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**Job Function: **
Supply Chain Manufacturing
**Job Sub Function: **
Production Equipment Repair & Maintenance
Job Category:
Business Enablement/Support
All Job Posting Locations:
Grecia, Costa Rica
Job Description:
"Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopedics business to establish a standalone orthopedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals. Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes, and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.”
About Orthopedics
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 Orthopedics? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Orthopedics teams help keep more than 6 million people moving each year while delivering clinical and economic value to surgeons and healthcare systems. Our teams build solutions for joint reconstruction; trauma and craniomaxillofacial; sports, extremities, and elective foot and ankle; spine; and robotics and digital surgery.
Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech
Complies with managerial requirements for core tasks for the support function of the Production Equipment Repair & Maintenance unit, and follows routine administrative processes to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and quality of deliverables. Organizes collective data relative to the technical implementation, modification and ongoing monitoring of the quality, safety and efficiency of discrete production of unit-based items assembled from component parts. Compiles strategic data to communicate with Manufacturing Engineers to develop Repair and Maintenance schematics for the rollout of new and improved repair and maintenance processes, tools and equipment. Helps develop operational control standards and testing equipment to assess conformance with engineering specifications, including test apparatus of raw materials, parts, components, finished items and packaging. Helps identify and escalates technical production line problems to minimize finished item rejection levels, monitoring gauges and other indicators of production equipment and machinery performance. Demonstrates Johnson & Johnson’s Leadership Imperatives and Credo.
Responsible for ensuring that all the planned maintenance and/or calibration work assigned to him/her for all the production equipment is performed, keeping the expected levels of the department in the GMPs (Good Manufacturing Practices), write down of observations and communicates with his/her supervisor for correction. The activities of this position require direct supervision of the Lead Technician, Production Equipment Repair & Maintenance.
Under limited supervision and in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws/regulations and Corporate Johnson & Johnson, procedures and guidelines, this position:
Techniques:
Develops the abilities of lower-level technicians, like performing complex internal and external procedures as well as the management of out of tolerance conditions observed during the execution of any procedure. Performs procedures with a moderate and high degree of difficulty. Performs the planned activities of maintenance/calibration according to the approved methods and documentation. Participates in the transfer of new production lines. Knows the installation and validation process of the equipment required in the area assigned under the established guidelines. Can provide technical assistance and guidance to lower level technicians. Provides support and follows instructions from the Lead Technician, Production Equipment Repair & Maintenance. Exclusive for Calibration positions:
Performs calibrations to dimensional equipment using equipment such as optical comparator, vision system and/or pattern blocks. Performs calibration to equipment which indicates pressure and temperature with a moderate and high degree of difficulty and by using the Standards, thermocouples and connectors. Calibrates scales, timers and tachometers by using the standards. Exclusive for Maintenance positions:
Is responsible for the adjustments/setups of the manufacturing equipment and their corresponding documentation. Supports manufacturing with equipment and machinery repair on time.
Exclusive for Planning positions:
Develop maintenance plans and schedules for preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities. Coordinate planned work with Production, Engineering, Quality, and Maintenance teams to ensure minimal impact on operations. Ensure all work orders contain complete and accurate information, including cause, action taken, materials used, labor time, and follow‑up actions. Keep maintenance documentation updated, including PM plans, job plans, task lists, and equipment master data. Analyze maintenance data to identify trends, recurring failures, and opportunities for improvement. Ensure all planned work complies with safety regulations, GMPs and internal policies. Create and optimize job plans, including tools, PPE, estimated duration, required skills, and safety considerations. Follow up on overdue work orders and ensure proper closure and documentation in the CMMS. Support technicians with CMMS use, training, and troubleshooting related to work orders and documentation. Participate in audits and support continuous improvement initiatives for maintenance processes and asset reliability.
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**Required Skills: **
Preferred Skills:
Accountability, Agile Manufacturing, Agility Jumps, Communication, Equipment Maintenance, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Issue Escalation, Manufacturing Equipment, OSHA Compliance, Plant Operations, Predictive Maintenance, Problem Management, Process Oriented, Professional Ethics, Project Management, Repair Management, Report Writing