Operator III (Sheet Casting)

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Job Function:

Supply Chain Manufacturing

Job Sub Function:

Manufacturing Assembly

Job Category:

Business Enablement/Support

All Job Posting Locations:

Anasco, Puerto Rico, United States of America

Job Description:

About MedTech

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

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

About Vision

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

Are you passionate about improving and expanding on the possibilities of vision treatments? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how vision is improved? Our Vision team solves the toughest health challenges. Help combine cutting-edge insights, science, technology, and people to encourage eye care professionals and patients to proactively protect, correct and enhance healthy sight for life. Our products and services address these needs – from the pediatric to aging eye – in a patient’s lifetime.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

We are searching for the best talent for Operator III, Sheet Casting.  

Purpose: Responsible for operations in the Sheet Casting area, formulating acrylic sheets to create buttons, for the manufacture of intraocular acrylic lenses. Adheres to environmental policy, procedures and supports department environmental objectives.

You will be responsible for:

• Purify five types of monomers (raw material) to obtain the highest degree of purification to meet the specifications required by the "Sheet Casting" procedure.
• Prepares the molds and stoichiometric mixture of the monomers for the formulation of the acrylic sheets, according to MI (Manufacturing Instruction) specifications.
• Receives the chemicals and stores them in the right place in compliance with the GMP and safety specifications.
• Places the monomer mixture in a mold and then introduce in a water bath at the temperature required by the procedures for curing and solidifying the sheet.
• Removes the molds from water curing bath, demolds (if apply), and transfers to the "curing oven" for drying the sheets.
• Removes the sheets and inspects the thickness of the sheet and cosmetic defects to meet the process specifications.
• Performs the punch press process to obtain the volume of buttons required by the nominal yield of the process.
• Places the buttons on a "button tray" and then on the "annealing" ovens for removal of moisture, and any other contaminant that the product may have, to obtain a button that can meet quality parameters. Perform a visual inspection for any cosmetic defect and make sure the quantity per tray.
• Performs the Haze operation to verify the opacity of the lens and disposition by level observed, according to the MI.
• Places temperature monitoring charts in chart recorder equipment and monitors them following established procedures.
• Stores and disposes of liquid and solid waste within the "Sheet Casting" area in accordance with EHS rules and regulations.
• Documents all the required information in the production orders following the GMPs and enters the transactions in the system (SAP) regarding the quantity of accepted/rejected units and materials to ensure the veracity of the different Reports.
• Cleans and washes used equipment. Keeps work area clean, using established chemicals to provide a completely clean area and complies with good manufacturing practices.
• Review logbooks to assure the Quality process. Maintain the record retention of all documents as requested.

Qualifications / Requirements:

• A minimum of an Associate’s Degree in Natural Science is required, major in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering is preferred.  
• At least one (1) year of experience in manufacturing related environment is preferred.  
• Ability to write and read in English is required.
• Availability to work overtime, various work schedules, which include 1st, 2nd, and 3rd shifts, including weekends and holidays is required.

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. 

Johnson and Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please email the Employee Health Support Center (ra-employeehealthsup@its.jnj.com) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

If you are under 18 years of age you (the candidate) may need to obtain the necessary working papers or other documentation required by state law to start the assignment, as well as get a parent’s consent for the background check.

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Preferred Skills:

Administrative Support, Agile Manufacturing, Assembly Operations, Communication, Execution Focus, Factory Acceptance Test (FAT), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Innovation, Learning Agility, Manufacturing Processes, Manufacturing Science and Technology (MSAT), Mechanical Equipments, Plant Operations, Process Oriented, Prototyping, Repair Management, Structural Fabrication, Technologically Savvy