.**_JOB SUMMARY_**- A Production Engineer provides technical expertise and leadership to the manufacturing process lines. It is (he's/her) responsibility to identify and resolve technical opportunities on Safety, Quality, Compliance, Customer Service or/and Cost, through continuous improvement, and decision-making based on CREDO values. Production Engineer is accountable for maintaining pieces of equipment in optimal conditions to support manufacturing requirements.In addition, ProductionEngineers shall share their knowledge and expertise with Operation Technicians guiding/coaching them or maintaining manufacturing processes in optimal conditions to support manufacturing requirements.Ensure to comply with quality Metrics (i.E. Non-Conformance, CAPA, Audit observations Timeliness Metric).Manages and coordinates Engineering through subordinated technicians in order to meet Production/NPD requirements consistent with costs, high quality, profitability and the required delivery times.Schedules, organizes, runs, integrates and wraps up projects within the expected scope and time frame, either by personally carrying them out or assigning them to subordinates.Must display individual creativity, forethought, and skills in making judgment calls, anticipating to and solving problems, creating programs to meet goals/requirements, organization/leadership of projects, and developing standards and guidelines for technical activities.**_DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES_**- Under limited supervisionand in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws/regulations and Corporate Johnson & Johnson, procedures and guidelines, this position:Responsible for providing technical expertise and leadership for daily manufacturing operations and ensuring established metrics (Production, Quality, Scrap and Cycle Time) are metUtilizes Process Excellence methodology and tools to identify and implement improvement projects geared to reduce cost, eliminate scrap, improve quality and minimize cycle timeProvides specific technical expertise to support special projects, pilot operations, product and process improvements; and provides input to develop capital expense forecast and equipment/spare parts budgets to support business needsIdentifies and develops corrective action plans to improve product reliability in the fieldProvides support to product inquiry investigationsFollow all company safety policies and other safety precautions within the work areaCompliance with safety policies and proceduresEnsures compliance with Environmental ManagementSystem (EHS) responsibilitiesOther responsibilities may be assigned and not all responsibilities listed may be assignedProvides and implements robust corrective actions to quality, safety and ergonomic risk detected in the manufacturing area