Continuous Improvements Senior Analyst

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 Med Tech, 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.

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Supply Chain Manufacturing

Manufacturing Process Improvement

Professional

Anasco, Puerto Rico, United States of America

At Johnson & J&J, 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 Med Tech, 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  J&J Med Tech Vision Supply Chain is embarking on a Lean transformation to accelerate and innovate in the áreas of waste reduction, operational efficiency, and supply reliability. This role will support leadership in driving consistent total delivered cost improvement year over year, building a best-in-class supply chain, designing improvement roadmaps, and developing Lean capabilities for the future.

• Provide expertise on Value Stream Mapping and Kaizen methodology, processes, and tools
• Implement continuous improvement initiatives using various Lean methodologies and principles (e.g., 5S, Value Stream Mapping (VSM), Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED), Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Waste reduction, Kaizen, etc.)
• Apply a strong background in Operational Excellence, Lean Six Sigma methodologies, and Black Belt certification to drive continuous improvement, strengthen operational performance, eliminate waste, and improve productivity across production lines.
• Track progress, report metrics, and provide leadership team updates
• Collect and/or create best-in-practice tools across internal, external, and industry sources; lead training and implementation of tools across JJV supply chain
• Deliver against the JJV and functional productivity, cost, inventory, capacity, and lead time annual and long-term goals
• Instill a culture of continuous improvement, and a mindset of challenging the status quo
• Adapt to a constantly evolving environment and leverage change as an opportunity to improve processes and tools
• Plan and deliver trainings in improvement methodologies to raise the organizational acumen
• Coach partners in application of Lean methodology and tools

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s or equivalent University Degree required; preferably in supply chain or engineering

• A minimum 4 years of progressive business experience in a regulated industry, with a strong background in supply chain
• Certification in industry or university
• Black belt certification
• Lean/Six Sigma/Process Excellence is required
• Proven experience in leading cross-functional projects and managing multiple priorities within a matrix organization.
• Excellent collaboration, communication, and influencing…