Senior Process Engineer

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Johnson & Johnson, Cilag AG in Schaffhausen, seeks a Senior Process Engineer to build and run a site wide reliability function across Parenterals, Optical Inspection/Device Assembly Packaging, Utilities and Synthetics. You will own the reliability strategy, governance, standards and KPIs, lead a team of four Reliability Engineers, and partner with Operations, Quality, Engineering, Validation, Supply Chain and EHS. Core focus areas include design for reliability, preventive and predictive maintenance, failure analysis, spare parts optimization and lifecycle risk management to boost uptime and product quality. Emphasize cross functional leadership, GMP compliance, experience with FMEA and RCA, MTBF MTTR and CMMS driven analytics, and a proven track record of reducing downtime. Craft your application to show impact with metrics, collaboration across departments and a clear fit with Our Credo, onsite in Schaffhausen.

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Job Function:

Supply Chain Engineering

Job Sub Function:

Process Engineering

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Schaffhausen, Switzerland

Job Description:

Cilag AG is currently recruiting a Senior Process Engineer be located in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.

 

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

Cilag AG in Schaffhausen belongs to the group of Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine and manufactures high quality pharmaceutical products, active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and medical devices. Today Cilag AG is one of the largest pharmaceutical manufacturers in Switzerland supplying all the major global markets. The Schaffhausen facility is a strategic launch and growth site for parenteral products, and we have an impressive pipeline of new and innovative products.

The GET (Global Engineering Technology) organization operates as one integrated team in the delivery of Engineering, Maintenance and Automation activities. This occurs in a standard, coordinated and consistent manner in support of the current and future requirements of our Manufacturing & Technical Organization (MTO) and in conjunction with key partners, to create one integrated internal/external network.

Purpose / Role Summary

• Lead, build and operationalize a site-wide reliability engineering function across four critical areas (Parenterals, Optical Inspection / Device Assembly Packaging, Utilities, Synthetics).
• Own the reliability strategy, governance, standards and key performance metrics for the site. Provide technical leadership, prioritize reliability initiatives, mentor a team of 4 discipline-focused reliability engineers, and partner with Operations, Quality, Engineering, Validation, Supply Chain and EHS.
• Establish repeatable processes for failure analysis, design-for-reliability, preventive and predictive maintenance, spare parts optimization, and lifecycle risk management to improve equipment uptime, product quality and cost of ownership.
   

Core Responsibilities

• Strategy & Governance
  Define the site reliability vision, objectives and roadmap aligned to business goals.Create reliability standards, policies, and governance (FMEA lifecycle, RCA, design reviews, test plans).Set KPIs and reporting cadence (MTBF, MTTR, availability, planned maintenance compliance, failure rate trends, cost of downtime).
• Team Leadership & Structure
  Hire, onboard and develop 4 Reliability Engineers (one per department listed).Establish clear roles, responsibilities, escalation paths and dotted-line relationships with department engineering and operations managers.Coach and mentor engineers on technical methods, project management, stakeholder engagement and performance metrics.
• Technical Program Delivery
  Lead site-level reliability projects (asset criticality assessments, RCM implementation, obsolescence mitigation, redesigns to reduce failure modes).Ensure coordinated reliability activities across departments to reduce cross-functional risk (e.g., utilities impacting production lines).Oversee and approve equipment reliability studies, life testing, accelerated aging where required.
• Data & Tools
  Implement or optimize reliability data infrastructure: CMMS integration, failure modes register, reliability databases, dashboards and analytics (trend analysis, Weibull / life distribution modeling).Use data-driven methods for root cause analysis and prioritization (RCA, FMEA, fault-tree analysis).
• Quality, Compliance & Risk Management
  Ensure reliability solutions meet regulatory and quality requirements (GMP expectations for Parenterals and Device Assembly).Support change control, validation activities, CAPA investigations and audit responses related to reliability issues.Drive risk mitigation for critical equipment that affects product quality, safety, or supply continuity.
• Stakeholder Management
  Serve as primary reliability interface to Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, Procurement and Supply Chain.Present roadmap, status and results to site leadership; quantify business impact (reduction in downtime, cost savings, risk reduction).

 

 

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