Production engineer

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Job Function:

Supply Chain Manufacturing

Job Sub Function:

Manufacturing Pharmaceutical Process Operations

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium

Job Description:

Functieomschrijving:

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a (Senior) Production Engineer in Beerse, Belgium

At Johnson & Johnson, everyone is committed to make a difference in people's lives and to push the boundaries of what science and innovation can achieve. The values that guide our decision-making are spelled out in Our Credo. Put simply, Our Credo challenges us to put the needs and well-being of the people we serve first: our patients, doctors and nurses, our employees, our communities, and our customers. Together with our more than 5,000 colleagues in Belgium, all with a heart for the patient, we strive for a future in which disease is a thing of the past.

The Parenteral Packaging and Assembly department at Innovative Medicines supply chain Beerse has the goal to be a leading provider of packaging solutions, focusing on delivering high-quality, efficient, and environmentally friendly packaging products. To better support the significant growth and new product launches (TecValy, Tremfeya, Darzalex,..), we are looking for a porduction engineer.

Job Summary:

As a Production Engineer, you will be essential in ensuring the seamless, efficient, and high-quality production of packaging and assembly processes for sterile products. Your role will focus on process optimization, equipment performance, and maintaining compliance with industry standards. In pursuit of this goal, you will collaborate closely with Maintenance, Quality, Safety, MSAT and executing systems. This will be a permanent contract.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Design, develop, and optimize packaging and assembly processes to improve throughput and quality.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including MSAT, quality, supply chain, and maintenance/executing systems to support product launches and continuous improvement.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to manufacturing, assembly line processes, and equipment performance.
• Ensure processes are compliant with GMP, and other regulatory standards relevant to innovative medicines.
• Implement Lean, Six Sigma, standard work or other continuous improvement strategies to reduce waste and increase efficiency.
• Support change control, documentation, and training for new and existing processes.
• Analyse production data to identify inefficiencies (OEE) or non-conformances and develop corrective actions. (Knowledge of Power BI, Tableau,..)
• Promote a safe working environment.

Qualifications:

Education:

• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree or equivalent University degree in a Science, Technology or Engineering field is required. Master's degree is preferred.

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• An innovative drive to make the difference and achieve results. Combination of analytical and technical skills to understand and solve complex issues as well as derive related business needs.
• Ability to efficiently execute technology study work and optimization projects in a commercial production environment
• Familiarity with robotics, automation lines and qualification processes
• Passionate about bringing innovative ideas, products and services to life, demonstrating strong project management, change management skills and show a 'can do' mentality
• Flexible, can adapt to changing priorities and challenging timelines
• An individual who feels that safety and quality is of a paramount importance
• Through communicative and social skills lead to work together as a standout colleague, contributing to an energetic work environment in all levels of the organization.
• Coordination of and collaboration with a wide variety of internal and external resources, strong networker
• Understanding of regulatory requirements and industry guidelines specific to the pharmaceutical and packaging industry
• Proficient in English and Dutch

Functie:Supply Chain Engineering

Subfunctie functie functie:Project Engineering

Functiecategorie:Scientific/Technology

Primaire vacature boekingslocatie: Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium

Extra locaties voor vacatures:

Naam juridische entiteit:7555-Janssen Pharmaceutica NV Legale entiteit

Salarisschaal:26