Senior Process Engineer

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Job Function:

Supply Chain Engineering

Job Sub Function:

Process Engineering

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America

Job Description:

DePuy Synthes Sales is currently hiring a Senior Process Engineer, to join its dynamic team located in Mooresville, IN

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/

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopedics business to establish a standalone orthopedics 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.

We love technology! We are always thinking of better ways to do things, and we want self-starters that can propel ideas into reality. Join us at MedTech Mooresville (in the Indianapolis, IN metropolitan area) where you will be instrumental to deploying and managing automated warehouse systems, optimizing processes, and continuing to elevate our customer experiences. This engineering role is a great opportunity to have responsibility for lifecycle management of the automated warehouse control/execution system and equipment, while providing guidance on the design, operation, and integration of the overall system.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct the planning and delivery of technology projects involving Warehouse Control Systems, Warehouse Execution System, and automated material handling and packaging equipment installations
• Ensure design specification, qualification, and change control documentation is current, controlled, and approved to meet quality, information security, and safety requirements
• Build and complete validation plans, system test scripts, protocols, and reports; maintain and ensure appropriate traceability of records
• Coordinate proposals with technology vendors including requirements gathering, design conceptualization, and piloting of proposed solutions to drive justification and adoption of new technologies
• Facilitate advancements in equipment reliability with data-driven and risk-based maintenance tactics, while ensuring maintenance performance fundamentals are sustained
• Develop training materials for systems and equipment operation and coordinate delivery of those materials to end users and technicians
• Conduct root cause analyses to find opportunities that impact throughput, quality, service, or reliability goals; exemplify a service mentality and proactively collaborate with team members in hands-on aspects of asset ownership and problem-solving
• Co-manage the automation downtime and software support ticket workstream, with a goal to continuously identify and eliminate system failure modes, in partnership with our technology integration suppliers and 3rd party logistics provider

Qualifications

Education: Minimum Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent University degree required; focused degree in Mechanical, Industrial/Systems, Electrical, or Information Systems preferred. Advanced degree preferred.

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• Minimum two (2) years of relevant professional work experience
• Engineering work experience
• Experience in warehousing/distribution or production environments in a technical role
• Hands-on experience implementing equipment and systems; providing technical direction for software deployments, FAT/SAT/IQ/OQ/PQ, and engineering change controls
• Ability to be a technical administrator and authoritative user of an MES or WES application, with hands-on computer system validation, MSSQL, and SSRS experience preferred
• Strong problem-solving, attention to detail, and frequent communication are required, including the ability to write technical and non-technical documents, rationalize conclusions and recommendations, and present information effectively to leadership
• Ability to excel in an inclusive work and fast-paced environment that incorporates a diverse range of team member perspectives and priorities
• This is not a desk job; frequent and willing engagement in the production environment with systems, equipment, and people is critical to success

Preferred:

• Prior experience in pharmaceutical or medical device manufacturing or warehousing/distribution
• Experience leading multi-functional low to mid-level complexity projects
• Process Excellence / Lean certification with evidence of practical application
• Knowledge of SAP, Exacta WES, Windchill, AutoCAD, & JIRA, MSSQL, Oracle, Wire Shark, and Rockwell Studio 5000
• Experience implementing Cognex vision system applications, scripting, and integration

Other:

• May require up to 10% domestic and/or international travel to other sites and locations
• This role requires 100% onsite presence, Mon – Fri, to be effective
• Occasional weekend hours may be necessary during automation deployments

Johnson & Johnson is an 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, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers, internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Analytical Reasoning, Computerized Equipment Skills, Emerging Technologies, Gemba Kaizen, Issue Escalation, Lean Supply Chain Management, Problem Solving, Process Control, Process Engineering, Process Oriented, Product Improvements, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Application, Situational Awareness, Supply Planning, Technical Research, Technologically Savvy, Validation Testing

Johnson & Johnson is an 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, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers, internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.