Staff Manufacturing Engineer

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine; Añasco (PR); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson Med Tech is seeking a Staff Manufacturing Engineer to be located in Añasco, Puerto Rico. The role focuses on advanced engineering, facility and equipment design, and technical support for complex manufacturing processes. Candidates should have strong project management, validation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Role requires up to 10% travel and on-site work. The company emphasizes safety, GMP/ISO compliance, and continuous improvement across manufacturing

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required.
• Minimum of 6 years in a maintenance manufacturing environment, R&D or process development.
• Demonstrated experience with validation cycles (FAT, IQ, OQ, PQ).
• Fully bilingual: Spanish and English.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering projects or programs of moderate to high complexity ensuring safety, regulatory compliance and business needs.
• Provide technical support for process deficiencies and optimization; recommend equipment and methods.
• Develop and implement validation strategies; manage project estimates, schedules and costs.
• Mentor engineers/technicians and drive continuous improvement aligned to GMP/ISO requirements.
• Travel up to 10% as needed; maintain onsite operations per company policies.

Skills

Fully bilingual Spanish & English

Project management

Microsoft Office

Validation knowledge (FAT IQ OQ PQ)

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Tools

Minitab

Excel

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 Engineering

Job Sub Function:

Manufacturing Engineering

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Anasco, Puerto Rico, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson Med Tech, a member of Johnson & Johnson’s Family of Companies, is recruiting for a Staff Manufacturing Engineer. This position will be located in Añasco, Puerto Rico.

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/ (https://www.jnj.com/)

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 on 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. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

Under the direction of the Engineering Manager, handles most aspects of a project or initiatives. Role is responsible for providing advanced engineering, design, and construction of manufacturing facilities, systems, and equipment; and providing engineering and technical support for complex production and processing equipment. As well as managing problem identification, reporting, root cause analysis, project management, financial analysis, efficiency or productivity improvement, reporting, and problem resolution. Role interfaces directly with other departments, sites, and corporate functional groups to drive and/or support critical business goals/objectives within GMP/ISO compliance. Lead/Support continuous improvement activities to ensure business key performance indicators are met. Lead groups of Engineers or Technicians on projects or special assignments. Creates and presents CAR for the Projects responsible.

Key Role Responsibilities

• Develops process excellence techniques to identify systematic issues. Tracks trends, develops and implements equipment and/or process enhancements that will improve efficiency, product yield, and equipment reliability.
• Leads and executes projects and/or programs of moderate to high level of complexity ensuring safety, regulatory compliance, company standards, operation requirements and business needs.
• Provides technical support to peers and production areas in evaluating process deficiencies, process changes, modifications, and process optimization. Defines, analyzes, reviews, and evaluates problems for prompt solutions.
• Sets the engineering standard and direction for the group and is recognized as the source for mentorship in a field. Reviews evaluations and advice on the selection of suitable equipment for optimized, balanced line performance and makes final recommendations to management.
• Financial management and scheduling – Prepare project estimates for design, equipment, installation, labor, materials, and other related costs. Prepare project forecast, schedules, and tracks costs.
• Challenges the "status quo" on a routine basis and develops new ideas within incoming processes.
• Drive phases of work with different site functions and with other divisions.
• Technical support for Non-conformance issues in the manufacturing area generating investigation reports and corrective action identification (Coordinates and participates on Multi-functional Investigation).
• Follows Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), Company Policies and Federal, State and Local Government Regulations.
• Writes, develops, and execute validation strategies.
• Works independently. Plans and develops own methods. Takes actions in the absence of specific instructions. Develops and presents new or improved methods. Solves manufacturing problems in a timely manner.
• Stay in sync with all environmental, safety and occupational health policies

Qualifications

Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• Minimum of 6 years of experience is required in a maintenance manufacturing environment, R&D or Process Development
• Demonstrated experience in Project Management
• Proven experience with validation cycle (FAT, IQ, OQ and PQ)
• Must be fully bilingual: Spanish & English
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Preferred Skills:

• Preferred experience with data analysis tools: Minitab
• Experience working at medical device industry or pharmaceutical preferred

Other:

• This position will require up to 10% travel
• The attendance policy for this requisition is Fully Onsite

At Johnson & Johnson, we’re on a mission to change the trajectory of health for humanity. That starts by creating the world’s healthiest workforce. Through cutting-edge programs and policies, we empower the physical, mental, emotional and financial health of our employees and the ones they love. As such, candidates offered employment must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or secure an approved accommodation prior to the commencement of employment to support the well-being of our employees, their families and the communities in which we live and work.

Johnson & Johnson is an Affichant Action and 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, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

For more information on how we support the whole health of our employees throughout their wellness, career and life journey, please visit www.careers.jnj.com