specialist

sales representative

service associate

sterile processing technician

sales associate

Stryker

Working at Stryker has truly been one of the most rewarding job experiences I’ve ever had. As a medical assembler, I get to be part of something meaningful every single day. The work we do directly supports the healthcare industry and helps create products that genuinely change people’s lives. There’s a sense of pride that comes from knowing the items we assemble are used in hospitals, surgeries, and life-saving situations all around the world. Not every job can give you that kind of purpose, and that’s what makes Stryker stand out.

The environment here is extremely structured, clean, and well-organized. The clean room standards are high, but the company makes sure you have everything you need to do the job safely and correctly. Training is thorough, the expectations are clear, and there’s always someone willing to help or answer questions. You don’t feel lost or abandoned — you feel supported. Stryker is a place where you can genuinely learn, grow, and improve your skills every day. Even if you come in with little or no experience, you quickly pick things up because the systems are solid and the teams are helpful.

One of the biggest things I’ve noticed is how much pride Stryker puts into quality. They make it clear that the patient always comes first, and because of that, the work feels important. You’re not just “building parts” — you’re contributing to something that could save or improve someone’s life. That mindset creates a strong sense of unity and purpose across the entire production floor. It’s a company where people take their jobs seriously, not because they have to, but because they genuinely care about the outcome.

The culture is also extremely positive. Most coworkers are friendly, focused, and motivated. There’s a feeling of teamwork, and people look out for each other. Management is usually accessible and willing to listen, and they do a great job at keeping the workflow efficient. They emphasize safety, quality, and communication, which makes day-to-day operations smoother. The work itself keeps you active and engaged, and time goes by quickly because there is always something to do and always something new to learn.

Although Stryker is an amazing place to be, it’s also fair to mention something that many workers notice: the pay structure. Production and clean-room employees are the ones physically building the products that generate the company’s revenue, and they work extremely hard. However, the people in the offices tend to receive the higher pay, while production workers — despite being the backbone of manufacturing — often receive the lower pay tier. Ironically, the clean-room production workers, who do some of the most hands-on and demanding work, bring in most of the actual value but don’t always see the same level of compensation. It doesn’t make the company bad — it’s still one of the best companies to work for — but it is a reality that many employees talk about.

Even with that being said, Stryker is still one of the top places to build a career. The experience you gain is valuable, the work is meaningful, the environment is clean and professional, and the overall company culture is strong. If someone is looking for stability, growth, and the opportunity to be part of something that truly contributes to the healthcare world, Stryker is an outstanding place to be. Despite the pay differences between departments, the company offers excellent benefits, long-term potential, and a sense of pride you don’t find just anywhere.

Overall, being a medical assembler at Stryker has been an incredibly positive experience, and I would recommend it to anyone who wants a career that actually matters.


Costs a healthy family $600 a month in insurance minimum.
If you aren't part of the clique, you are nobody, unintelligence rules if you are at the top of the food chain, if you are at the bottom and have outstanding ideas it doesn't matter, (your boss takes credit anyway).
You have absolutely no job security, worry night and day about if they will cut your job, they think this will advance your job performance even if you are giving 10,000%.
Management is ran by scare tactics and has absolutely no interest in upholding their star employees. I saved the company $256k in one year and never heard a word about it, not even in my reviews, because my boss was taking all the credit for all my work. Management allows bullying in the workforce, sees it first hand and does nothing to reprimand any employees who lie, backstab, stir the pot, engage in angry behaviors and hostility against other employees, it seems to be the way there.
There is no work life balance. It is work 50-80 hour weeks and next week they will ask you why you didn't get 1 thing done. Not compliment you on the hard work and dedication you gave and was away from your family for many years on end, but to chastise you like a child and get on to you for things left undone when they give you all their work and your work and everyone else's.
HR was a joke. They would look at you, listen, be apathetic, agree with you on how bad everything was, tell your their personal stories of how bad things are then pat you on your back out the door and never do anything about it. They seem to engage in the bullying behavior as well. Strange, because when I was hired they said they needed more smiling faces like mine, now I understand why. Everyone there is so angry, ugly, mean, manipulative, backstabbing, game playing, horrible, nasty, wretched people, submitting their yuck on everyone around them. It was the most horrible environment I ever been in, in my life.
They will give you awards when you start failing. It is the most non-sensical thing I ever seen in my life. When you are saving money, doing good, doing exactly what they ask, then they just make things harder as if they want to see how far they can push you before you fail. Then they give you an award to hang on your desk, but they will never speak of it in your yearly review.
I suggest they look into the Anti-Bullying laws that have been passed in 11 states to date. It would be a tremendous turn-around for their environment.
Seems like you can buy fortune 500 "Best Place to Work", because everyone I know there hates it and was trapped by bad economical times. People have bailed out since the economy is turning around like rats off a ship.

When you get hired into a department, don’t ever expect to leave that department unless you are Spanish or Caucasian; it’s a plus if you are Spanish—then you have a lot of opportunities.

At the location I was at in Lakeland, it was mainly females that work there.  A lot of emotional drama, whistleblowing, tattle-telling, backstabbing, gossip, and vendettas to get others fired.  Management (mostly female) were the same way, very untrustworthy.  Upper management was even worse—smile in your face and lie and do nothing to help you advance.  “Cliques” and “Favorites” are a huge thing there, if you’re not in any of those factions, you will not get ahead.
It takes more than a year to get hired onto Stryker and less than two years, maybe—they string you along while they secretly hire Spanish workers on.  There are quite a few Spanish workers that are working there with a green card and can barely speak English.
If you are not Spanish or Caucasian, they will tell you that you cannot move to other departments, but then grants Spanish or Caucasian workers their requests.    

If you have health problems, do not apply here.  Because you enter into employment through a temp agency, after you have been there a while you will be urged to apply for FMLA through the temp agency, but the company will end your assignment, sometimes fighting your claim for unemployment.

The hours are horrible and impose mandatory overtime without any chance to advance in the company.  Long hours and they do not care about family.  Do not apply at this company, they are only about their bottom line and numbers.  Management barely trains their new employees and expects them to produce at 100% in a very short period (after a week or two).  Employees take short cuts when reprocessing medical equipment, much of it is repackaged just as contaminated at it came in. The rollover there is extremely high, they fire employees very quickly and farm new people in very quickly.

What is the best part of working at the company?
While Stryker is a multi-billion dollar, global corporation, my coworkers, managers, and HR partners have always treated me with respect and compassion. Sure, sometimes intra-office politics can be a drag, but at Stryker, there's always someone to interject and deescalate, someone that has your back. There's always a middle ground that can be found to work as a team. And when you go out of your way to accomplish something difficult, you are rewarded, whether simply with respect or at an awards ceremony.  It's the best job I've ever had, and I'm not the only one to express that sentiment.

Modern work success trends involve a good bit of job-hopping, but professional success and advancement are abound at this company. I've been very happy in my role, but I've watched many individuals earn promotions, pay raises, and make lateral moves to pursue their passions.

Stryker works to improve healthcare, and as an employee, I get to be a part of that rewarding mission.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Sometimes there's more work to be done than time to do it, and customers can be a little impatient about the wait. That said, I have never been forced to work overtime. In fact, I've often been told not to overdo it, to be sure that I'm taking time for myself, that the customers can wait another day so that I stay physically and mentally healthy.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Most everyone is friendly and will go out of their way to help you. Everyone is approachable from the folks working the assembly lines to department directors and company executives.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I am a remote employee. I check texts and emails in the morning. I verify that my administrative tasks are up to date. Then, I have a 15-minute huddle with my team, after which, I schedule service with customers. After lunch, I travel to various customer locations to perform maintenance or repairs, and then I head home for the day. How much or how long I work is generally up to me.

At first I thought this was a great place to work and was excited to be part of their 'mission' that they drill into you during a week long classroom orientation... Didn't take long though to find out how wrong I was. I was contracted through a staffing agency and though my pay was good, and most everyone I worked with were great people, management was terrible. After 6 months of working there, the stress and frustration was too much. If you weren't a direct hire Stryker employee, you were nothing more than an accounts payable bill. Temps were not allowed to attend any outside events or functions, like company picnics, but were expected to cooperatively be a fully invested team player. Temps/contract employees are basically brought in to work with no benefits, no time off, and no guarantee of direct hire..using many temps for years.. Overtime is discretionary depending on your department and mandatory overtime can be any hours they tell you..even if it is 8 hrs or less since your last shift ended. They continuously bring on temps and instead of hiring in temps that have been there months to years working in a position, they will advertise for those positions and hire in someone off the street and many times have the a temp train this person.... Demeaning and insulting. For a company listed 16 of 100 best places to work, my experience was they aren't. I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone except as a last resort or you have nothing but time to work yourself exhausted trying to prove your worthy to be a Stryker employee. At the time I left, I had been signed off on 6 different jobs, having scored in the 90-100% range on all tests, had zero quality issues with any of my work, received numerous 'thank you' notes from co-workers citing my great work and being a great employee. Unfortunately my expectation that this 'great place' would recognize my work and ethic was obviously unrealistic.. Good luck if you currently work there or decide to in the future..especially as a temp/contract employee.

Simply a huge corp where one hand doesn't know what the other hand is doing. 
The job is 100X more complicated than any other driving/logistics position you'll ever find in your entire life. At first the pay may seem to be good, but you'll soon discover that the super high stress level and complication of your job on a daily basis are far more than the pay scale! A couple of company lunches every so often are supposed to be your reward for your efforts. 
No one at this place has a good attitude. They're far too stressed on a minute-to-minute basis to be friendly, or even connected to the world. The warehouse staff are ignorant, and self absorbed. The regional managers are simply corp ladder climbers with their own agendas. You'll never be asked even once about how you're doing on the job. Don't expect a pat on the back for your huge efforts to learn this incredibly complex medical  business of picking up and delivering extremely heavy surgical instruments, and huge quantities of implants to and from local hospitals. You'll be happy to leave this job every afternoon as soon as the clock says you can (if possible). 
You will spend each and every day robbing Peter to pay Paul. I mean this huge corp doesn't even have enough stock on the shelves to supply the orders they get. You literally have to run from hospital to hospital borrowing what's needed for other orders at a different location sometimes only an hour apart.. The company van has a radar detector.........does that give you a clue!
This huge company is mostly concerned with cost-cutting and profits. It's just set up that way! You will not be rewarded for a job well done, you will not be paid enough for your blood and sweat. You will be used like a mule and replaced at their will. They go through people like people go through socks!

There was never a "typical day at work" at Stryker Orthopaedics and that is one of the reasons that I found working there so fulfilling. No two surgeries are alike, as every patient is different, so while a routine day may have consisted of scheduling and preparing equipment for surgeries, and receiving equipment back at the warehouse after surgeries, this position required a great deal of flexibility and reacting to changes on a daily, if not hourly basis. My co-workers in the warehouse and our team of drivers were a close knit team, and after several years together we, many times, would think alike when dealing with changes. This position required a great deal of overtime and participation in an on-call rotation to respond to trauma surgeries and other unforeseen surgeries. Although stressful, the aspect of my job I enjoyed the most was the satisfaction of making sure that every surgery was covered, despite the, sometimes, extreme measures and hours required to do so. The hardest part of the job was usually being on call, especially those time when I would be driving home at 2:30 in the morning after responding to one call, just to have the on-call phone ring again and have to drive back to the office. But that was part of the job when I agreed to work there, so I would turn around and head back to office again. While in this position with Stryker, I learned a great deal about orthopedics and the human body. I also continually learned about Stryker products, not only the ones Stryker carried when I started there in 2004 and the new product lines that were introduced during my time there, but also about the legacy products from the past. By learning the legacy products as well, I feel I was a more productive and valuable asset to the Stryker team.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The people I worked with and the amazing products that allowed people to live a healthy life. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Doctors & Patients & Family’s of the Patients depending on you to have all the instruments, and the backup instruments that allowed the Surgeon and the OR Staff to perform the surgery of implanting the joint replacement. ( Hip,Knee,Shoulder& Ankle Replacements)  The stress of having  them  depending on me to have the correct implants available…. right or left of multiple sizes. It  would be common for me to have to bring into the hospital 5 to 10 large plastic tubs filled with implants. And required to have a plan for every situation imaginable that might happen to the patient while on the OR Table. Plan A, would be discussed between the surgeon & I, while plan B and plan C would be on me to plan for based on my experience on what could go wrong. Every part of the job required an obsessive compulsive thought process. As you were the Engine that allowed the scrub tech, the circulator, the PA and the Surgeon to do their job efficiently and in a timely matter. Every part of the job was stressful. You were the man and that’s why I loved the job. I like the stress and the satisfaction of doing a job well done and others depending on me. It wasn’t a job for the meek. Especially if you couldn’t handle surgeons, their  yelling, their  blaming. It was performing under fire and keeping your cool while realizing a person, that could be your mother, your grandmother, your 10 year old son on the OR Table needed your help. I  loved the job. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Competition to work together as a team. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Not enough time to tell you and too many details to explain

Stryker corporation is one of the best companies I have ever worked for. Being in the medical device industry I think their business model kind of reflects that as Stryker seems to focus on fortifying and strengthening the company's most valuable assets, the employees, from within. They provide university tuition reimbursements, they offer workshops and trainings to develop various skills, this is required by all employees wich gives a nice brief exposure to skills and trainings departments may not be familiar with. Another great thing is they let it be known from the first day if you have any ideas about how to do things safer, easier, more efficient let them be known and if they are effective it may be implemented as a standard protocol. This was big for me as this gives a chance to contribute ideas and get everyone involved in the bigger picture of the business as opposed to only focusing on their one task or position. Another great thing is that the company does have a culture of integrity in that there's not too much micro managing or or strict workday structure. There's frequent team and department meetings, these are where you discuss any issues or struggles you may be having as well as express gratitude for support you may have been given, other than that you are expected to be responsible for your job and schedule and maintain that integrity. That was another key trait that impressed me about Stryker. All in all its a great company, nice facilities, great well maintained equipment, professional and friendly culture and management that wants to help provide oppurtunities for employees that express desire to grow.

Stryker Orthopaedics was a wonderful place to work.  My typical day at work consisted of assisting the General Manager and Sales Managers with expense reports, setting up meetings, coordinating travel plans, processing bills, monthly sales reports for my General Manager, vacation schedule for the entire office and many other tasks.  I also worked directly with surgeons setting up their air travel and registering them for meetings.

Management was wonderful and did not micro manage.  My co workers were all professional individuals and there was little to no drama in the work place due to the quality of personnel that was in place.  We all worked together when needed and supported one another with positive reinforcement.

There really wasn't a hard part of the job because I enjoyed multi tasking, interacting with management and surgeons.  I enjoyed the responsibility of taking care of others and making sure that they could relax and do their job to the best of their ability by supporting them any way that I could.  Everyone knew that I was the "go to" person for anything because of my knowledge and my ability to work well with any type of personality.  

I feel that I grew as a person daily. I was put on difficult tasks because I am very knowledgeable and know how to research on my own and get the job done properly.  A tremendous amount of trust was placed on me which I really loved and I thrived in this environment.

I worked for Stryker for 11 years but due to lay offs I was let go with severance.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Specialist 11 salaries reported	$25.76 per hour
Sales representative 14 salaries reported	$106,364 per year
Service associate 4 salaries reported	$24.40 per hour
Sterile processing technician 3 salaries reported	$24.23 per hour
Sales associate 4 salaries reported	$72,625 per year

Working at Stryker: Company Overview and Reviews

Stryker

Stryker Ratings

Popular jobs at Stryker

Salary Satisfaction

Job Seeker Tools

Employer Tools

Browse

Stay Connected