Production Supervisor - Shockwave Medical (Shift A))

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 Function:
Supply Chain Manufacturing

Job Sub Function:
Manufacturing Assembly

Job Category:
People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:
Alajuela, Costa Rica

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson is hiring for a Production Supervisor to join our team located in Shockwave Medical Costa Rica.

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

Ready to join a team that’s pioneering the development and commercialization of Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) to treat complex calcified cardiovascular disease.

Our Shockwave Medical portfolio aims to establish a new standard of care for medical device treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease through its differentiated and proprietary local delivery of sonic pressure waves for the treatment of calcified plaque.


* Ensures compliance to quality systems (FDA, GMP, QSR, ISO), product specifications, process instructions, safety requirements and company policies.  Includes the diligent management of non-conformances to ensure appropriate corrective and preventive actions.


* Estimates materials, tools and supply requirements and provides coordination of fulfillment.


* Participates in procedures and processes to improve manufacturing.


* Creates, routes, collaborates and approves document change orders that affect production documentation.


* Supports experimental builds using documented guidelines provided by engineers. 


* Leads production team in achieving production goals around Safety, Quality, Service and Cost.


* Identifies team members’ training requirements and ensures that individuals are appropriately trained before assignment to a work detail.


* Hires, trains, develops and evaluates production personnel to ensure the appropriate resources and talent are in place.


* Evaluates team member’s performance as well as development opportunities on a regular basis in a written performance review.


* Retains responsibility for product from initial assembly to final distribution.

Schedules and organizes assigned manufacturing lines to achieve 100% product availability and maintain targeted levels of inventories.


* Monitors daily work metrics and provides direction and guidance to skilled nonexempt staff to achieve unit or project goals and troubleshoot work problems with employees; convey a sense of...