Director MTO Operational Excellence

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Supply Chain Manufacturing

Manufacturing Process Improvement

People Leader

Schaffhausen, Switzerland

Johnson and Johnson is recruiting for a Director MTO Operational Excellence.

As a member of the Site Leadership Team reporting to the Sr. Director Operational Excellence and dotted line to the site General Manager, the incumbent in this role will actively shape the development of programs and roadmaps to achieve the site’s long-term vision.

As a senior leader of a strategic site, is responsible for implementing and managing effective continuous improvement processes and governance. Participate in formulating and deploying company policies and developing the organization. Drive project portfolio management processes that provide clear and accurate information for effective decision making, to maximize value and mitigate risks.

• JJPS/Operational Excellence:
  Leads and sustains all JJPS business processes, lean leadership and the Culture of Excellence at the site.
• Value Stream Mapping
  - Maps site capabilities, identifies gaps, and delivers reliability improvements for all strategic brands.
• CIP Pipeline Process:
  This person is the DRI for the CIP pipeline process, yearly site CIP targets, support business planning/financial cycles, manage the site cost improvement portfolio in Planisware, and the CIP site KPI.
• Site Performance Management Process:
  Ensures adherence to performance management cadence, execution & prepares site performance review decks for external platform reporting.
• Lead Key Site/Global Programs:
  Lead the deployment & execution of key OPEX Strategic Initiatives and programs such as Smart Change Over & OEE Program, Golden Batch, Waste to Excellence/Yield, ZBB, Ideation Workshops for GP Improvement, etc.
• Capability Building:
  Provide guidance and standards for training of YB, GB and BBs at the site. Provides coaching & mentoring to candidates for Project Management and Lean/Six Sigma certifications.
• Strategy Deployment:
  Partners with the other leaders to develop and execute the site Vision, Mission & Long-Term Strategic Roadmap aligned with MTO & Platform Strategy. Use business metrics, analytics, internal and external data to generate insights as inputs to shape strategic direction, goals and objectives and decision making at appropriate levels. Coordinates development and deployment of the Site’s Goals & Objectives. Supports deployment of change management programs.

Quality at the source, improve flow & pull, focus on progress

• CIP Pipeline Process
• JJPS
• VSM
• Performance Management
• Base Business

Create Value for the customer

• Global and Site Programs deployment

Culture of Excellence, Lean Leadership

• Coaching & Mentoring
• Belt Certification
• Talent Development
• Succession Planning
• O…