Manager Project Engineering-Orthopaedics

Johnson & Johnson • Warsaw, IN

10d • Onsite

About The Position

DePuy Synthes is recruiting a Project Engineering Manager for its Warsaw, Indiana site. The role provides leadership and direction for project engineering resources responsible for end-to-end execution of strategic capital manufacturing projects. The manager is accountable for projects from scope and business-case development through engineering, procurement, implementation, qualification and validation, production readiness, and formal handoff to the sustaining organization. The role partners across functions to deliver projects within established safety, quality, compliance, scope, schedule, and budget requirements.

The position manages the site’s capital portfolio and operational expense budget, supporting increased capacity, new manufacturing technology, manufacturing transfers, new product introductions, and other strategic manufacturing projects. It establishes project governance and leads, coaches, develops, and engages engineers and technical project leaders.

Johnson & Johnson has announced plans to separate its Orthopedics business into a standalone company operating as DePuy Synthes. The planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to applicable requirements and approvals. Following completion, the successful candidate is anticipated to become a DePuy Synthes employee, with employment governed by its processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline, or equivalent education and experience.
• 8–10 years of meaningful professional experience.
• Demonstrated experience delivering complex capital, manufacturing technology, or technical projects.
• Demonstrated knowledge of manufacturing principles, practices, processes, and engineering procedures.
• Fluency in English.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in medical device, pharmaceutical, aerospace, automotive, or another highly regulated or advanced manufacturing industry.
• 2–4 years of experience leading technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage the site’s capital portfolio and operational expense budget to deliver increased capacity, new manufacturing technology, manufacturing transfers, new product introductions, and strategic manufacturing projects from concept and business-case development through formal handoff and closure.
• Establish project governance, scope, milestones, resource plans, budgets, and risk-management plans.
• Supervise technical execution and facilitate resolution of complex technical and operational issues.
• Allocate engineering resources to achieve project objectives within approved timelines and budgets.
• Ensure appropriate engineering process design and process risk management, qualification and validation, change control, production readiness, and documented handoff.
• Partner with Operations, Quality, Engineering, Planning, Supply Chain, Regulatory, Product Development, Document Control, Finance, Procurement, Maintenance, and other functions to complete projects successfully.
• Lead, coach, develop, and engage engineers and technical project leaders, establishing clear accountability for project execution.
• Ensure compliance with environmental, health, safety, quality-system, regulatory, and company requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager