Operations Team Lead

Johnson Johnson; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson in Blackpool, United Kingdom, seeks an Operations Team Lead to supervise daily production activities on the shop floor and drive value through Lean principles. You will allocate resources, mentor staff, and ensure adherence to safety, quality, and environmental standards.

The role focuses on improving line performance and building end-to-end understanding of product flow within the supply chain, contributing to operational excellence and customer service goals.

Qualifications

• Experience leading shop floor teams in manufacturing environments.
• Strong understanding of GMP and safety practices.
• Proven ability to drive continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day supervision and leadership on the shop floor.
• Manage resources to meet daily production demands while complying with safety, environmental, quality, and business systems.
• Escalate issues to next management level and communicate opportunities.

Skills

Frontline leadership

People management

Mentoring & coaching

Problem solving

Continuous improvement

Team communication

Tools

GMP knowledge

Lean / Process Excellence

Job description

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 jnj.com .

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.

Job Function:
Supply Chain Manufacturing

Job Sub Function:
Manufacturing Product & Packaging Operations

Job Category:
Business Enablement/Support

All Job Posting Locations:
Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom

Job Description:

About Orthopaedics

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 Orthopaedics? Ready to join a team that\'s reimagining how we heal? Our Orthopaedics teams help keep more than 6 million people moving each year while delivering clinical and economic value to surgeons and healthcare systems. Our teams build solutions for joint reconstruction; trauma and craniomaxillofacial; sports, extremities, and elective foot and ankle; spine; and robotics and digital surgery.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone orthopaedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals.

Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes, and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.

We are searching for the best talent for an Operations Team Lead role to be in Blackpool, United Kingdom!

Purpose: The Team Leader will provide day-to-day supervision and leadership on the shop floor, manage resources to add value to production operations whilst ensuring compliance with safety, environmental, quality and business systems. The role will be the catalyst for improvement in the performance of the production lines and drive operational excellence in the areas under their control. An ideal opportunity for an individual to experience leadership of a critical site operation, to develop and build their leadership skills, and build E2E understanding of product flow within supply chain.

As an Operations Team Lead, you will:

• Under general direction and in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws/regulations and Corporate Johnson & Johnson, procedures and guidelines, this position:
• Provide frontline leadership on the shopfloor by day-to day supervision including daily production output tracking, mentoring and coaching
• Responsible for escalating and communicating business related issues or opportunities to next management level
• Manage the allocation of resources to ensure delivery of day-to-day operational demands whilst also supporting company-wide activities.
• Effectively manage and allocate headcount resource using resource scheduler, flexibility & training matrix, etc.
• Facilitate problem identification and resolution to root cause with team to ensure customer service levels are achieved.
• Effectively manage absence, lates & disciplinary matters in a fair and reasonable manner in line with company policies and credo values.
• Complete performance appraisals and development conversations in a timely manner
• Enforce all GMP requirements.
• Promote continuous improvement in pursuit of higher quality products and lead operational excellence within the value stream.
• Ensure team effectiveness by providing clear goals and objectives which drive accountability at both a team and individual level.
• Champion best practice improvement principles (e.g Process Excellence, Lean) to drive continuous improvement culture
• Responsible for ensuring that subordinates follow all Company guidelines related to Health, Safety and Environmental practices and that a