Senior Director, Manufacturing

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:

São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil

Job Description:

About Surgery

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 the possibilities of surgery? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Surgery team will give you the chance to deliver surgical technologies and solutions to surgeons and healthcare professionals around the world. Your contributions will help effectively treat some of the world’s most prevalent conditions such as obesity, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Patients are waiting.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

The Sr Director of Manufacturing directs activities of medical device manufacturing plants to include oversight for production, engineering, maintenance, labor relations, process excellence and regulatory compliance.  Partners with and drives supporting functions to include quality assurance, human resources, finance, planning, as well as safety and environmental to ensure execution, compliance, and proper reporting.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Under limited supervision and in accordance with all applicable local laws/regulations and Corporate Johnson & Johnson, procedures and guidelines, this position:

Responsible for formulating and implementing operations-wide strategies and operational plans.

Leads, develops and motivates the senior leadership team to achieve and improve upon business results.

Identifies growth opportunities and optimization of operating performance.

Oversight for all operational processes and partners closely with supporting functions including Quality Operations, Compliance, Engineering, Maintenance, HR, Finance, Planning, as well as Health, Safety and Environmental to ensure execution and compliance.

Participates in formulating and executing operations-wide strategies and objectives. Takes the lead in the further development of plant manufacturing strategies and objectives.

Drives strategic projects to optimize the global and local supply chain, product and process quality and reduce costs, moving the organization to a world-class benchmark as a strategic site in the global Ethicon environment.

Develops, monitors and effectively utilizes dashboards, control charts and operational indicators, taking actions to correct situations which are not in line with established controls or targets.

Effectively manages resources (human, material, and capital) to meet quality, customer service, financial, EHS&S, and product and process improvement targets.

Works diligently to reduce all forms of critical defects and as part of a wider integrated product recall prevention plan strives to eliminate "field-issues" on a permanent basis.

Develops and sustains a culture of waste reduction and, in conjunction with the above and first pass rolled