Manager Operations

Responsibilities

• Strategic operational leadership
• Define and deliver the production strategy for the site in line with business objectives.
• Translate demand forecasts into capacity, resource and shift plans.
• Prioritize production initiatives and investments to balance short‑term delivery and long‑term capability.
• Performance & delivery ownership
• Own area KPIs: throughput, on‑time delivery, yield, OEE and cost per unit.
• Drive performance reviews, escalation processes and corrective actions through Senior Production Leads.
• Ensure robust shift handovers and continuity across multi‑shift operations.
• People leadership & capability development
• Line‑manage and develop Supervisors; set goals, coach and assess leadership performance.
• Build succession plans and talent pipelines for leadership and critical operator roles.
• Promote a high‑performance culture focused on safety, quality and continuous improvement.
• Quality, compliance & audit readiness
• Ensure consistent GMP compliance across production areas and preparedness for internal and external audits.
• Own major incident and deviation management and ensure sustainable corrective/preventive actions.
• Oversee change control, validation and qualification activities as they impact production.
• Continuous improvement & transformation
• Sponsor and lead cross‑functional CI programs (Lean, Six Sigma, OEE optimization, digitalization).
• Deliver productivity, yield and cost improvement projects at scale.
• Embed data‑driven problem solving and standard work across teams.
• Technical & maintenance alignment
• Coordinate equipment strategy, availability targets and capital requests with Engineering and Maintenance.
• Prioritize reliability and maintenance improvements that materially impact production KPIs.
• Financial & commercial accountability
• Manage production operating budgets, labor costs and productivity targets.
• Work with Supply Chain and Planning to minimize stockouts, expedite costs and obsolescence.
• Stakeholder management & governance
• Act as the primary production representative for senior leadership, Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain and Commercial functions.
• Provide timely reporting, risk assessments and mitigation plans.
• Health, Safety & Environment
• Ensure a safe working environment; meet EHS targets and embed risk reduction practices.
• Qualifications & Skills
• Education: Bachelor degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, or equivalent; relevant professional development.
• Experience: 10+ years in manufacturing/production with progressive leadership responsibility; minimum 3-5 years leadership experience in regulated manufacturing.
• Regulatory: deep working knowledge of GMP, SOPs, traceability, validation and audit expectatio

Benefits

Additional Information

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 jnj.com . As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit. Job Function: Supply Chain Manufacturing Job Sub Function: Manufacturing Product & Packaging Operations Job Category: Professional All Job Posting Locations: Uppsala, Uppsala County, Sweden Job Description: About Vision 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 on the possibilities of vision treatments? Ready to join a team that's reimagining how vision is improved? Our Vision team solves the toughest health challenges. Help combine cutting-edge insights, science, technology, and people to encourage eye care professionals and patients to proactively protect, correct and enhance healthy sight for life. Our products and services address these needs - from the pediatric to aging eye - in a patient's lifetime. Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech Purpose of the role Drive safe, compliant and cost‑effective manufacturing delivery by translating business strategy into operational execution. Own end‑to‑end production performance (volume, quality, cost, delivery), develop leadership capability through supervisors and lead continuous improvement and change initiatives to improve throughput, yield and equipment effectiveness while maintaining regulatory compliance (GMP, SOPs).

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