Position: Asset Reliability Lead
Reporting to: Process & Asset Reliability Manager
Location: Leeds, UK
Contract: Full Time/Permanent
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/.
Job Position Summary
Oversee daily operations and coordination of the asset reliability function, including maintenance and calibration teams. Ensure optimal performance and reliability of production assets while complying with safety regulations. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet strategic goals and enhance equipment efficiency.

The responsibilities & the impact you will have:

• Foster a culture of Quality First, Safety Always.
• Work with management to establish asset reliability and maintenance objectives.
• Lead preventive maintenance, equipment repairs, and calibration activities.
• Supports the implementation of asset reliability, capital investment and plant strategic initiatives.
• Assists with coordination of processes and assignments for asset reliability, maintenance engineering and asset calibration activities to ensure the delivery of consistent maintenance programs and engineering repair projects.
• Leads the implementation of preventive maintenance programs, equipment repairs, equipment calibration and maintenance engineering projects that contribute to the optimization and increased productivity of the organization’s manufacturing facilities and equipment.
• Devises risk assessments and provides input regarding the integration and utilization of new equipment and machinery by conducting engineering reviews of proposed equipment to assess reliability, maintenance costs, calibration activities and identifying unknown safety risks.
• Responsible for managing operational aspects of their team (e.g., workflow, performance, and compliance), as well as ensuring achievement of team goals within expected standards and agreed timelines.
• Conduct risk assessments for new equipment integration.
• Manage team performance, workflow, and compliance with standards.
• Attend daily Value Stream meetings to address operational actions.
• Collaborate with departments to position the plant as a Best-in-Class facility.
• Actively participate in and/or lead Joints Network Engineering and Technical Services initiatives.
• Develop budget and provide financial updates related to maintenance.
• Supervise team performance and identify training needs.
• Participate in engineering initiatives and support capacity increase projects.
• Ensure compliance with all safety and quality regulations.

QUALIFICATIONS

We would love to hear from you, if you have the following requirements:

Essential:

• Degree in Engineering or Science; 4-5 years in Maintenance/Operations roles.
• Experience in process engineering and asset reliability.
• Proven leadership and decision-making skills.

Desirable:

• Experience in medical devices or regulated manufacturing.
• echnical experience in furnace/poro-coat process, CNC machining, calibration, clean room environment and packaging processes (for Leeds role)
• Knowledge of relevant technical processes and regulations.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Excellent communication skills with stakeholders.
• Strong coaching and mentoring abilities.
• Organized with attention to detail.
• Capacity for continuous improvement and flexibility in a dynamic environment.

This is what awaits YOU at J&J:
This is an opportunity to work within groundbreaking MedTech and to be a member of a Johnson & Johnson company, with an excellent record in employee continuous professional development and business improvement.
We are passionate about our work; we play vital roles across a range of professional disciplines and care deeply about our customers and communities. At Johnson & Johnson our culture enables dynamic and impactful careers.

Whether you’re one of the 1000+ people who work here, or you’re considering joining the team, we offer:

• An opportunity to be part of a global market leader.
• A dynamic and inspiring working environment.
• Opportunities to work on challenging projects and assignments.
• Possibilities for further personal and professional development/education
• Excellent Benefits

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• Foster a culture of Quality First, Safety Always.
• Work with management to establish asset reliability and maintenance objectives.
• Lead preventive maintenance, equipment repairs, and calibration activities.
• Supports the implementation of asset reliability, capital investment and plant strategic initiatives.
• Assists with coordination of processes and assignments for asset reliability, maintenance engineering and asset calibration activities to ensure the delivery of consistent maintenance programs and engineering repair projects.
• Leads the implementation of preventive maintenance programs, equipment repairs, equipment calibration and maintenance engineering projects that contribute to the optimization and increased productivity of the organization’s manufacturing facilities and equipment.
• Devises risk assessments and provides input regarding the integration and utilization of new equipment and machinery by conducting engineering reviews of proposed equipment to assess reliability, maintenance costs, calibration activities and identifying unknown safety risks.
• Responsible for managing operational aspects of their team (e.g., workflow, performance, and compliance), as well as ensuring achievement of team goals within expected standards and agreed timelines.
• Conduct risk assessments for new equipment integration.
• Manage team performance, workflow, and compliance with standards.
• Attend daily Value Stream meetings to address operational actions.
• Collaborate with departments to position the plant as a Best-in-Class facility.
• Actively participate in and/or lead Joints Network Engineering and Technical Services initiatives.
• Develop budget and provide financial updates related to maintenance.
• Supervise team performance and identify training needs.
• Participate in engineering initiatives and support capacity increase projects.
• Ensure compliance with all safety and quality regulations