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Job Function:

Supply Chain Engineering:

Job Sub Function:

Manufacturing Engineering

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson is currently recruiting for a Staff Manufacturing Engineer - Orthopedics to be based at Palm Beach Gardens, FL.

About Orthopedics

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of Orthopedics? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Orthopedics teams help keep more than 6 million people moving each year while delivering clinical and economic value to surgeons and healthcare systems. Our teams build solutions for joint reconstruction; trauma and craniomaxillofacial; sports, extremities, and elective foot and ankle; spine; and robotics and digital surgery.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

Responsibilities

• Deliver on execution by leadership, teamwork, project management, and communication skills

• Expert change agent. Drives to create and transform critical business processes.

• Manages large cross-functional service projects and multi-generational service projects that are portfolios of related projects.

• Trainer to the team members to increase knowledge of product launch from a service perspective, process improvement tools, and analytical tools.

• Reviews and analyzes complex task statements, specifications, engineering drawings, and other documentation to determine engineering requirements.

• Directs the preparation of milestone charts, manpower and material estimate inputs, and related material needed to define program schedules.

• Determines program objectives and requirements, organizes programs and projects, and develops standards and guides for diverse engineering activities

• Uses engineering judgment in anticipating and solving unprecedented engineering problems.

• Initiates and maintains extensive contacts with key engineers and officials of other worldwide organizations and companies.

• Uses acquired skill in persuasion and negotiation of critical issues. Selects research problems to further the organization's objectives.

• Recommends facilities, personnel, and funds required to carry out programs that are directly related to and directed toward fulfillment of overall organizational objectives.

• Conceives and plans investigations of broad areas of considerable novelty and importance for which engineering precedents are lacking in areas critical to the overall engineering program.

• Consults with higher management on business opportunities and potential problems that may impact the company's business.

• Makes decisions and recommendations that are recognized as authoritative

• Demonstrates a clear and rational thought process

• Identifies and overcomes obstacles to progress

• Works within time, budget, and operational constraints.

• Applies conflict resolution techniques

• Effectively facilitates group discussions and meetings.

• Effectively communicates with and obtains support from all levels of management and all key stakeholders.

Education:

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited institution in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.

• Master of Science Degree from an accredited institution in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related degree, preferred.

Qualifications Required:

• 6-10 years of experience in manufacturing and/or engineering is required.

• Excellent communication and interaction skills, especially when describing technical concepts to surgeons, sales personnel, and senior management.

• Maintains a high level of professionalism in communication, both with local and international peers.

• Highly recognized by peers as an experienced and professional engineer.

• Must be able to work independently, provide multiple solutions to problems, and make systems work together.

• Well organized, self-motivated, energetic, creative, resourceful, insightful, personable, and articulate.

• Must possess strong leadership, management, and teamwork qualities.

• You have strong leadership: resilient, tenacious, and persistent, and assertive influencing and collaboration/teaming skills. Proven change management skills (Change Integration Process) are required.

• Must be willing to support global projects and to travel.

• Must be willing to support 2nd and 3rd shifts.

• May be responsible for the supervision of Engineering Technicians or Interns.

• Participates in the hiring process for Engineering Technicians and Interns

• Demonstrates leadership qualities including confidence, transparency, integrity, innovation, passion, patience, and tenacity.

• Demonstrates strong organizational and project management skills and is results-oriented.

• Demonstrates positive interpersonal skills and professional interactions with coworkers.

• Demonstrates troubleshooting skills.

• Ability to deliver oral and written communications around process improvement projects is required.

• Experience in the Medical Device industry or medical field.

• Demonstrated knowledge of manufacturing principles and practices, and procedures.

• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office, Mini-tab, and Visio, are required.

• Ability to work cooperatively with coworkers and the public.

Preferred:

• Six-Sigma Black Belt and Lean certifications preferred

• FPx and/or Project Management certifications preferred

• An organized, analytical approach to problem solving is also essential. Some familiarity with FDA, GMP, and ISO requirements is preferred.

• Previous experience working in a regulated industry, such as the medical device industry, is preferred.

• Six Sigma or Lean Sigma certification or 6 years of experience preferred.

Additional:

This position is based in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, and requires up to 30% (Domestic/International) travel.

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.

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone orthopaedics company, operating as De Puy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals. Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of De Puy Synthes and your employment would be governed by De Puy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by De Puy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.

Required Skills: Preferred Skills:

Benchmarking, Coaching, Critical Thinking, Facility Management, Leading Change, Lean Manufacturing Principles, Lean Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing Flow Management, Organizing, Performance Measurement, Predictive Maintenance, Product Design, Program Management, Project Schedule, Safety-Oriented, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Application, Strategic Thinking