Manufacturing Manager

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 jnj.com.

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Job Function:

Supply Chain Manufacturing

Job Sub Function:

Plant Management

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America

Job Description:

About Vision:

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 vision treatments? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how vision is improved? Our Vision team solves the toughest health challenges. Help combine cutting-edge insights, science, technology, and people to encourage eye care professionals and patients to proactively protect, correct and enhance healthy sight for life. Our products and services address these needs – from the pediatric to aging eye – in a patient’s lifetime.  

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech 

The Manufacturing Manager is responsible for leading the Formulations and Raw Materials Warehouse organizations supporting Jacksonville manufacturing operations, R&D activities, and new product introductions. This role provides leadership for warehouse operations, inventory management, production support, and third-party logistics activities while ensuring the reliable supply of raw materials and formulations needed to meet production objectives.

The Manager is accountable for operational performance, budget management, compliance, personnel development, and continuous improvement initiatives across warehouse and formulation support operations. This position ensures adherence to GMP, quality, environmental, health and safety, and regulatory requirements while driving operational excellence in safety, quality, service, cost, and delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Leads the Formulations and Raw Materials Warehouse teams, including support for production, R&D, and new product activities.
• Accountable for operational performance, budget ownership, personnel leadership, and service delivery across formulations and warehouse operations and in support of business needs
• Oversight of internal and external warehouse operations, raw material flow, receiving, storage, inventory control, and support for multi-plant monomer manufacturing.
• Strong focus on safety, quality, compliance, cost, schedule, and service performance.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Planning, Operations, Quality Compliance, Finance, and other departments to resolve issues and support business needs.
• Drives continuous improvement in quality, productivity, cost, space utilization, inventory control, equipment, facilities, and processes.
• Responsibility for GMP, FDA, J&J, EHS, regulatory, audit, non-conformance, CAPA, and quality system compliance.
• Directly supervises, develops, trains, and motivates team members, with emphasis on capability building, engagement, safety, and quality mindset.
• Reviews operational results in the areas of safety, quality, cost, and schedule; and initiatives changes to address non-conformities.
• Ensures adherence to all J&J requirements and other regulatory/EHS requirements.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by management.
• Manage third-party logistics providers and warehouse service partners to ensure service, compliance, and cost expectations are achieved.
• Recruit, lead, develop, coach, and retain a high-performing team while fostering a culture of safety, accountability, engagement, and continuous improvement.

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Logistics, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience leading warehouse, supply chain, manufacturing support, or materials management operations.
• Strong knowledge of inventory management, warehouse operations, and material flow processes.
• Experience working within GMP-regulated environments and quality systems.
• Working knowledge of FDA regulations, compliance requirements, and audit readiness practices.
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing and developing teams.
• Strong problem-solving, decision-making, and organizational skills.
• Experience managing operational budgets and controlling costs.
• Ability to effectively collaborate across multiple functional areas.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with warehouse management systems (WMS), inventory systems, and Microsoft Office applications.

Preferred Skills

• Master's Degree (MBA, MS, or related field).
• Experience in pharmaceutical, medical device, healthcare, or other highly regulated manufacturing environments.
• Experience managing third-party logistics (3PL) providers and external warehouse operations.
• Lean, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement certification.
• Experience leading capital improvements, facility upgrades, or process optimization projects.
• Knowledge of ERP systems such as SAP.
• Demonstrated success driving operational excellence, inventory optimization, and productivity improvements.
• Strong project management and change management capabilities.
• Experience supporting new product introductions (NPI) and manufacturing scale-up activities.

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 accommodation, please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

“If you are under 18 years of age, you (the candidate) may need to obtain the necessary working papers or other documentation required by state law to start the assignment, as well as get a parent’s consent for the background check.

 

 

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Agile Manufacturing, Developing Others, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Manufacturing Compliance, Manufacturing Safety, Motivating People, Organizational Project Management, Organizing, Plant Operations, Process Improvements, Resource Planning, Strategic Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Processes, Tactical Planning, Team Management