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**Job Function: **
Supply Chain Engineering
**Job Sub Function: **
Manufacturing Engineering
Job Category:
Scientific/Technology
All Job Posting Locations:
Limerick, Ireland
Job Description:
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly experienced and technically outstanding Staff Manufacturing Engineer to play a key role in shaping manufacturing performance, capability, and strategy within a fast-paced, highly automated, and regulated manufacturing environment.
In this role, you will provide staff-level technical leadership across manufacturing operations, driving improvements in equipment performance, process capability, yield and output. You will lead complex, high-impact initiatives, influence technical direction across functions, and help build future manufacturing capability through innovation, standardisation, and the delivery of robust engineering solutions that support safe, efficient, and fully compliant manufacturing.
What You’ll Do
As Staff Manufacturing Engineer, you will:
− Act as a staff-level technical leader in the deployment of manufacturing and automation solutions that improve process capability, equipment performance, quality, and output across multiple value streams or manufacturing areas.
− Lead the design, installation, qualification, optimisation, and standardisation of manufacturing processes, equipment, tooling, and controls, ensuring scalable and sustainable solutions are deployed across the organisation where appropriate.
− Provide expert troubleshooting support and technical direction on complex process and equipment issues, using structured problem-solving, data-driven analysis, and engineering judgement to deliver sustainable improvements.
− Partner closely with operations, quality, maintenance, validation, supply chain, and other engineering disciplines to define technical direction and implement robust solutions across manufacturing systems.
− Identify, prioritise, and lead high-value continuous improvement initiatives that enhance yield, reduce cost, increase capacity, and strengthen overall manufacturing competitiveness.
− Lead complex technical projects from concept through implementation, providing clear direction, strong execution, effective risk management, and timely communication on progress, challenges, and outcomes.
− Influence cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders to support day-to-day manufacturing needs while shaping longer-term engineering priorities, standards, and investment decisions.
− Mentor and coach engineers, technicians, and project teams by sharing technical expertise, building capability, and helping to raise engineering standards across the organisation.
− Ensure timely and effective completion of Quality System deliverables including CAPAs, non-conformances, audit actions, change controls, and associated technical documentation.
− Ensure safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements are fully integrated into the design, purchase, modification, and operation of new and existing manufacturing equipment.
− Contribute to the development and execution of strategic engineering goals, technology roadmaps, and site capability-building plans, helping to shape future manufacturing direction.
− Support plant and engineering strategic initiatives by bringing technical expertise, urgency, and execution focus to critical business priorities.
− Champion a culture of environmental, health, and safety excellence by ensuring all activities are carried out responsibly and in full compliance with site and company expectations.
What You’ll Bring
Essential:
− A bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial, Process, Automation, or a related Engineering discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
− 10+ years of technical engineering experience in a regulated manufacturing environment, with a strong track record in advanced troubleshooting, problem resolution, and technical leadership.
− The ability to take ownership, work independently, and deliver results in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.
− Strong project leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence across functions and levels, including senior technical and operational stakeholders.
− Excellent attention to detail, sound technical judgement, and strong documentation discipline.
− Advanced analytical and experimental problem-solving capability, with the ability to apply data, engineering principles, and structured methodologies to solve complex manufacturing challenges and improve productivity, quality, and yield.
Key Competencies
We’re looking for someone who brings:
− Exceptional technical leadership with the ability to mentor engineers, technicians, and cross-functional teams, act as a recognised escalation point, and help elevate engineering standards across the site.
− Strong technical judgement and decision-making ability, with a proven capacity to assess risk, resolve ambiguity, and prioritise work in line with business, quality, and operational needs.
− Strong data-driven and analytical capability, including the use of structured problem-solving, statistical techniques, and manufacturing performance data to support decision-making, standardisation, and continuous improvement.
− Outstanding ability to influence across functions, communicate with clarity, and build strong working relationships to deliver technical, operational, and strategic outcomes.
− A proactive, resilient, and hands-on approach, with a strong sense of ownership, urgency, and commitment to delivering results in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
− Demonstrated ability to strengthen long-term manufacturing capability through innovation, technology adoption, standardisation, and continuous improvement leadership.
**Required Skills: **
Preferred Skills:
Accelerating, Coaching, Compliance Risk, Critical Thinking, Facility Management, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Lean Manufacturing Principles, Lean Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Performance Measurement, Product Design, Program Management, Project Engineering, Project Schedule, Robotic Automation, Safety-Oriented, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Application, Technologically Savvy
The anticipated base pay range for this position is:
€63,300.00 - €101,315.00
Benefits:
In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.
*This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.