders. Highlight operational risks to stakeholders (including upper management) on a daily basis for follow-up/ risk mitigation.
**What you need :**
**Required:**
+ Matric
+ NQF 6
+ Professional Working Proficiency in English communication
+ Minimum of 2- 4 years as a Kitroom/logistics coordinator
+ Experience of working within a team.
+ Experience of working to tight deadlines.
+ Excellent communication skills
+ Can demonstrate a high level of problem-solving skills
+ Must be IT literate and efficient in an administrative environment. Well versed in Microsoft Office tools
+ Knowledge of Operations management processes & general logistics
+ Experience of the Medical Device, Pharmaceutical, healthcare or other regulated industry
+ Demonstrated competence building& inspecting across all Stryker active franchises (including kit brands with highest monthly customer demand) with low quality deviations recorded.
+ Must have active Stryker Learning Management System (SLMS) training signoffs and competence (including trainer sign-offs of On-Job-Trainings) for entire end-to-end Loan Kit inspection& build processes
+ Previous experience training others or "Train the trainer" course completion
**Preferred:**
+ Tertiary Education i.e. College or University
+ 3- 5years of kit build and kit inspection process experience gained within Stryker or equivalent industry.
+ Completion of Stryker Talent selection training course
+ Previous experience using Enterprise Resource Program systems (ERP) in similar role
+ Previous experience inspecting manufactured goods or assembling instrumentation gained from within a manufacturing/ logistics process.
+ Previous experience conducting dimensional and electrical inspection of sub-assemblies, final systems assemblies or instrumentation. Prior knowledge of interpreting prints and bill-of-materials lists in approving or rejecting in-process, final assemblies or instrumentation.
**Competencies & Behaviors**
This position requires knowledge that is acquired through experience, specialized education or training. The role has clearly defined procedures and tasks as well as defined guidelines to aid in decision making. The job requires a basic understanding of work routines and procedures in own discipline. The technical procedures for this level are well defined.
Ability to communicate and collaborate with multiple stakeholders across the business in a highly effective manner. Ability to work both independently and as part of a team on assignments. They must have the ability to work on their own initiative, prioritizing and organizing workloads. The role is a time-sensitive and fast paced customer focused operation which requires strong ability to manage competing priorities. Problem solving skills are also vital to this role. Good time keeping and adherence to break allowance.
The job works within well-defined procedures that may involve a variety of work routines. Flexibility in shift patterns may be required if needed.
This role requires demonstrated leadership and communication capabilities in line with Stryker Leadership expectations.
+ Customer oriented- Strong customer focus
+ Engagement- Drive self-engagement and other's team members' engagement
+ Delegator- Delegate tasks to other members of the team and ensure on time completion
+ Stakeholder Management- Manage expectations of multiple stakeholders
+ Decision Making/Judgement - Selects effective approaches to solving issues, based on available information and business objectives and escalates appropriately.
+ Relationship Builder/ collaborator - Builds and maintains relationships within the team and across the wider organisation.
+ Excellent communication skills.
+ Proactive - Has a pro-active and independent personality, ability to manage their own workload and prioritise appropriately.
+ Strong internal drive and motivation to make a difference and add value to an organisation.
+ Attention to Detail - being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
+ Dependability - being reliable, responsible, dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
+ Independence - developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
+ Initiative - a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
+ Innovation - creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
+ Integrity - being honest and ethical. Promote and disseminate Compliance Culture within the Company (compliance and ethical behavior)
+ Demonstrates Stryker Leadership expectations of a Leader of People.
Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company 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.
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.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate all daily dispatch activities.

• Ensure orders are accurately picked, checked, and dispatched on time.

• Monitor and manage stock movement and inventory control processes.

• Ensure all dispatch documentation is completed accurately and timeously.

• Lead, train, and develop the dispatch team to achieve operational targets.

• Monitor staff productivity and manage performance effectively.

• Investigate and resolve dispatch discrepancies and operational issues.

• Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and health and safety standards.

• Liaise with internal departments and external service providers to ensure efficient operations.

• Maintain a clean, organised, and secure dispatch environment.

• Prepare and submit operational reports as required.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and service delivery.

YARD SUPERVISOR – Immediate Start

Salary: R10 000 – R15 000 Location: Gauteng

A busy industrial yard is seeking a hands?on, technically strong Yard Supervisor with experience in production environments using guillotines, bandsaws, and similar cutting equipment . You will manage 5–10 staff, enforce discipline, and ensure safe, efficient workflow.

Responsibilities

• Supervise daily yard operations (loading, offloading, sorting, cutting).
• Enforce discipline, punctuality, and productivity.
• Conduct toolbox talks and allocate tasks clearly.
• Plan ahead to avoid bottlenecks and ensure equipment/material readiness.
• Maintain strict safety and PPE compliance.
• Complete basic admin (job cards, checklists, reporting).

Requirements

• 3+ years’ supervisory experience in a yard/industrial/production environment .
• Technical background with hands?on experience using guillotines, bandsaws, or similar machinery .
• Strong leadership and ability to handle difficult staff confidently.
• Good planning, organisation, and communication skills.
• Basic computer literacy.

Responsibilities:

• Taking responsibility for all buildings and facilities management
• Conducting daily building and facility inspections.
• Plan co-ordinate and manage resources and operations as required.
• Manage and effective controlling of the cleaning operations.
• Conduct ad hoc duties.
• Supervise contractors working afterhours.
• Logging and reporting on all events and faults.
• Assist security operations across the property
• Assist and co-ordinate works with Facilities Manager and Security Manager to supervise security actions to insure maximum performance and compliance with all policies and procedures.

Requirements
Qualifications

• Grade 12

Experience

• 2-4 years experience in Facilities and Asset Register
• Good understanding of building infrastructure.
• Ability to act in first line emergency response. Technical, Safety, Operational and environmental.

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