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Manufacturing Engineering
Manufacturing Engineering
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Quality Assurance
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Human Resource Development (HRD)
Project Management
Human Resource Development (HRD)
Project Management
About Your Next Job
- You will lead and support production activities ensuring high-quality products are manufactured in a safe, compliant, and efficient work environment.
- You will lead two teams of six people each and be responsible for achieving production output in line with the master production schedule or shipment schedule, while maintaining a strong focus on safety, cGMP, lean principles, and continuous improvement.
- You will work closely with other supervisors and cross-functional partners, lead and coach a team of colleagues, and promote a culture where standards, learning, and continuous improvement are embedded in daily operations.
About Your Next Colleagues
- You will lead two teams of six people each.
- You will work closely with other supervisors and cross-functional partners, including Engineering, Quality, and other stakeholders.
About Your Tasks and Responsibilities
- Leading and coaching a manufacturing team, coordinating daily production activities, assigning resources, and ensuring staffing supports production requirements.
- Delivering production output in line with manufacturing schedules and identifying resource or asset needs to meet business objectives.
- Supporting the introduction, qualification, and implementation of new products, equipment, and process changes within manufacturing.
- Maintaining manufacturing documentation, SOPs, work instructions, and periodic reviews to ensure compliance, accuracy, and readiness.
- Training and supporting operators in equipment use, manufacturing processes, and applicable GxP requirements.
- Monitoring manufacturing performance through operational metrics, yields, nonconformances, training compliance, and other key indicators, and reporting results to management.
- Leading investigations related to deviations, supporting CAPA activities, and ensuring timely escalation and resolution of manufacturing issues.
- Acting as a subject matter expert for assigned processes while supporting safe, compliant, and reliable manufacturing execution.
- Driving continuous improvement initiatives by identifying process and equipment improvement opportunities and recommending sustainable solutions.
- Collaborating closely with Engineering, Quality, and other stakeholders to support operational excellence, compliance, and business goals. External interaction may include contact with external auditors.
About Your Skills and Experience
- HBO degree or equivalent level Bachelor's degree or higher level qualification is required.
- At least 1 year of direct people leadership experience including managing employee performance, attendance, absence cases and handling such conversations with your team members while in a leadership role is required.
- Around 5 years of experience in manufacturing industry.
- Proven leadership skills with the ability to manage teams, develop employees and build productive cross-functional relationships.
- GMP or GxP environment knowledge preferred. Experience within the medical device industry or another GxP regulated manufacturing environment will be preferred.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to investigate root causes, interpret data, and support data-driven decision-making.
- Experience with continuous improvement, Six Sigma, process excellence methodologies, and change management principles are desirable.
- You need to be a collaboration-oriented team player with very good verbal and written communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills as well as very good skills in English; communication skills in Dutch are desirable but not a must have.
- Proficiency with Excel, Windows, ERP systems, and other relevant tools.
- Ability to prioritize effectively, make sound decisions independently, and perform successfully in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
- Commitment to safety, EHS&S standards, personal development, compliance training, quality excellence, and continuous improvement.
About Your Benefits
- An annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions.
- Vacation days.
- Parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks.
- Bereavement leave.
- Caregiver leave.
- Volunteer leave.
- Well-being reimbursement.
- Programs for financial, physical and mental health.
- Service anniversary and recognition awards.
- Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans.
Where Molecules Meet Opportunities
- 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.
- 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.
Only apply if...
- HBO degree or equivalent level Bachelor's degree or higher level qualification is required.
- At least 1 year of direct people leadership experience including managing employee performance, attendance, absence cases and handling such conversations with your team members while in a leadership role is required.
- Around 5 years of experience in manufacturing industry.
Contact person
Frank Helmus
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