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Job Function:

Supply Chain Manufacturing

Job Sub Function:

Manufacturing Process Improvement

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Schaffhausen, Switzerland

Job Description:

Optical Inspection Operations support is recruiting for a Senior Process Engineer, located in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.

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 less invasive, and solutions are personalized. 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 https://www.jnj.com/.

Are you interested in joining a team that is passionate about groundbreaking biomedicine operations that positively improve the lives of patients? Do you want to work for an employer with an excellent record in employee continuous professional development and business improvement? Apply today to J&J!

We are looking for a Senior Process Engineer – Optical Inspection who will work closely with multiple functions on site and globally, including Operations, Engineering, Quality Assurance, MSAT, Planning, and Business Excellence. This role focuses on establishing and standardizing processes to improve performance and quality. The Senior Process Engineer applies a strong end‑to‑end mindset to ensure safety, right‑first‑time production, and continuous improvement in reliability, speed, and cost optimization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the identification and realization of continuous improvement and value stream optimization opportunities through lean and six sigma methodologies

• Coach process engineers of the Optical Inspection operation support team working on process optimization and compliance projects

• Lead projects related to lean material flow and operational efficiency

• Collaborate closely with the Digital & Technology team to deliver effective ways of collecting, visualizing and analyzing relevant data for process improvements and problem solving

Qualifications 

Education:

• Minimum of a Bachelor's/University or equivalent degree required; focused degree in Nature Sciences, Engineering, Information Technology, or Industrial Automation (Technical, Data Analytics, or Statistical degrees) or equivalent is preferred

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience

• Experience in Operations, Engineering, Quality Assurance, MSAT, Planning, or Business Excellence

• Affinity with data and digital solutions with an ability to identify and explain key insights from data

• Drive to continuously improve and challenge the status quo

• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence without direct authority, across functional teams and different levels of organization leadership

• Requires fluency in English plus preference is also German speaking capability (written and oral)

• Collaboration with others and work well in project teams

• Self-driven, well-organized and able to set own targets

 

 

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Agile Manufacturing, Business Valuations, Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Control (CMC), Consulting, Controls Compliance, Developing Others, Good Automated Manufacturing Practice (GAMP), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Inclusive Leadership, ISO 9001, Leadership, Plant Operations, Process Control, Process Improvements, Quality Management Systems (QMS), Quality Standards, Quality Systems Documentation, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Team Management, Time Management