Supervisor, Plant Management

6094-Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. Legal Entity; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. in Jacksonville, FL, is seeking a Manufacturing Supervisor to lead production shifts, drive safety, quality and cost performance, and ensure schedule conformance in a high‑volume operation.

You will supervise day‑to‑day activities, coach technicians, manage staffing, and coordinate with Plant Management to deliver end‑to‑end supply‑chain solutions and maintain GMP and ISO compliance.

Qualifications

• Education: Vocational/Technical certificate or associate degree required or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years manufacturing experience, 2+ years supervision experience.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).
• Ability to work rotating 12-hour shifts, 6pm to 6am or 6am to 6pm, including weekends.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing production personnel to improve quality and output in a manufacturing operation.
• Establishes personnel schedules and product lines based on business needs.
• Supervises production operation and personnel to meet production goals.
• Performs line Gemba walks.
• Owns Platform audit and compliance readiness, including facilities work orders.
• Ensure Compliance Wire curriculum are up to date/maintained by Platform needs.
• Conducts performance reviews and provides feedback, including disciplinary actions as the need arises.
• Provides coaching and supervision to technicians to safely operate, troubleshoot and maintain equipment.
• Identifies, plans, implements, and facilitates improvements to the quality & efficiency of the manufacturing lines under moderate supervision.
• Coordinates teams of technicians as vital for completion of projects.
• Ensures adherence to safety, environmental, quality, and regulatory policies & procedures.
• Identifies and revises safety, regulatory, equipment and process training documentation.
• Develops and implements equipment and/or throughput improvements that will improve efficiency, product yield and safety.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by management.

Skills

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Manufacturing experience

Supervisory experience

Safety awareness

Education

Technical certificate or associate degree

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Timekeeping systems

Audit/compliance tools

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: Plant Management. Job Category: People Leader. All Job Posting Locations: Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America.

Job Description

Johnson & Johnson is currently recruiting a Manufacturing Supervisor to join its dynamic team located in its Global Headquarters in Jacksonville, FL. 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. We are committed to improving and restoring sight for patients worldwide. Since debuting as the world’s first disposable soft contact lens in 1987, it has been helping patients see better through its world leading ACUVUE® Brand Contact Lenses. In 2017, Johnson & Johnson expanded into cataract surgery, laser refractive surgery (LASIK) and consumer eye health and now serves more than 60 million patients a day across 103 countries with its eye health portfolio. Thriving on a diverse company culture, celebrating the uniqueness of our employees, and committed to inclusion.

Objective

This position provides leadership and supervision to the department shifts for production performance regarding safety, quality, cost, and conformance to schedule. Supervises individual contributors, and is accountable for conducting effective performance management. Assists with coordination of processes and assignments for the Plant Management area to ensure the delivery of consistent work products. Facilitates basic goals, objectives, and supply chain roadmaps for Plant Management platforms, helping align Supply Chain business and technology strategies with strategic demand to produce leading-edge deliverables. Supervises day‑to‑day supply‑chain Plant Management activities to provide successful end‑to‑end supply‑chain solutions tailored to customer needs. Maintains steady workflow and productivity and resolves operational decisions within the team.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing production personnel to improve quality and output in a manufacturing operation.
• Establishes personnel schedules and product lines based on business needs.
• Supervises production operation and personnel to meet production goals.
• Performs line Gemba walks.
• Owns Platform audit and compliance readiness, including facilities work orders.
• Ensure Compliance Wire curriculum are up to date/maintained by Platform needs.
• Conducts performance reviews and provides feedback, including disciplinary actions as the need arises.
• Provides coaching and supervision to technicians to safely operate, troubleshoot and maintain equipment.
• Identifies, plans, implements, and facilitates improvements to the quality & efficiency of the manufacturing lines under moderate supervision.
• Coordinates teams of technicians as vital for completion of projects.
• Ensures adherence to safety, environmental, quality, and regulatory policies & procedures.
• Identifies and revises safety, regulatory, equipment and process training documentation.
• Develops and implements equipment and/or throughput improvements that will improve efficiency, product yield and safety.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications

• Education: Vocational/Technical certificate or associate degree required or equivalent experience.
• Experience and Skills: Required: 6+ years manufacturing experience, 2+ years supervision experience.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Proficient with using Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).
• Stooping, Crouching, Walking, Pulling, Light Lifting (Up to 25 lbs.), Grasping, Hearing, Visual Acuity, Reaching, Pushing, Talking, Standing, Inside Environmental Conditions.
• Other Ability to work rotating 12-hour shifts, 6pm to 6am or 6am to 6pm, including weekends, on a regular basis required.

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree preferred – preferably in Engineering or equivalent technical field.
• 6+ years manufacturing/engineering experience.
• 3+ years supervision preferred.
• Technical workforce preferred.
• Knowledge of time keeping.
• Experience working with International Standards Organization (ISO), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) supervised environment.
• Imperatives in day-to-day interactions with team.

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.

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 by 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.

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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/.

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