Johnson & Johnson

Operations Lead

Johnson & Johnson$92K — $148K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6 to 8 years of experience in manufacturing environments, preferably medical devices
  • Strong adherence to safety, quality, and compliance standards
  • Ability to influence and lead teams effectively
  • Experience in cross-functional collaboration to achieve operational improvements
  • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
  • Technical High School Graduate or equivalent; fluency in English required

Responsibilities

  • Lead SPRINT Center operations across multiple shifts
  • Coordinate workload for optimal resource utilization
  • Ensure compliance with Quality Management System (QMS)
  • Resolve complex manufacturing challenges using critical thinking
  • Promote a collaborative team environment across departments
  • Mentor and support direct reports to foster development and performance
  • Participate in shop initiatives and performance improvement projects

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development
  • Engagement in innovative projects at the intersection of biology and technology
  • Collaborative work environment with high visibility across business units
  • Impactful work that directly benefits patients and surgeons
  • Potential career growth within the standalone orthopaedics company, DePuy Synthes
Full Job Description
Job Function:
R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function:
Industrial Design & Human Factors

Job Category:
Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:
Raynham, Massachusetts, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a dynamic Operations Lead to drive our critical and expanding SPRINT Center operations in Raynham, MA.

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone orthopaedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals.

Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.

About Orthopaedics

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 Orthopaedics? Ready to join a team that's reimagining how we heal? Our Orthopaedics teams help keep more than 6 million people moving each year while delivering clinical and economic value to surgeons and healthcare systems. Our teams build solutions for joint reconstruction; trauma and craniomaxillofacial; sports, extremities, and elective foot and ankle; spine; and robotics and digital surgery.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at

https://www.jnj.com/medtech

Purpose:

The Operations Lead is responsible for supervising shop personnel and advancing the quality, capacity, and capability of manufacturing operations within the Raynham SPRINT Center. This role ensures that all shop functions are aligned with business objectives and provides leadership and support for new initiatives.

This highly visible position offers opportunity to interact with multiple business units and directly impacts patients and surgeons. The Operations Lead also plays a key role in shaping shop strategy, driving strategic initiatives, and supporting long-range planning.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead all SPRINT Center Raynham shop operations across multiple shifts.
  • Coordinate shop workload to optimize resource utilization and operational efficiency.
  • Ensure all shop activities comply with the Quality Management System (QMS).
  • Apply critical thinking and sound judgment to resolve complex manufacturing and engineering challenges.
  • Foster a highly collaborative team environment within the department and across functional groups.
  • Provide guidance, support, and mentorship to direct reports while reinforcing culture of development, performance and inclusion.
  • Contribute to shop initiatives and other projects as assigned.
  • Deliver strong results across all key performance metrics.
  • Identify, implement, and monitor business process improvements to enhance operational performance.

Education:
  • Technical High School Graduate or Equivalent


Experience and Skills

Required:
  • 6 to 8 years of direct experience in a manufacturing environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to uphold safety, quality, and compliance standards while working effectively in a team environment.
  • Proven ability to influence manufacturing associates, establish consistent operating practices, and adapt to changing workload demands.
  • Ability to collaborate cross-functionally to improve business and operational outcomes.
  • Strong communication, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively in a fast-paced environment.
  • Fluency in English.
  • Ability to be on-site 5 days per week. Flexibility will be provided in accordance
  • undefined

Preferred:
  • Experience in a medical device field or other regulated manufacturing environment.
  • Knowledge of capacity planning, financial competence and a basic understanding of lean manufacturing technologies preferred
  • Basic understanding of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T).
  • Direct experience programming and/or operating CNC manufacturing equipment, including Mills, Lathes, Wire EDM's or equivalent.

Other:
  • May require up to 10% domestic and/or international travel to other locations and sites


Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:
Analytical Reasoning, Coaching, Collaboration, Computer-Aided Design (CAD), Concept Testing, Human Factor Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Requirements Planning (MRP), Process Oriented, Product Design, Product Improvements, Prototyping, Report Writing, Research and Development, SAP Product Lifecycle Management, Technologically Savvy, User Research

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :
$92,000.00 - $148,350.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

About Johnson & Johnson

Scio Diamond creates single-crystal Type IIa diamonds for the jewelry market and for industrial applications. It employs a patent-protected chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process in a precisely controlled laboratory setting to produce diamonds. It was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina.

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