Detailed Scheduler/Pre-Identified Candidate

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine•Milpitas, CA

2d•$75,000 - $106,208•Onsite

About The Position

Johnson & Johnson’s Surgical Robotics Supply Chain organization is hiring a Detailed Scheduler for its MedTech Surgery team. The position translates production plans into detailed schedules that optimize sequencing, line utilization, labor, and material availability. The scheduler works closely with manufacturing, warehouse, quality, maintenance, and planning teams to support schedule adherence and efficient plant execution. The role monitors short-term schedule performance, identifies constraints and exceptions, and adjusts schedules to maintain service, throughput, and operational stability. The position is fully onsite in Santa Clara, California, and may require up to 10% travel to the Milpitas, California location. Johnson & Johnson notes that a candidate has been preidentified, but additional qualified candidates will also be considered. The anticipated base pay range is $75,000 to $106,207.50. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life, disability, business accident, and group legal insurance; pension and 401(k) plans; eligibility for the long-term incentive program; and paid vacation, sick time, holidays, work/personal/family time, parental leave, condolence leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, and military spouse time off.

Requirements

At least 2 years of experience in planning, purchasing, supply chain, or operations.
Experience with ERP systems, including placement of work orders and purchase orders.
Experience with system-based MRP.
Knowledge of master production scheduling (MPS), MRP, capacity planning, production planning, and production-floor control techniques.
Proficiency in Excel and analytical skills.
Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Strong sense of urgency and ability to work autonomously with limited supervision.
Strong understanding of manufacturing flow.
Continuous-improvement mindset and a track record of driving efficiencies.
Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.

Nice To Haves

BS/BA degree or equivalent in supply chain or a related field.
Experience in detailed scheduling and manufacturing execution.
SAP experience, especially S/4HANA.
Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency, such as formulas and pivot tables.
Experience in healthcare or a regulatory-dependent sector.
Capital equipment supply chain or planning experience.
Experience with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES).
Supply chain certification, such as APICS or CSCP.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain detailed production schedules reflecting production-plan priorities, asset constraints, labor availability, and material readiness.
Generate, print, and monitor work and production orders according to MPS work orders.
Optimize schedules to improve production-plan attainment, throughput, and manufacturing efficiency.
Coordinate schedule changes with plant stakeholders to support execution and minimize disruption.
Support New Product Introduction work orders for evaluations and validations, including material readiness in production or development stages.
Maintain JDE planning parameters for assigned products within established inventory policies and maintain JDE to ensure proper MRP functioning.
Work with engineering on production orders for evaluations and validations in the assigned area.
Analyze and monitor inventory levels against business-plan goals and help avoid obsolete or surplus material.
Monitor actual production activity against plans daily using reports and physical inspection of the production floor.
Maintain priorities and expedite production-in-process availability as needed to support customer service; coordinate with purchasing, production, engineering, master planning, quality, and other departments on at-risk activities.
Communicate with planners and buyers at other Surgical Robotics plants and approve and coordinate material shipments to other plants when needed.
Plan and monitor work-order supplies.
Support preparation of reports and undertake other assigned duties and projects.
Comply with applicable federal, state, local, and company regulations and health, safety, and environmental policies and procedures.
Communicate with supporting functions to resolve issues that may affect the production schedule, including purchasing, manufacturing, warehouse, planning, repair depot, engineering, quality, regulatory, customer service, and document control.
Adjust schedules and communicate impacts in response to changes in equipment availability, labor, quality holds, and material readiness.
Provide schedule analysis and execution feedback to support continuous improvement in planning and plant performance.
Participate in plant and planning review forums, providing visibility into schedule performance, risks, and opportunities.
Escalate potential issues or opportunities to the next management level and/or through the short-term escalation management (STEM) process.

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Short- and long-term disability insurance
Business accident insurance
Group legal insurance
Pension plan
401(k) savings plan
Long-term incentive program
120 hours of vacation per calendar year
40 hours of sick time per calendar year (56 hours for employees residing in Washington)
13 days of holiday pay, including floating holidays, per calendar year
Up to 40 hours of work, personal, and family time per calendar year
480 hours of parental leave within one year of the birth, adoption, or foster care of a child
Condolence leave: 30 days for an immediate family member and 5 days for an extended family member
10 days of caregiver leave
4 days of volunteer leave
80 hours of military spouse time off