Ethicon Inc., part of the Johnson and Johnson family of companies, is recruiting for an Associate Facilitator position, located in San Angelo, Texas

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Manufacturing facilitators are our front-line leaders, own the manufacturing process, and lead associates in order to deliver Safety, People, Quality, Customer Service, and Financial Efficiency goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Understands and adheres to Ethicon environmental and safety policies/guidelines, J& J Pollution Prevention Goals and regulatory requirements.
• Understands and adheres to the J& J standards of behavior.
• Provide the first level of supervision in a manufacturing unit.
• Supervises in accordance with established policies and methods to meet production commitments.
• Assigns duties and actively assists or provides direction to subordinates as required.
• Monitors work operations and employee performance.
• Responsible for the safety of shift members.
• Works under general supervision, with responsibility to make decisions to meet operational objectives.
• Erroneous decisions or recommendations or failure to get results may cause delays in program schedules and result in the allocation of additional resources.
• Comply with all applicable quality management system, environmental, safety and occupational health policies. (For example, ISO 13485, ISO14001 & OSHAS18001).
• Study the need for improvements of existing processes, systems and equipment, and in partnership with related departments, undertakes optimization to increase efficiency and quality and to reduce costs.
• Assisting contract negotiations with suppliers.
• Able to respond to routine problems independently.
• Supervises production operation and work to meet production goals.
• Establishes personnel schedules and product lines based on business needs.
• Provides input to production flow and identifies potential manufacturing issues as well as operational budgets.
• Manages costs to improve business' financial results.
• Administers equipment maintenance and repair.
• Maintains records and notifies management of reoccurring issues that may require equipment replacement.
• Understands and adheres to JJPS (Johnson and Johnson Production System) principles and standards.

Qualifications

Education: Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree and/or equivalent University degree required.

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• Minimum 0 - 2 years of relevant professional work experience
• SAP, MES, Office/EXCEL or other computer skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal relation skills.

Preferred:

• Supervising experience
• Experience in a manufacturing environment
• Medical device manufacturing
• Experience in a CBA/Union environment.
• Practical knowledge and experience with OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) monitoring and automation.
• Lean, Six Sigma, Statistical and Analytical problem solving.

Other:

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

Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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