Manufacturing Manager

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine•Jacksonville, FL

18h•Onsite

About The Position

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. As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit. Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments. Our Vision team solves the toughest health challenges, combining 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. The Manufacturing Manager is responsible for developing operational strategy and the subsequent execution of related goals and objectives for the manufacturing areas inclusive of Quality System requirements, Customer Service, EHS regulations, and People development. This position will ensure full alignment with the Plant’s Goals & Objectives and will monitor and enforce compliance to all company policies and procedures. Additionally, the position will have leadership over the integration of New Products, Equipment, Facility Expansions, Processes and Procedures to ensure fit with current business objectives as well as provide flexibility to transition and meet future state strategies within the manufacturing area.

Requirements

University/Bachelors Degree in Engineering, Production, Supply Chain, or Business Administration/Finance.
A minimum of six (6) years of relevant supply chain experience demonstrating process improvement, project management, or people leadership is required.
People management experience is required.
Strong communication skills with ability to establish, influence and maintain stakeholder support is required.
Ability to develop, coach and lead a team in the execution of strategies and realization of department goals is required.
Demonstration of strong decision-making ability in a multiple scenario environment is required.

Nice To Haves

Six Sigma and/or LEAN certification preferred.
Heavy emphasis on FDA and ISO regulatory requirements is preferred.
Demonstration of successful project management for large, complex projects is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides direction and oversight to personnel responsible for manufacturing activities and ensures that adequate training and development is available, offered, and delivered.
Engage, inspire, empower, and coach a highly competent team, and collaborate both horizontally and vertically across functions, sites, and the overall enterprise to enable year over year growth, new products, process simplification and technology development.
Provides input for policies, procedures, and is a member of multi-disciplinary teams such as Capital Approvals, NPI Stage Gates, Facilities Space Management, and BCP.
Initiates effective cost control practices to ensure the efficient spending of operational budget.
Demonstrates belief in a Credo based culture through words, actions and decision making.
As a Credo leader, the manufacturing manager will proactively challenge existing paradigms leading to breakthrough business improvement initiatives aligned to the strategic business plan.
Accountable for collaborating in the establishment, enhancement, and alignment of manufacturing goals to the Site Mission, Vision, and Culture.
Instrumental in collectively setting an achieving near and long-term Policy, Goals, and Objectives.
Conducts and serves as a lead/coordinator of investigations and corrective and preventative action (CAPA) recommendations related to Quality, Technical, and Manufacturing issues (Audit Actions, NC’s, etc.)
Keep up to date on new developments and technologies in assigned disciplines and present new ‘Best Practice’ methodologies, procedures, processes, and equipment to the company in a proactive manner.
Responsible for developing a culture of accountability and building leaders who inspire and motivate others.