Manufacturing Engineering Manager

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Job Function:

Supply Chain Engineering

Job Sub Function:

Manufacturing Engineering

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Limerick, Ireland

Job Description:

Manufacturing Engineering Manager - Johnson & Johnson MedTech, Limerick

The Manufacturing Engineering Manager will lead a high-performing technical engineering team responsible for sustaining, improving, and optimising complex automated manufacturing equipment, systems, and processes in a high-volume Medical Device manufacturing environment.

This role provides an excellent opportunity to influence manufacturing performance in a highly automated, regulated production setting, while developing engineering talent and delivering meaningful improvements in safety, equipment reliability, process capability, compliance, cost, yield, and operational efficiency.

The successful candidate will set the technical direction for the team, align engineering priorities with site and business objectives, and ensure effective execution of production support, automation improvement projects, validation activities, safety risk reduction initiatives, change control, and compliance deliverables.

Working closely with Operations, Quality, Process Engineering, Automation, Maintenance, EHS, and external partners, the role will play a key part in driving safe, reliable, compliant, and cost-effective performance across high-speed, automated Medical Device manufacturing lines.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead, develop, coach, and mentor a capable manufacturing engineering team with strong ownership of technical performance, automation reliability, compliance, and business results.
• Champion a strong safety-first culture by ensuring engineering decisions, equipment changes, troubleshooting activities, and project execution consistently protect people, product, and process integrity.
• Partner with EHS, Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and Automation teams to identify, assess, and reduce safety risks associated with automated equipment, process changes, maintenance activities, and high-volume manufacturing operations.
• Prioritise engineering resources across production support, technical investigations, safety improvements, automated equipment reliability, process improvements, validation support, and business-critical projects.
• Provide leadership and technical guidance for complex manufacturing and automation issues, ensuring effective root cause analysis, practical problem solving, and sustainable corrective and preventive actions.
• Drive improvements in automated equipment performance, yield, uptime, process capability, cost, utility usage, and overall manufacturing efficiency across high-volume production lines.
• Lead and sponsor technical initiatives, automation upgrades, equipment lifecycle improvements, engineering standards, safety improvements, and systems optimisation activities that strengthen Medical Device manufacturing capability.
• Partner effectively with cross-functional teams and external vendors to deliver robust engineering solutions that support production continuity, regulatory compliance, and site priorities.
• Contribute at management level to technical strategy, automation roadmaps, manufacturing performance, resource planning, and long-term engineering capability.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve engineering systems, automated manufacturing processes, technical standards, and cross-functional ways of working.
• Hire, develop, and retain engineering talent while supporting career growth, succession planning, and a positive team environment.
• Set clear expectations, provide timely feedback, conduct regular performance reviews, and address employee relations matters in a fair and constructive manner.
• Encourage collaboration across Engineering, Operations, Quality, and other site functions to deliver shared business outcomes.

EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

Essential:

• Degree qualified in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Automation, or another relevant Engineering discipline.
• 8+ years’ relevant engineering leadership experience in a high-volume, highly automated manufacturing environment, ideally within Medical Device, Pharmaceutical, or another regulated industry.
• 5+ plus years of People Leadership Experience
• Proven ability to lead technical teams, manage competing priorities, and deliver measurable improvements in automated equipment performance, process capability, quality, compliance, and business performance.
• Strong problem-solving capability with experience in root cause analysis, corrective action, validation support, change control, and continuous improvement methodologies in a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated commitment to safety leadership, risk assessment, hazard identification, and implementation of effective engineering controls within a high-volume automated manufacturing environment.

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Desirable:

• Experience with high-speed automated manufacturing systems, equipment reliability programmes, Lean/Six Sigma, digital manufacturing tools, vision systems, robotics, controls, or technical project delivery in a Medical Device or similarly regulated environment.

 

 

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Benchmarking, Developing Others, Facility Management, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Leading Change, Lean Manufacturing Principles, Lean Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing Flow Management, Performance Measurement, Predictive Maintenance, Product Design, Safety-Oriented, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Application, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Talent Management, Team Management  

 

The anticipated base pay range for this position is:

€70,100.00 - €121,210.00 

 

Benefits:

In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.

 

*This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.