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 Manufacturing **Job Sub** **Function:** Plant Management **Job Category:** People Leader **All Job Posting Locations:** Manatí, Puerto Rico, United States of America, San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, United States of America **Job Description:** The Sr Director – Plant Manager directs activities of medical device manufacturing plants to include oversight for production, engineering, maintenance, labor relations, process excellence and regulatory compliance. Partners with and drives supporting functions to include quality assurance, human resources, finance, planning, as well as safety and environmental to ensure execution, compliance, and proper reporting. **Responsibilities:** Under general direction and in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws/regulations and Corporate Johnson & Johnson, procedures and guidelines, this position: STRATEGY + Participates in formulating and executing operations-wide strategies and objectives. Takes the lead in developing plant manufacturing strategies and objectives. + Drives strategic projects to optimize supply chain and product and process quality and to reduce costs and move the organization to a world-class benchmark. EXECUTION + Develops, monitors and effectively utilizes dashboards, control charts and operational indicators and takes action to correct those situations which are not in line with established controls or targets. + Effectively manages and resource human, material, and capital resources to meet quality, customer service, financial, EH&S, and product and process improvement targets. QUALITY + Works diligently to significantly reduce all forms of critical defects and as part of a wider integrated product recall prevention plan strive to completely eliminate “field-issues” on a permanent basis. + Develops and sustains a culture of waste reduction and, in conjunction with the above and first pass rolled throughput yield remediation, effect an ongoing and sustained improvement in product and process quality. COMPLIANCE + Serves as Management with Executive Responsibility for the plant concerning EC Medical Device Directive and FDA requirements. + Ensures the Quality System is regularly audited/reviewed, and that appropriate preventive and corrective actions are identified and executed to improve quality results. + Ensures fulfillment of all safety, industrial hygiene, environmental and labor regulatory requirements. FINANCIAL + Develops and successfully monitor the plant to meet or exceed the agreed business plan. + Drives identification and successfully implement cost improvement projects (CIP’s). + Fulfills all business plan financial, cash flow, and other obligations. ORGANIZATIONAL + Personally uses Six Sigma and Lean tools effectively and creates a culture that ensures all levels of management are effectively using these tools along with credible and simple metrics to significantly improve business results. + Recommends and implement employee development programs to raise the associate’s capabilities. Develops solid succession plans that have “ready now” associates for all direct reports and other key positions. + Creates a compelling work environment in which every associate is valued and recognized for their contribution to our success. + Builds and continues to develop a strong, solid, cohesive extended operations leadership team. Aligned, inclusive and confident in openly challenging the leader and each other. ENGINEERING + Effectively manages the Engineering function to simplify routings, significantly improve process capability, reliability and consistency to develop global production processes and equipment designs and to significantly reduce the product standard cost base. + Comply with all environmental, safety and occupational health policies (i.e., ISO14001 & OSHAS 18001). + Responsible for communicating business related issues or opportunities to next management level. + Performs other duties assigned as needed. **Qualifications:** + BA/BS or equivalent. Prefer engineering or technical degree. + 10+ years of previous experience in Operations to include six years of direct, hands-on production management. Experience in engineering, logistics and/or other related operations functions is preferred. + Prefer prior experience in medical device manufacturing with knowledge of ISO and FDA requirements. + Availability to work various schedules, which may include 1st, 2nd, 3rd shifts and/or 12-hour daily shifts, including weekends and holidays. + Bilingual (Spanish/English). + Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification or equivalent, preferred. If not certified, at a minimum, must have proven, first-hand experience in effectively utilizing control charts. + Requires practical, first-hand experience in successfully applying Lean tools such as JIT, 5S, Kaizen, and Value Stream Mapping to create value improvement gains. + Experience in using US cost accounting methods, variance reporting and budgeting. Balance sheet, cash flow, and investment analysis skills (cost/benefit) required. + Ability to initiate and manage change as well as build effective teams across manufacturing and support areas. + Proven project management skills. + Ability to master complexity and ambiguity in a dynamic environment. + Results driven and decisive, proactive, responsive. + Ability to create, communicate and deploy vision, strategies, and goals for the organization. + Strong analytical and communication skills + Ability to recruit and develop high performers and value diversity. **About Surgery** 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 surgery? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Surgery team will give you the chance to deliver surgical technologies and solutions to surgeons and healthcare professionals around the world. Your contributions will help effectively treat some of the world’s most prevalent conditions such as obesity, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Patients are waiting. Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech 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 and 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, please email the Employee Health Support Center (ra-employeehealthsup@its.jnj.com) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource. **Required Skills:** **Preferred Skills:**