Engineering Technician V
About The Position
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. is seeking an Engineering Technician V in Jacksonville, Florida. The position leads complex engineering assignments that support development of advanced processes and design concepts for use across locations. The technician assesses vendors and equipment to help engineers develop cost-effective, maintainable designs and communicates findings to management. This site specialist mentors junior technicians and supports experiments, machinery installations, testing, issue resolution, and improvements while following company safety protocols and workplace requirements. The role serves as the lead technical expert for production-line equipment improvements and validation. It leads process improvements and engineering projects to improve production equipment throughput, cycle time, yield, reliability, repeatability, and standardization. The technician also trains junior technicians and Operations subject matter experts, and maintains knowledge of applicable engineering standards, regulatory requirements, and equipment and process specifications.
Requirements
- At least 2 years of college, trade, or military technical training and at least 6 years of equivalent industrial experience emphasizing areas such as process, injection molding, electromechanical, electrical, and PLC.
- Maintenance or engineering experience in a high-volume production-line environment.
- Expert-level knowledge and troubleshooting skills in process improvement, injection molding, robotics, PLC systems, electromechanical devices, servo systems, safety devices, equipment installation, electromechanical troubleshooting and repair, equipment prototyping, production start-up, equipment process development, mechanical devices, controllers, mechanical fabrication, reading and creating electrical and mechanical drawings, and medical-device equipment validation, including vendor FAT, SAT, and IQ.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work in an empowered work-team environment.
- Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including stooping, crouching, walking, pulling, lifting up to 25 lbs., grasping, hearing, visual acuity, kneeling, reaching, pushing, talking, standing, and crawling.
Nice To Haves
- Certifications in injection molding technology, PLC, servo systems, toolmaking, millwright work, machine setting, rigging, or journeyman electrician/apprentice training.
Responsibilities
- Lead technical work on production-line equipment improvements.
- Perform validation activities in the area of expertise, including developing test plans and visiting vendors for factory acceptance testing (FAT).
- Develop post-FAT test plans, remediate open items, and ensure equipment issues are resolved before site acceptance testing (SAT) or installation qualification (IQ).
- Lead process improvements, review non-conformance data, address quality issues, provide protocol support, and manage deployment of line enhancements.
- Serve as an expert and leader in key machine and/or software competencies across the site.
- Train and certify junior technicians, and independently design and create their technical development plans.
- Initiate and manage engineering projects to improve production equipment throughput, cycle time, and yield.
- Maintain current knowledge of and adhere to Engineering Standards, best practices, FDA, OSHA, GMP, MPs, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and equipment and process specifications.
- Assist in designing experiments under operational and developmental conditions to decrease cycle times, increase yields, and improve machine reliability, repeatability, and standardization.
- Provide technical training to Operations subject matter experts on new equipment.
- Follow environmental policies and procedures and support department environmental objectives.
- Remain vigilant regarding shop and environmental safety, product quality, ergonomics, and hazardous energy control.
- Mentor junior technicians in planned experiments, machinery installations, testing, issue resolution, and enhancements.
- Assess vendors and equipment to support cost-effective, maintainable designs and communicate findings to management.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
