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Job Function:

Supply Chain Engineering:

Job Sub Function:

Process Engineering

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Limerick, Ireland

Job Description:

About Vision

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 on the possibilities of vision treatments? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how vision is improved? Our Vision team solves the toughest health challenges. Help combine cutting-edge insights, science, technology, and people to encourage eye care professionals and patients to proactively protect, correct and enhance healthy sight for life. Our products and services address these needs – from the pediatric to aging eye – in a patient’s lifetime.

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

Position Overview

The Senior Process Excellence Engineer is responsible for implementing key business improvement initiatives for manufacturing lines within a larger site or for a small site (scope covers 200 associates or less). They define opportunities, analyze data, design manufacturing line flows, and improves business processes. Improvement initiatives are led by enlisting and influencing cross-functional teams that deliver tangible business results through the application of Lean and Six Sigma principles, methodologies and tools. Utilizing business, leadership and technical skills, the Process Excellence Engineer will both execute projects and mentor groups (associate to management) at the site, developing a continuous improvement culture. Adheres to environmental policy, procedures, and supports department environmental objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for developing a strategy and executing a plan to deliver process performance improvements related to Quality, Delivery, and Cost of a manufacturing line or business unit within a plant.
• Leverages process knowledge in order to manage project portfolio activities that include identification, prioritization, resource allocation, performance measurement, and change management plans.
• Responsible for driving associates’ engagement and for developing Lean and Six Sigma capabilities through coaching and mentoring at various levels (associate to professionals) within the site.
• Actively contributes to create an organizational culture of Process Excellence on site. Acts as a Change Leader, working with process owners and stakeholders to implement strategic process improvements.
• Leverage digital systems and data analytics to promote optimization and improvement opportunities. Sustains business improvement results through the application of Lean, Six Sigma, ME2, JJPS (Johnson & Johnson Production System) and other continuous improvement methodologies.
• Lead and direct Root Cause Analysis of significant downtime events; implement permanent corrective actions to mitigate probability of re-occurrence Facilitates PEx trainings, certifications, business case definitions, and results presentations; as required. Follows and observes all regulatory requirements (GMP’s, ISO, FDA, internal policies) applicable to area of responsibility.
• Complies with J&J safety requirements and safe working conditions and practices in the department.

Qualifications & Skills

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering or equivalent
• Completed or working towards Green Belt, Black Belt, and/or Lean/Six Sigma certification/ability to show use of lean principles/initiatives
• A minimum of 4 years’ experience in a regulated environment Prior experience relating to the implementation of lean initiatives
• Strong technical skills related to process improvements and metric tracking
• Excellent communication skills, ability to work with and influence area leadership and executive management.
• Leadership skills Training delivery, facilitating, coaching skills are essential
• Excellent presentation skills Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Don't miss this exceptional opportunity to join a world-class company and make a lasting impact. Apply now and be part of our ambitious team!

The anticipated base pay range for this position is 63,300.00€ to 101,315.00€.
In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, and programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.
This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.

Required Skills:

Communication, Leadership, Problem Solving, Project Management

Preferred Skills: