Manufacturing Manager

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Job Function

Supply Chain Manufacturing

Job Sub Function

Plant Management

Job Category

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

San Angelo, Texas, United States of America

Job Description

Ethicon, a member of Johnson & Johnson's Family of Companies, is currently recruiting for a Manufacturing Manager to join the Ethicon team!

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/

Key Responsibilities

• Drive continuous improvement through entire production process to meet Customer Service objectives (98% line fill rate) without compromising product quality or employee safety.
• Lead the plant effort to adhere to JJPS manufacturing principles and rules for the scheduling and material flow process.
• Facilitate Process Control Meetings to highlight material flow concerns and issues.
• Investigate and quickly resolve all issues affecting production through put.
• Analyze the production system / requirements daily to manage capacity constraints and highlight issues.
• Analyze material flow trends (WIP Exceptions) to determine departmental impact on production flow. Manage facilitators to drive continuous improvements in day-to-day material control operations.
• Responsible for the management of department personnel / processes to ensure business unit objectives / metrics are accomplished.
• Perform short term capacity planning and advises Management of any potential production issues.
• Understands and adheres to Ethicon environmental and safety policies/guidelines, J&J Pollution Prevention Goals and regulatory requirements.
• Manages the tactical operation of the business unit maximizing the productivity of the business unit through optimum use of equipment, personnel, and process. Responsible for ensuring that customer fill rates are met with quality material in a cost-efficient manner. Ensures continuous improvement of the process including cycle time reductions and improved efficiencies.
• Ensures that the business unit integrates with and supports the Credo values and business results as stated in the J&J Standards of Leadership.
• Primary contact for supply chain input into projects.
• Maintains familiarity with applicable quality system regulations & standards for the medical products manufactured at the site and factors these requirements into business decisions and recommendations.
• Reviews/provides input to associates' performance and development; provides guidance and coaching to facilitators - adhering to and promoting the values expressed in the Credo, achieving good business results, managing for the long term, and developing people to achieve their greatest potential.
• Acts on behalf of the Business Unit Manager in tactical operation of the business unit and in his/her absence.
• Manage local events, which affect production capacity, and coordinate major events with key support resources.
• Act as BOP Walkthrough Lead/Designee for the Site Management Team.
• Comply with all applicable quality management system, environmental, safety and occupational health policies. (for example, ISO 13485, ISO14001 & OSHAS18001).
• Collaborate with direct reports, and one level above in the organizational structure.
  
  

Qualifications

Education: A minimum of a Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent University degree is required; a focused degree in Engineering or a related field is preferred. An advanced degree, Master's or PhD is preferred.

Required

• Minimum six (6) years of relevant professional work experience
• Experience in Operations, Manufacturing, and/or Engineering
• Supervisory experience
• Shop floor system knowledge
• Strong PC skills. Must be highly proficient in all functionality of Microsoft Excel
• Excellent conflict resolution skills, and good interpersonal skills to effectively influence colleagues.
• Excellent communication skills plus the ability to function in a team based manufacturing environment.
• Must demonstrate a mastery of the analytical skills and professional judgment to resolve major technical and people issues.
  
  

Preferred

• BE Certification
• Must be capable of making effective management level presentations, writing formal reports dealing with both technical and business implications, and preparing project plans while identifying and understanding the interrelationships of related disciplines and key activities.
• Exposure with PLC's, vision systems, CIM, robotics and automation
• Hands on exposure with high speed automation assembly equipment
  
  

Other

• May require up to 10% of domestic and/or international travel to other locations and sites
• The ability to work overtime, off-shift hours and some holidays as needed by business is required.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Associates are required to wear gowning as per established Quality Procedures.
• The San Angelo Plant is a 24/7 operation; weekends and holidays are included in the work schedule.
  
  

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants' needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers, internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Required Skills

Preferred Skills:

Agile Manufacturing, Developing Others, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Manufacturing Compliance, Manufacturing Safety, Motivating People, Organizational Project Management, Organizing, Plant Operations, Process Improvements, Resource Planning, Strategic Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Processes, Tactical Planning, Team Management]]>