Johnson& Johnson is recruiting for an Associate Equipment Engineer, located in Leiden.

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The Center of Expertise (COE) of Upstream Processing is responsible for the quality and safety of processes and the equipment used by the Fermentation, Pre-culture, Bioreactor Assembly and Primary Recovery departments. In addition, the department is responsible for investigating and immediately solving (technical and quality-related) deviations in the production process. The department leads and participates in various projects to optimize and implement new equipment and processes.

What you will be doing:

As an associate Manufacturing Process Specialist/ Equipment Engineer, you are supporting the availability and functionality of the equipment required for the production purposes. This includes:

• Work with cross functional team members, incorporating external manufacturing partners to ensure equipment meets varied quality, EHSS and compliance requirements
• Support process and/or equipment improvement projects. This includes participating in Change Control processes, managing Business Improvements and defining User Requirements in consultation with a multidisciplinary team. Ensure that value-added improvements in the areas of capacity, safety (EHS& S) and quality (GMP) regarding equipment and/or process are implemented
• Participate in NPI projects and (global) multidisciplinary projects in the field of production as an extended team member.
• Supports long-term strategy for the asset such that manufacturing capacity remains adequate. Being part of an Asset Team to contribute to life cycle management of the equipment.
• Actively participates in investigations into deviations in production processes, identifies corrective and/or preventive actions and ensures that these are dealt with adequately and within agreed timelines.

Provide support to manufacturing by, for example, providing expert advice to the shop floor in case of process issues.

Are you a hardworking team player, with a 'can-do' mentality and a good eye for technical challenges? Then we are looking for you!We would love to hear form you, if you have the following essential requirements:

• Higher professional education (HBO) or MBO-4 education, in a relevant field (e.g. pharmaceutical sciences, biotechnology, biochemistry, life sciences, biological engineering, etc)

• Experience with upstream production processes and equipment. Preferably experience with/knowledge of both upstream and downstream processing.
• Affinity for production equipment and automation systems (e.g. DeltaV, MES).
• Able to work in a high-quality environment (GMP)
• Can work well both independently and in a team
• Good Data Analysis skills
• Good organizational change skills
• Experience with lean methodologies and project management is a plus
• Flexible, "Can do!" mentality, critical and proactive
• Good command of English (spoken and written). Good command of Dutch (spoken and written) preferred

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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