BEX Coop

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/.

The Bussiness Excellence team drives excellence in execution, promote responsiveness to our patients, capability building to our employees and led continuous improvement & competitiveness initiatives across the organization. The team leads large-scale operational improvement initiatives, develops, and implements strategies that drive process improvement and cost competitiveness, and builds strong relationships with key stakeholders across the organization The OPex (Operational Excellence) team is also responsible for cultural foundation, drive CI (Continuous Improvement) align business priorities and monitor results.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

The CB&R Coop will implement projects using continuous improvement methodologies to enhance the reliability of our operations and ensure that employees are trained effectively.

The Co-Op will assess the capability needs of the organization, support and build training programs, and design and implement strategies to improve the skills, knowledge, and capabilities of our workforce to meet current and future organizational needs.The Co-Op will analyze reliability drivers and collaborate with a multi-functional team to drive data-driven action to enable reliability improvements.

• Collaborate in the development of a lean leadership programs to accelerate talent and competencies by equipping mid-management leaders with lean principles, tools, behaviors, and practical solutions that help them respond to challenges in their organization.
• Reinvigorate the gemba process by creating a culture that supports continuous and sustainable improvements. Gets leaders to go where the work is being done and interacts directly with the process and people who are doing the work as part of the Leadership Standard work.
• Promote CI Belt Certification Program by standardizing the Yellow Belt Program.
• Expand Lean Health Check Assessors Pool - develop a greater network of CI leaders within our MTO (Manufacturing & Technical Operations) organization.
• Assess, leverage & deploy a comprehensive curriculum (such as JnJ Learn or Workforce of the Future) that focuses on Digital, Change Leadership, Critical Thinking & Problem Solving.
• Use digital products to compare and analyze data to improve reliability, drive continuous improvement & transformation at our manufacturing sites.
• Support Change Management Strategies and data collection for listed initiatives.

Qualifications

• Be legally authorized to work in Puerto Rico and the U.S. and must not require sponsorship for employment visa status now or in the future (e.g., H1-B status).
• Be actively enrolled pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in an accredited college/institution and be in good academic standing. Min. 4th year of study. Engineering field, Computer/Software & Industrial preferred.
• Requiresa minimum GPA of 3.0.
• Previous co-op work experience in pharmaceutical industry is a plus.
• Extracurricular experience (i.e., as a student association membership) in a related field is necessary.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) is required.
• Proficiency in Computerized Information Systems is preferred.
• Ability to demonstrate strong analytical and quantitative skills, excellent communication, and presentation skills; possesses strong leadership qualities.
• Ability to lead multiple projects and initiatives while maintaining a strong sense of urgency.
• Must be a self-starter with ability to work independently.
• Availability to work full-time (40 hours per week) during the co-op position.
• Availability to work flexible hours.
• Candidate must be fully bilingual (Spanish - English)

Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and 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, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.