Staff Manufacturing Engineer

Antler; Juana Díaz (PR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Supply Chain/Manufacturing Engineer to strengthen its Vision/MedTech portfolio in Puerto Rico. The role focuses on process improvements, equipment reliability, and cross-functional collaboration with manufacturing teams to deliver compliant, high-quality products.

You'll apply validation know-how (FAT, IQ, OQ, PQ) and lead medium-to-large projects onsite, with up to 10% travel. Fluency in English and Spanish is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering.
• Minimum of 6 years in a maintenance manufacturing environment, R&D or Process Development.
• Demonstrated project management experience.
• Proven validation cycle experience: FAT, IQ, OQ, PQ.
• Full bilingual: Spanish & English.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Develops process excellence techniques to identify systematic issues and improve efficiency.
• Leads and executes projects of moderate to high complexity ensuring safety, regulatory compliance, company standards, operation requirements and business needs.
• Provides technical support evaluating process deficiencies, changes, modifications, and optimization.
• Sets the engineering direction for the group and mentors others; advises on equipment selection for optimized line performance.
• Prepare project estimates, forecasts, schedules and tracks costs.
• Challenge the status quo and develop new ideas within incoming processes.
• Drive phases of work with site functions and other divisions.
• Support non-conformance investigations and corrective actions.
• Follow SOPs, GMPs, regulatory requirements, and company policies.
• Writes, develops, and executes validation strategies.
• Work independently, plan and develop methods, and present improved approaches.
• Stay in sync with environmental, safety and occupational health policies.

Skills

Project Management

Validation (FAT, IQ, OQ, PQ)

Bilingual: Spanish & English

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Tools

Minitab

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

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

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

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

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 an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers , internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource. 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.

Preferred Skills:

• Accelerating, Coaching, Compliance Risk, Critical Thinking, Facility Management, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Lean Manufacturing Principles, Lean Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Performance Measurement, Product Design, Program Management, Project Engineering, Project Schedule, Robotic Automation, Safety-Oriented, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Application, Technologically Savvy