Senior Business Excellence Engineer
Johnson & Johnson MedTech · San Angelo, TX
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Lean / CI
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Certification
- Black Belt preferred
- Industry
- Medical devices
- Posted
- Yesterday
The role in 30 seconds
A senior continuous improvement role at Johnson & Johnson MedTech (medical devices) in San Angelo, TX. Responsible for development and execution of a plan to deliver process performance improvements related to Quality, Delivery, and Cost of a manufacturing process or line.
- They ask for
- degree required (or equivalent experience) · Black Belt preferred
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, Black Belt, Green Belt, OEE, SPC
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 26, 2026
Continuous Improvement roles in Texas: typical posted base $80k–$127k.
Median of the low and high ends of 6 live postings that list pay, out of 24 continuous improvement openings in Texas, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 23 other live lean / ci postings in Texas.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $80k–$127k, from 6 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Lean 88%
- ✓ Six Sigma 67%
- Root cause 46%
- Kaizen 42%
- Value stream mapping 33%
- Cost reduction 29%
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Stands out: this posting asks for OEE, ISO 13485, FDA / GMP, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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Responsibilities
· Responsible for development and execution of a plan to deliver process performance improvements related to Quality, Delivery, and Cost of a manufacturing process or line.
· Develops change management plan and execution plan to improve flow of products, people and information.
· Leverages process knowledge to identify opportunities / solutions to improve throughput capacity by reducing impact of constraints.
· Is responsible for driving associates' engagement and for developing Lean and Six Sigma capabilities through coaching and mentoring.
· Sustains business improvement results through the application of Lean, Six Sigma, ME², Do It Right, and other continuous improvement methodologies.
· Facilitates business case definitions and results presentations, as required.
· Comply with all applicable quality management system, environmental, safety and occupational health policies (for example, ISO 13485, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001).
Qualifications
Education: A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent University degree is required; focused degree in Engineering, Science or related field preferred.
Required
- ✓Minimum two (2) years of relevant professional work experience
- ✓Demonstrates knowledge of the manufacturing process and functions of various machines supporting the operation.
- ✓Demonstrates understanding of common engineering analysis tools such as statistical process control, which are applied in conjunction with continuous improvement principles.
- ✓Demonstrates awareness of other engineering specialties and upstream stakeholders, including Quality Engineering and New Product Introduction teams.
- ✓Demonstrates knowledge of factors against which production effectiveness is measured, including elements such as inventory effectiveness (i.e., WIP), product quality (i.e., critical quality attributes, critical process parameters, proven acceptable ranges, etc.) and other relevant metrics.
- ✓Demonstrates understanding of health and safety requirements.
- ✓Demonstrates basic knowledge of equipment effectiveness and manufacturing and maintenance excellence concepts (OEE, SOL, etc.).
- ✓Demonstrates understanding of the need for cost management and its importance for customers and consumers.
- ✓Demonstrates basic knowledge of product costs (i.e., COGS), Design to Value concepts, and key levers that impact improvement or degradation in cost performance.
- ✓Ability to deliver oral and written communications around process improvement projects. Communication should show clarity of objectives.
- ✓Demonstrates an organized, analytical approach to problem solving.
- ✓Demonstrates familiarity with FDA, GMP and ISO.
- ✓Leads change, connects with others and shapes the environment.
- ✓Is experienced with change management skills.
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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 jnj.com .
As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.
Job Function
Supply Chain Manufacturing
Job Sub Function
Manufacturing Process Improvement
Job Category
Professional
All Job Posting Locations
San Angelo, Texas, United States of America
Job Description
Ethicon, a member of Johnson & Johnson's Group of Companies, is currently recruiting a Senior Business Excellence Engineer.
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/ ( https://www.jnj.com/ ).
Summary
The Process Excellence Engineer is responsible for implementing business improvement initiatives for manufacturing lines. The Process Excellence Engineer defines opportunities, analyzes data, designs manufacturing line flows, and improves business processes. Improvement initiatives are led by enlisting and influencing cross-functional teams that deliver tangible business results through the application of Lean and Six Sigma principles, methodologies and tools. Utilizing business, leadership and technical skills, the Process Excellence Engineer will execute projects at the manufacturing site.
Preferred
- +Experience in Manufacturing
- +Experience in Six Sigma, Lean methodologies, and Project Management
- +Lean or Six Sigma certification as Green Belt or Black Belt
- +Experience in requesting and translating customer needs
- +Understanding of financial processes (standard cost development) and business planning
- +In-depth understanding of production and quality control techniques such as CFM and TQM
Other
- •May require up to 10% domestic and/or international travel to other sites and locations.
- •The ability to work overtime, off-shift hours and some holidays as needed by the business is required.
Working conditions
1. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
2. Associates are required to wear gowning as per established Quality Procedures.