Packaging Manager

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine•Gurabo, PR

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. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com Job Function: Supply Chain Manufacturing Job Sub Function: Manufacturing Product & Packaging Operations Job Category: People Leader All Job Posting Locations: Gurabo, Puerto Rico, United States of America Job Description: About Innovative Medicine Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is recognized and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow. Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine We are searching for the best talent for a Packaging Manager to be in Gurabo, PR! The Packaging Manager is responsible for Packaging Synthetics products (solids and vials) department performance and customer service results. Is accountable for delivering daily production plans while ensuring quality and safety standards are maintained per J&J Standards. This includes ensuring all packaging operations are performed following approved standard operating procedures, packaging specifications and master batch records. Develops and oversight business unit budget and ensuring cost controls to keep within approved budget. Incumbent lead/supervises and evaluates job performance of line supervisors, operations support specialists, encourages professional development of the personnel, and takes any corrective action where job performance is not to standards.

Requirements

A minimum of a bachelor’s degree is required, preferably in Business Administration, Science, Pharmacy, or Engineering
Proven experience in the pharmaceutical industry with at least 6 years
Direct experience in packaging processes for solid dosage manufacturing
Managerial experience, including supervision of exempt and non-exempt employees
Working knowledge and experience in blister and bottle packaging processes
Knowledge of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) program and implementation experience
Proficiency in Spanish and English and must have excellent ability to write in both languages
Proficient in the use of MS Office applications: Word, Excel, Power Point, and Internet

Nice To Haves

Lean and/or Six Sigma Certification is desired
SAP System proficiency
Inventory Management and Adjustments experience

Responsibilities

Establishes the objectives and delivering of key performance indicators for the business unit and monitors performance to ensure achievement of business goals in alignment to the site’s strategic plan.
Development, administration, and controls the department's budget.
Supervises, evaluates, and takes disciplinary actions as applicable.
Assures that the reports required from the department are submitted promptly and accurately, and that procedures are generated and revised for the effective operation of the business.
Complies and assures compliance with the equal opportunity legislation in the application of the policies and procedures in every personnel activity such as hiring, promotions, terminations, training, benefits, and social and recreation activities.
Assures equipment uptime and the maximum capacity utilization.
Ensures preventive and corrective maintenance are performed as per plan.
Ensures packaging operations meet production execution goals by leading resources efficiently.
Maintains a safe work environment and ensures cGMPs are followed.
Ensures Packaging Team is properly cross-trained on all areas to have a flexible workforce.
Working with maintenance personnel and supervision to ensure issues are addressed timely.
Works closely with support groups to ensure events are managed in a timely manner.
Actively looks for continuous improvement opportunities to improve efficiencies and cycle time.
Support validations activities, New Products introduction, and Technology transfers.
Responsible for approving packaging process nonconformance, change controls, equipment qualifications, cleaning validations, standard operational procedures and batch records, and review of performance appraisals.
Develops and implements cost improvement projects to improve planning values and factors and overall efficiency through process excellence tools.