Staff Production Engineer

**STAFF PRODUCTION ENGINEER**At Johnson & Johnson, the largest healthcare company in the world, we come together with one purpose: to profoundly change the trajectory of health for humanity.Diversity & Inclusion are essential to continue building our history of pioneering and innovation, which has been impacting the health of more than 1 billion patients and consumers every day for more than 130 years. Regardless of your race, belief, sexual orientation, religion or any other trait, YOU are welcome in all open positions at the largest healthcare company in the world.When You Join Johnson & Johnson, Your Next Move Could Mean Our Next Breakthrough.**COMPANY****JOB SUMMARY**- A Production Engineer provides technical expertise and leadership to the manufacturingprocess lines. It is (he’s/her) responsibility to identify and resolve technical opportunities onSafety, Quality, Compliance, Customer Service or/and Cost, through continuousimprovement, and decision-making based on CREDO values. Production Engineer isaccountable for maintaining pieces of equipment in optimal conditions to supportmanufacturing requirements. In addition, Production Engineers shall share their knowledgeand expertise with Operation Technicians guiding/coaching them or maintainingmanufacturing processes in optimal conditions to support manufacturing requirements.- Ensure to comply with quality Metrics (i.e. Non-Conformance, CAPA, Audit observationsTimeliness Metric).- Manages and coordinates Engineering through subordinated technicians in order to meetProduction/NPD requirements consistent with costs, high quality, profitability and the requireddelivery times.- Schedules, organizes, runs, integrates and wraps up projects within the expected scope andtime frame, either by personally carrying them out or assigning them to subordinates.- Must display individual creativity, forethought, and skills in making judgment calls, anticipatingto and solving problems, creating programs to meet goals/requirements,organization/leadership of projects, and developing standards and guidelines for technicalactivities.**DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES**Under limited supervision and in accordance with all applicable federal, state and locallaws/regulations and Corporate Johnson & Johnson, procedures and guidelines, this position:- Responsible for providing technical expertise and leadership for daily manufacturing operations and ensuring established metrics (Production, Quality, Scrap and Cycle Time) are met- Utilizes Process Excellence methodology and tools to identify and implement improvement projects geared to reduce cost, eliminate scrap, improve quality and minimize cycle time- Provides specific technical expertise to support special projects, pilot operations, product and process improvements; and provides input to develop capital expense forecast and equipment/spare parts budgets to support business needs- Identifies and develops corrective action plans to improve product reliability in the field- Provides support to product inquiry investigations- Follow all company safety policies and other safety precautions within the work area- Compliance with safety policies and procedures- Ensures compliance with Environmental Management System (EHS) responsibilities- Other responsibilities may be assigned and not all responsibilities listed may be assigned- Provides and implements robust corrective actions to quality, safety and ergonomic risk detected in the manufacturing area.- Responsible for communicating business related issues or opportunities to next management level- For those who supervise or manage a staff, responsible for ensuring that subordinates follow all Company guidelines related to Health, Safety and Environmental practices and that all resources needed to do so are available and in good condition, if applicable- Responsible for ensuring personal and Company compliance with all Federal, State, local and Company regulations, policies, and procedures- Performs other duties assigned as needed- Is an emerging authority in a specific technical field, exercising considerable latitude in determining technical objectives of assignments? Work is generally expected to result in the development of new or re-fined equipment, materials, processes, products and/or technical methods. Plans and conducts activities related to the development of new processes including researching current and emerging technologies, evaluating process cost, quality, and capability alternatives, and performing process characterization and optimization using designed experiments, and problem solving and decision-making tools. Designs comprehensive engineering activities to develop and implement effective, high quality processes and design guidelines for dissemination throughout the division. Coaching and mentoring engineers I, II and Senior.**Qualifications**:- B.S. Engineering degree required.Preferred M.S. Engineerin