Engineering Technician V

Johnson & Johnson Co.; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. in Jacksonville, FL is seeking an Engineering Technician V to lead complex process improvements and support advanced production equipment on the line.

You will assess vendors and equipment, mentor junior technicians, perform FAT/SAT/IQ testing, ensure compliance with FDA/GMP standards, and drive reliability and throughput across the site. The role requires strong communication, problem solving, and hands-on expertise in injection molding, robotics, PLCs, and

Qualifications

• Vocational or technical education with hands-on training in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Experience and expertise in process improvement, injection molding, robotics, PLC systems, and equipment validation.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work in an empowered team setting.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical improvements for production lines and validate related equipment.
• Develop test plans and coordinate FAT/SAT with vendors, ensuring issues are resolved.
• Mentor junior technicians and design development plans for skill growth.
• Adhere to FDA, GMP, ISO standards and site safety protocols.
• Drive throughput, cycle time reductions, and equipment reliability across shifts.
• Evaluate vendor equipment and communicate insights to management.

Skills

Process improvement

Injection molding

Robotics

PLC systems

Electro/mechanical

Servo systems

Equipment installation

Electrical drawings

Mechanical drawings

FAT/SAT/IQ validation

Communication skills

Education

Vocational, Certificate, Technical or Associates

Job description

About the Company

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 Details

Job Function: Supply Chain Manufacturing Job Sub Function: Production Equipment Repair & Maintenance Job Category: Business Enablement/Support

All Job Posting Locations: Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America

About Vision

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 vision treatments? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how vision is improved? Our Vision team solves the toughest health challenges. Help combine cutting-edge insights, science, technology, and people to encourage eye care professionals and patients to proactively protect, correct and enhance healthy sight for life. Our products and services address these needs – from the pediatric to aging eye – in a patient’s lifetime. Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness.

Position Summary

Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. is recruiting for an Engineering Technician V, located in Jacksonville, FL. This position spearheads complex engineering assignments, enabling the development of advanced processes and design concepts to be shared across various locations. Performs comprehensive assessments of vendors and equipment to assist engineers in formulating cost-effective and easily maintainable designs, and then communicates these insights to management. Offers mentorship to junior technicians in planned experiments, machinery installations, testing, issue resolution, and enhancements. Adheres rigorously to company safety protocols, workplace directives, and precautionary actions. This individual is acknowledged as a site specialist in their field.

Key Responsibilities

• Is the lead technical expert for equipment improvements to the production lines.
• Performs all validation activities for their field of expertise.
• This includes developing test plans and vendor visits to perform factory acceptance testing (FAT).
• Developing test plans post factory acceptance testing (FAT), remediation of open items and ensuring that equipment issues have been resolved prior to performing site acceptance testing (SAT) or installation qualification (IQ).
• Leads process improvements, reviews non-conformance data, addresses quality issues, provides protocol support, and manages deployment of enhancements to the line.
• Demonstrates mastery and is considered an expert/leader for key machine and/or software competencies across the entire site.
• Trains, certifies, and independently designs and creates technical developmental plans for junior technicians.
• Initiates and manages engineering projects to improve the throughput, cycle time, and yield of production equipment.
• Maintains current knowledge and adhere to provisions of Engineering Standards / best practices, FDA, OSHA, GMP, MPs, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, equipment specifications and process specifications.
• Assists in the design of experiments, under operational and developmental conditions, to decrease cycle times, increase yields, and improve machine reliability, repeatability, and standardization.
• Provides technical training to Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) in Operations on new equipment.
• Adheres to environmental policy and procedures and supports department environmental objectives, Vigilant for shop safety, environmental safety, product quality, ergonomics, and hazardous energy control.

Qualifications

Education: Vocational, Certificate, Technical or Associates

Experience and Skills: Required: A minimum of 2 years of college, trade, or military training in a technical acumen and minimum of 6 years equivalent industrial experience emphasizing areas such as: process, injection molding, electro-mechanical, electrical, and PLC. Maintenance or engineering experience with high volume production line environment is required. Expert level knowledge and troubleshooting skills in the following areas are required: process improvement, injection molding, robotics, PLC systems, electro/mechanical devices, servo systems, safety devices, equipment installation, electro-mechanical troubleshooting/repair, equipment prototyping, production start-up, equipment process development and mechanical devices, controller, mechanical fabrication, reading and creating electrical and mechanical drawings, medical device equipment validation, including vendor site factory acceptance testing (FAT), site acceptance testing (SAT) and installation qualification (IQ). Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal are required. Ability to work in an empowered work team environment is required. Ability to handle physical demands of the role is required; includes stooping, crouching, walking, pulling, light lifting (Up to 25 lbs.), grasping, hearing, visual acuity, kneeling, reaching, pushing, talking, standing, crawling.

Preferred: Certifications in injection molding technology, PLC, servo systems, toolmaker, millwright, machine setting, rigging, journeyman electrician/apprentice preferred.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected under federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request accommodation, please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Under 18 Statement

If you are under 18 years of age, you (the candidate) may need to obtain the necessary working papers or other documentation required by state law to start the assignment, as well as get a parent’s consent for the background check.