Working at Stryker in Mahwah, NJ: 21 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Mahwah, NJ Area

"I worked with Stryker for 6 months, as a contractor for hire. Almost immediately, the lack of diversity became apparent. 97% of the full-timers were of the Hispanic, mostly Dominican, races. All of the middle management were Hispanic. I maybe met one white fellow who was full time, and no African Americans were to be found. I watched 3 batches of contract temps come thru and only one would be hired from each pool. Without a hitch, it was always a Dominican or Mexican who was hired on full time regardless of actual talent or experience. I seen very qualified people get overlooked in favor of 19 year old Hispanic females who mixed well with the biased culture. When my contract ended after 6 months I already knew my hard work and great attendance mattered not, and the next 18 y.o Spanish would be selected. Middle management would always interfere with processes, by testing out new setups and ideas. If a tech or hourly worker tried to provide input on how to better their work area, they would either be ignored or thrown under the bus for speaking up. I sensed upper management was pressuring middle management continuously and making everyone's life harder on the job, as a result. One fellow, and Indian man, spoke up about his quality of life becoming hard because of the constant interference and he was gone by the next day. Another man asked his manager if he ever hunted or enjoyed target shooting in his free time, and this simple question must have offended or raised an alarm with management and he was fired that day. Another fellow asked management why Stryker only broadcasted CNN network on every TV in every break room...fired. The culture at Mahwah Stryker is vicious and only caters to Hispanic employees. This simultaneous lack of diversity, and treating employees like brainless emotionless slaves who cannot speak up,resulted in one of the worst manufacturing job experiences of my life. Don't be tricked by the glossy appearance of the company. ."

"Stryker is a good company to work for however as a contractor the ability to get full-time is challenging."

"My experience with Stryker is phenomenal. It's just that they rely more on contractors these days."

"I've worked in the Quality at Stryker for almost 2 years. Overall it was a good experience and learning experience."

"Stryker is a large company with many opportunities and great resources."

"Highly competitive team-based projects that promotes collaborative innovation in the biomedical industry."

"Grateful for the knowledge that Stryker Medical Manufacturing has taught me. I will take these skills and apply them to better myself and my career overall."

"Great company, but I'm a contractor."

"It is a good company but too far from Brooklyn."

"I worked for Stryker for 4 years in the medical device field as a quality engineer with implants products for knee replacement, spinal surgery, hip femoral replacement, external and internal screw fixations as the macro-facial reconstruction."

"I worked as biomedical engineer for the process and project evaluations applying all the quality engineer assurance and technical developments to help the process and GMP for the medical implants devices."

"Worked there for 7 months and experience was great in my development."

"I've worked for Stryker since 2009. It has proven to be an exceptional company highly dedicated on Quality and Customer Experience. Stryker is a great place to work and the experience I've gained working here is very valuable."

"This is a wonderful place to work, very empowering and collegial."

What do you like about working at Stryker?

"The environment is wonderful, the work is meaningful, and the company impacts the lives of it's customers in a tremendously positive manner."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be very patient, if you are able to wait several months this is a great company to work for."

What don't you like about working at Stryker?

"It is very frustrating to be in a temporary position for such an extended period of time. I wish Human Resources had more resouces!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Streamline the process for retaining talent. Take advantage of automation to improve efficiency."

What do you like about working at Stryker?

"Not much too like,department is horrible and raises are terrible"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Just walk away or find a janitorial job even better"

What don't you like about working at Stryker?

"The company rewards its higher execs and not the lower people"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Give the hard workers the credit and raises not the brown nosers"