Senior Business Excellence Engineer- Orthopaedics

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Job Function:

Supply Chain Engineering

Job Sub Function:

Manufacturing Engineering

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Warsaw, Indiana, United States of America

Job Description:

We are searching for the best talent for Senior Business Excellence Engineer - Orthopaedics

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

Key responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional continuous improvement projects from Define through Control using Lean Six Sigma methodology to deliver measurable business results (cost reduction, quality, throughput, lead time).

• Act as project owner or core team member for medium-to-large capital and process improvement projects: develop charters, build schedules, manage risks, track budgets and report status.

• Design and implement visual & digital factory solutions (Kanban, visual metrics, standardized workboards).

• Execute & support site-wide deployment of 5S/6S and standard work.

• Support shop floor layout and governance execution.

• Use CAD tools to support process design, line layouts, tooling/fixture concepts and process simulations; create and revise technical drawings to support implementation.

• Coach, mentor and train employees and leaders on Lean, Six Sigma tools, problem solving (A3, PDCA), and change management to build internal capability.

• Apply data analysis and root-cause investigation techniques to drive corrective actions and process control (DMAIC).

•  Lean Yellow Belt and A3 Root Cause Problem Solving trainer.

• Facilitate cross-functional workshops (kaizen events, rapid improvement events) and lead stakeholder alignment.

• Define, support, and monitor KPIs (OEE, cycle time, first pass yield, scrap, throughput, safety metrics); translate performance into action plans.

• Execute deployment and continuous improvement of maintenance and reliability practices (TPM/RCM principles) and or Johnson and Johnson Production System (JJPS).

• Document and sustain improvements through control plans, training, audits and governance rituals.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related technical discipline (or equivalent experience).

• Minimum 2+ years of progressive experience in continuous improvement, Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering or operations improvement; 7+ years preferred for senior roles.

• Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt required; Black Belt preferred (or equivalent demonstrated experience).

• Practical experience with Lean tools: 5S/6S, visual management, value stream mapping, standard work, kaizen events.

• CAD experience (2D/3D