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Job Function:

Supply Chain Manufacturing

Job Sub Function:

Manufacturing Product & Packaging Operations

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Santa Clara, California, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson RAD (Robotics and Digital) is seeking Manufacturing Manager – OTTAVA, for our Santa Clara, Location.

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 https://www.jnj.com/ (https://www.jnj.com/.

About MedTech Surgery 

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 surgery? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Surgery team will give you the chance to deliver surgical technologies and solutions to surgeons and healthcare professionals around the world. Your contributions will help effectively treat some of the world’s most prevalent conditions such as obesity, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Patients are waiting. 

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

Purpose:

The Manufacturing Manager leads a team of individual contributors and supervisors responsible for daily manufacturing operations. This leader ensures safe, reliable, and efficient production while developing the team, optimizing processes, and supporting product maturity. The role reports to the Director, Manufacturing Site Leader, and serves as a key partner to cross functional stakeholders across Supply Chain, Engineering, and Quality. 

Key Role Responsibilities:

• Lead daily manufacturing operations to achieve safety, quality, output, and cost targets in a fast‑growing environment. 
• Apply strong technical and electromechanical manufacturing expertise to resolve issues, improve processes, and support product maturity. 
• Allocate resources effectively and ensure robust training, coaching, and development for the production team. 
• Standardize and scale manufacturing processes to improve throughput, yield, and operational efficiency. 

• Evaluate production performance and drive continuous improvement, including adoption of new tools and technologies. 
• Partner cross‑functionally to maintain alignment on build readiness, issue resolution, and operational priorities. 
• Provide hands‑on leadership that fosters a culture of trust, accountability, and continuous improvement. 

Qualifications

Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Operations Management, Business, Manufacturing, or related field—or equivalent experience. 
• 7+ years of manufacturing experience, including 3+ years in a manager role. 
• Demonstrated success leading teams in a high-complex, fast-paced production environment. 
• Excellent communication, leadership, and cross-functional collaboration skills. 
• Proven ability to introduce and sustain operational improvements. 
• Experience with ERP/MES systems and data-driven operations management.        

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in capital equipment, high-tech, electromechanical hardware, semiconductor, medical device, or complex robotics manufacturing. 
• Six Sigma certification or Lean Manufacturing training and/or certification. 
• Experience supporting NPI through volume ramp up, especially in regulated environments. 

 Other:

• May require up to 10% of domestic and/or international travel
• The attendance policy required for this role is fully Onsite

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 an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers , internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource. 

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The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$118,000.00 to $179,035.00

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