Production Supervisor

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Job Function:

Supply Chain Manufacturing

Job Sub Function:

Manufacturing Assembly

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson Vision, a member of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies, is recruiting for a Production Supervisor located at its manufacturing site in Jacksonville, Florida 

We are seeking a dynamic Production Supervisor to lead daily manufacturing activities and deliver safe, compliant, high-quality products on schedule and at the required cost. The ideal candidate will bring strong people leadership, operational discipline, and experience driving performance through effective resource coordination, team development, and continuous improvement. This role is pivotal in fostering an inclusive, accountable culture while partnering across functions to achieve safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, and employee-engagement objectives. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Lead daily manufacturing operations to achieve safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, and employee-engagement objectives. 

• Plan production activities, establish priorities, assign resources, and adjust staffing or workflow to meet the production schedule. 

• Provide visible floor leadership by monitoring operations, resolving issues, and ensuring timely escalation of risks and constraints. 

• Coach and develop employees through clear expectations, regular feedback, recognition, performance management, and development planning. 

• Build an inclusive, accountable team culture that promotes collaboration, ownership, respectful communication, and adherence to company values. 

• Ensure compliance with approved procedures, GMP requirements, quality systems, environmental standards, and applicable regulatory requirements. 

• Monitor operational performance using key metrics such as throughput, yield, scrap, labor efficiency, downtime, service, and inventory accuracy; implement corrective actions when results are off plan. 

• Investigate safety, quality, and operational issues; support nonconformance resolution, root-cause analysis, and effective corrective and preventive actions. 

• Partner with Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, Materials, Planning, Human Resources, and other functions to resolve production constraints and support business priorities. 

• Drive continuous improvement through Lean principles, standard work, visual management, waste reduction, and structured problem-solving. 

• Support new product introductions, process transfers, validation, equipment qualification, training, and change implementation activities. 

• Maintain accurate operational, training, attendance, performance, and compliance records, and communicate shift results, priorities, and risks to key stakeholders. 

Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, Business, Operations Management, or a related field. 

• Minimum of four years of manufacturing experience, including experience in a regulated environment. 

• Previous team leadership or supervisory experience preferred. 

• Medical device, pharmaceutical, or other highly regulated industry experience preferred. 

• Effective English communication and strong leadership, coaching, and team-building skills. 

• Knowledge of GMP, quality systems, and applicable FDA requirements; familiarity with ISO 13485 preferred. 

• Ability to analyze production data, solve problems, make decisions, and manage multiple priorities. 

• Strong collaboration, conflict-resolution, delegation, and accountability skills. 

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; experience with ERP, MRP, or manufacturing systems preferred. 

• Ability to work the assigned shift and support operational needs as required. 

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 ([email protected]) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

 

 

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Agile Manufacturing, Assembly Operations, Coaching, Controls Compliance, Data Savvy, Developing Others, Efficiency Analysis, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Manufacturing Processes, Manufacturing Science and Technology (MSAT), Plant Operations, Predictive Analytics, Predictive Maintenance, Process Oriented, Technologically Savvy, Troubleshooting