Mfg Operations Cont Imp Co-Op

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:
Career Programs

Job Sub Function:
Non-LDP Intern/Co-Op

Job Category:
Career Program

All Job Posting Locations:
Gurabo, Puerto Rico, United States of America

Job Description:

About Innovative Medicine

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements.

Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

We are searching for the best talent for Manufacturing Operations Continuous Improvement Co-Op to be in Gurabo, PR.


* The typical Co-op term is from January to December, 2026


* Full time requirement (40 hours per week)

Purpose:

The incumbent is responsible to make significant improvements in the assigned areas by the use of best practices and methodologies (Lean/Six Sigma).

This includes the execution of projects, coaching belts and contributing to continuous improvement environment to promote lean culture.

Work in conjunction with operations, support groups and transactional areas to reduce cost, reduce inventory and create flow aligned to customer demand, by eliminating non value added activities.

Develop current and future state value stream mapping (VSM) for the assigned areas, prioritized job jar and track progress of projects execution plan.

Support the organization and the Operations Continuous Improvement group in any initiative to improve processes through; kaizen teams, 6S, dashboards, scorecards, visual aids, standard works, checklists, time studies etc.

The incumbent candidate should be able to communicate properly and influence others.

You will be responsible for:



* Execute continuous improvement projects using methodologies.


* Support the creation of VSM, prioritized job jar, project plan and updates (continuous improvement cycle).


* Support the creation and implementations of Leader standard works.


* Engage people thru kaizen teams, improvement ideas generation, and other improvement activities.


* Support / Coach certification projects, such as Yellow Belt.


* Supporting Continuous Improvement initiatives; Lean Maturity Assessments benchmark activities, etc.


* Support the maintenance and creation of site, area dashboards, scoreca...