Sr Eng Process Engineering
About The Position
Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Process Engineer & Continuous Improvement Lead for its MedTech operations in Memphis, Tennessee. The role leads operational efficiency and productivity initiatives across the facility and serves as the site champion for Lean, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement. It partners with Operations, Quality, Engineering, Inventory Management, Transportation, 3PL providers, and other organizations to improve safety, service, quality, productivity, compliance, and cost performance. The position identifies improvement opportunities, leads cross-functional projects, develops performance metrics, and fosters a continuous-improvement culture while delivering measurable business results and maintaining healthcare, GMP, SOX, GxP, FDA, ISO, and other regulatory compliance. The role provides day-to-day mentorship and longer-term strategic direction within its scope, and coordinates relevant findings from other Deliver and Make sites. It also supports technology and digital transformation initiatives, including analytics, AI-enabled tools, automation, robotics, and warehouse management systems. The position may require up to 15% domestic and international travel.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical, industrial, or electrical engineering, or an equivalent field.
- At least 4 years of relevant experience supporting a warehousing or manufacturing environment.
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification.
- At least 3 years managing Lean/Six Sigma projects with demonstrated business impact.
- Project management experience, including control of information flows, budget management/control, and follow-up planning.
- Knowledge of Good Manufacturing/Distribution principles (GMP).
- Ability to lead and motivate people and coach them to develop and grow.
- Presentation and well-developed communication skills.
- Ability to ensure compliance in execution and work within regulated and compliance-sensitive operations.
Nice To Haves
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.
- Knowledge of FPX methodology.
- Experience in healthcare, medical device, pharmaceutical, or another regulated environment.
- FPX, Six Sigma, or Lean training.
- Experience using data analytics, AI-enabled tools, Generative AI, Agentic AI, Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, or similar digital technologies to drive operational improvements.
- Demonstrated ability to identify, develop, and implement technology-enabled process improvements and digital transformation initiatives.
- Familiarity with warehouse automation, AI-driven optimization, predictive analytics, and intelligent workflow solutions.
Responsibilities
- Lead the site's continuous improvement strategy and roadmap in alignment with operational and business objectives.
- Deploy Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, problem-solving, and Process Excellence methodologies.
- Identify operational inefficiencies and bottlenecks across inbound, storage, replenishment, picking, packing, shipping, returns, cold chain, and inventory management.
- Facilitate Kaizen events, Rapid Improvement Workshops, and cross-functional problem-solving initiatives.
- Develop and maintain standard work, process documentation, and best practices.
- Analyze operational and inventory data to identify performance improvement opportunities.
- Lead root cause analysis and corrective action plans for operational failures, customer complaints, CAPAs, and quality events.
- Conduct benchmarking assessments and implement industry best practices.
- Manage continuous improvement projects from ideation through implementation and sustainability.
- Support initiatives involving automation, robotics, warehouse management systems, and digital transformation.
- Promote operational excellence, accountability, employee engagement, inclusiveness, and diversity.
- Use advanced analytics, AI agents, and digital tools to identify bottlenecks, process variation, capacity constraints, and improvement opportunities.
- Support development and implementation of digital transformation initiatives, including AI-enabled dashboards, automation, robotics, warehouse management systems, and intelligent decision-support tools.
- Work with Engineering, Facilities, EHS&S, Planning, Suppliers, GDEx, and other organizations to provide mentorship and strategic direction.
- Help optimize and coordinate findings from other Deliver and Make sites as appropriate.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
