Johnson & Johnson Posted November 12, 2026

Optics Operator 1

Jacksonville, United States Full time
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About this opportunity

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 Assembly

Job Category:

Business Enablement/Support

All Job Posting Locations:

Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America

Job Description:

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 our Optic Operator I (across Shifts A, B, C, and D)

An internal pre-identified candidate for consideration has been identified. However, all applications will be considered.

Purpose: Performs a variety of repetitive and non-repetitive production activities as part of a manufacturing team in a regulated environment. Operates, monitors, and, when trained and authorized, sets up and adjusts manufacturing and inspection equipment, including cutting machines, microscopes, comparators, and optical benches, to produce and verify units in accordance with approved procedures, process specifications, and quality standards.

Maintains a safe, organized, and compliant work environment; follows Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), safety, quality, and environmental requirements; and supports departmental environmental objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Operate, monitor, and inspect assigned manufacturing equipment in accordance with approved procedures, GMP requirements, and process specifications.

Perform authorized equipment setup, in-process checks, and parameter adjustments; promptly identify and escalate abnormal conditions, defects, or equipment issues.

Verify that equipment is within required preventive-maintenance and calibration status before use.

Clean and sanitize equipment and work areas according to established procedures.

Maintain materials and workstations using FIFO, Kanban, 5S, and other applicable visual-management practices.

Follow all safety, environmental, personal protective equipment, and waste-handling requirements.

Complete all required training and maintain qualification for assigned operations.

Participate in daily team meetings, problem solving, data review, and continuous-improvement activities.

Support team performance by communicating production, quality, material, and equipment concerns in a timely manner.

Accurately document accepted and rejected units and materials in production orders, line logs, and other required records.

Complete documentation at the time work is performed and verify entries for accuracy, completeness, legibility, and traceability.

Follow data-integrity requirements and promptly report documentation discrepancies or process deviations.

Complete production-order transactions and daily unit reports in the manufacturing system.

Record downtime and its cause accurately to support timely follow-up and recovery of production output.

Handle materials according to approved procedures and help maintain accurate production and inventory records.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

Previous manufacturing, production, inspection, or regulated-industry experience preferred but not required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Ability to read, understand, and follow work instructions, procedures, specifications, and production records.

Basic math skills and attention to detail for accurate measurements, counts, and documentation.

Basic computer skills for data entry and routine manufacturing-system transactions.

Ability to work effectively in a team, communicate concerns clearly, and support changing production priorities.

Commitment to safety, quality, compliance, reliability, and continuous improvement.

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 & 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, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers , internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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Job details

Seniority
Not listed
Function
Manufacturing & CMC
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Jacksonville, United States
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Manufacturing & CMC role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 3432 comparable Manufacturing & CMC roles across 177 biopharma companies.

3432Comparable roles tracked
3080Currently active
177Companies hiring similar roles
61Countries represented

Salary context

816 of 3432 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

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Highest disclosed · Head of Analytical Development · ModernaTX, Inc. $272,200/yr – $490,100/yr
Peer group range $2,684 – $381,150 (median $128,400)

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Germany209
India160
France151
Ireland128
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Manager360
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc216
Associate146
Principal134
Associate Director110
Director105
Senior Director55
Executive/VP7

Therapeutic area mix

19 of 3432 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

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