Senior Operations Manager

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Job Function:

Supply Chain Manufacturing

Job Sub Function:

Manufacturing Assembly

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Jacksonville Florida United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson Vision is recruiting a Senior Operations Manager for its manufacturing site in Jacksonville Florida.

This is a unique opportunity to help establish and scale a new value stream while building a high-performing organization that supports the future growth of our surgical vision care manufacturing network.

In this highly visible leadership role you will shape the operating strategy lead supervisors and cross-functional teams and drive safe compliant and reliable execution across safety quality delivery cost people and compliance. You will oversee production planning and performance by optimizing labor equipment materials inventory and capacity while fostering continuous improvement developing talent and supporting new-product initiatives.

Key responsibilities

• Lead process and support teams to achieve quality delivery cost people and environmental health and safety (EHS) objectives.
• Develop capacity staffing and process continuity plans to sustain operations and support business needs.
• Manage budgets and headcount and lead all aspects of equipment maintenance safety and operational readiness to prevent production or shipping disruptions.
• Maintain effective quality-control systems and ensure compliance with company procedures and applicable QSR ISO and FDA requirements.
• Build workforce capability through required training team development employee engagement job enrichment recognition and challenging assignments.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives including Kaizen to simplify work eliminate non-value-added activities and reduce costs.
• Support and lead key new-product initiatives.
• Partner with internal and external Supply Chain stakeholders through the S&OP process.
• Ensure employees understand product and process defects associated with their roles including verification and validation activities.
• Promote and enforce environmental safety and industrial hygiene requirements including ISO 14001; promptly report deviations and ensure team compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in engineering science operations management supply chain or a related field; an advanced degree is preferred.
• Experience leading productivity operational excellence and cost-reduction initiatives.
• 10 years of progressive manufacturing or operations experience including 5 years in people management or operations leadership within a regulated environment.
• Experience working in the medical device industry or pharmaceutical required.
• Strong communication presentation interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Working knowledge of GMP and quality and regulatory requirements for regulated manufacturing.
• Strong expertise in Lean Manufacturing Six Sigma and other performance optimization methodologies.
• Deep knowledge of medical device regulatory requirements (FDA QSR ISO 13485 EU MDR).

Other:

• Up to 50% travel in the first 6-9 months.

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Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Agile Manufacturing Assembly Operations Cross-Functional Collaboration Developing Others Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Human-Computer Relationships Inclusive Leadership Leadership Manufacturing Processes Manufacturing Science and Technology (MSAT) Plant Operations Quality Standards Strategic Thinking Sustainability Team Management Technologically Savvy Validation Master Plans Value Stream Mapping (VSM)