Production Engineering Manager

Johnson & Johnson•Cherry Hill, NJ

7d•$124,000 - $212,750

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 Engineering Job Sub Function: Manufacturing Engineering Job Category: People Leader All Job Posting Locations: Danvers, Massachusetts, United States of America Job Description: We are searching for the best talent for an Production Engineering Manager. 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 the possibilities of Cardiovascular? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Cardiovascular team develops leading solutions for heart recovery, electrophysiology, and stroke. You will join a proud heritage of continually elevating standards of care for stroke, heart failure and atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients. Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech The Production Engineering Manager will oversee the technical support of production operations, improvement and validation of manufacturing processes, tooling, fixtures, and calibration to meet daily production schedules, while mentoring team members, reducing defects and enhancing productivity and product quality.

Requirements

Maintain accurate documentation of concepts, designs, and processes while maintaining current knowledge of medical, technical, and biomedical developments as related to Abiomed products.
Intimate knowledge of FDA QSR and ISO regulations required
Knowledge of lean, six sigma, kaizen, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Black Belt preferred
Ability to communicate ideas and information clearly, effectively and frequently (oral or written) within the internal project team
Ability to exercise judgement in selecting, methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results
Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Working knowledge of SAP desired

Responsibilities

Mentor / Coach and develop skills of direct reports including planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Mentor on areas of engineering expertise; be an agent of change; constantly moving the team towards improvements in technical skills and systems knowledge.
Anticipate potential issues before they arise by relying on prior experience and gaining new industry knowledge.
Qualify, optimize, and trend processes via IQ/OQ/PQ, Gage R&R Studies, Process Capability Studies, Designs of Experiments and Statistical Process Controls.
Establish and maintain key metrics including, but not limited to yield, equipment/ fixture uptime, and product quality.
Suggest and lead technical improvements projects, estimating resource requirements, return on investments and time to implement.
Manage resources for production floor support and production transfer efforts, ensuring corporate objectives are met in a timely manner.
Use Lean and Six Sigma tools to analyze process trend data or communication issues based upon data drive approach. Must identify opportunities for process and yield improvement projects.
Support and enforce company goals and objectives, policies and procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices, Good Documentation Practices, FDA QSR and ISO regulations.
Develop and maintain process documentation including assembly procedures, test procedures, routers, travelers, BOMs, process flows and process FMEAs.
Plan and schedule projects, estimating required timing, resources and budgets which are consistent with corporate objectives. Use Microsoft Project desired
Participate in the investigation of failures and formulation and implementation of action plans for all internal corrective actions, audit findings.
Address WIP and Incoming MRB in a timely manner.
Maintain accurate documentation of concepts, designs, and processes while maintaining current knowledge of medical, technical, and biomedical developments as related to Abiomed products.
Responsible for communicating business-related issues or opportunities to next management level
Responsible for following all Company guidelines related to Health, Safety and Environmental practices as applicable.
For those who supervise or manage a staff, responsible for ensuring that subordinates follow all Company guidelines related to Health, Safety and Environmental practices and that all resources needed to do so are available and in good condition, if applicable
Responsible for ensuring personal and Company compliance with all Federal, State, local and Company regulations, policies, and procedures
Performs other duties assigned as needed

Benefits

Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.
Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401k).
This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.
Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:
Vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year.
Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington – up to 56 hours per calendar year.
Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – up to 13 days per calendar year.
Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year.
The anticipated base pay range for this position is $124,000.00 to $ 212,750.00
Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan.