DIRECTOR OF 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 https://www.jnj.com

Job Function:

Supply Chain Engineering

Job Sub Function:

Manufacturing Engineering

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

San Jose, California, United States of America

Job Description:

We are searching for the best talent for Director of Manufacturing to be in San Jose, CA!

About MedTech

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

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

Directs Managers and individual contributors in a matrix environment, and is accountable for meaningful career development conversations, regular coaching, and feedback. Controls resources for critical, high-level global manufacturing engineering schematics and layouts, in close collaboration with transportation and supply chain solutions teams, to produce deliverables tailored to customer-specific manufacturing and engineering needs. Coordinates customer meetings to review engineering output plans, ensuring potential solutions are aligned with customer requirements. The role blends day-to-day operational execution with long-term strategic planning, driving transformation, cost effectiveness, and continuous improvement across the manufacturing organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leads and develops a high-performing team of managers, engineers, and senior individual contributors to ensure key deliverables and milestones are achieved on time.
• Approves initiatives and high-level strategies for Manufacturing Engineering, including recruiting and training highly skilled engineers to deliver against customer-specific supply chain objectives.
• Defines and executes a comprehensive strategy for delegating engineering projects, resource planning, and administrative work, ensuring balance across day-to-day operations and long-term transformation efforts.
• Partners cross-functionally to align manufacturing needs with broader business goals; communicates priorities to the enterprise and drives execution through strong collaboration with supply chain, R&D, quality, finance, and commercial functions.
• Leads manufacturing transformation projects, including operational excellence, continuous improvement initiatives, cost transformation, and scaling strategies to meet evolving business needs.
• Implements structured tier meetings, daily standups, and Integrated Business Planning (IBP) processes to accelerate decision-making and drive rapid, robust change.
• Manages operational aspects of the team (e.g., budget, performance, compliance) while building a pipeline of cost savings and value creation.
• Develops business cases for equipment transfers, redesign, and manufacturing investments that align with cost, quality, and delivery objectives.
• Creates a purpose-driven environment by aligning Johnson & Johnson’s Credo and Leadership Imperatives with team and enterprise strategies.
• Deliver a quality-focused culture ensuring compliance to cGMP’s and Quality Systems as defined in the Quality Manual
• Champion Safety within the engineering team and site, ensure the implementation of safety/environmental requirements on all manufacturing equipment.
• Direct, guide and provide oversight for the capital long-term financial planning (LRFP), forecasting, budgeting, controlling, and reporting of the site capital plan communicating status and health to site and network partners.
• As a Credo leader, proactively challenge existing paradigms leading to breakthrough business improvement initiatives aligned to the strategic business plan

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree is required; Master's degree is a bonus

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• 10 years of relevant experience isrequired
• Strong acumen in New Product Introduction (NPI) and scaling new processes into stable, cost-effective operations.
• A key thinker and vision