External Mfg - Irvine, CA

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 ...

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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

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:

Career Programs

Job Sub Function:

Non-LDP Intern/Co-Op

Job Category:

Career Program

All Job Posting Locations:

Irvine, California, United States of America

Job Description:

Support the External Manufacturing and Supplier Engineering teams while learning about manufacturing operations, process design, equipment, and supplier coordination. This is an entry-level, temporary position for a college student or recent graduate to gain hands‑on experience applying manufacturing engineering principles to external manufacturing activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day external manufacturing and manufacturing engineering tasks under direct supervision.
• Collect, organize, and analyze operational and engineering data to support process reviews and improvement efforts.
• Assist engineers with process documentation: drafting/maintaining work instructions, SOPs, process flow diagrams, and basic PFMEA input.
• Participate in root-cause investigations by gathering data, running simple tests, and documenting findings for corrective actions.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives (Lean/Kaizen fundamentals), help run small pilot projects, and track measurable outcomes.
• Prepare presentation slides, meeting notes, and status updates that translate engineering findings for stakeholders.
• Coordinate communications between internal engineering teams, quality, and external suppliers/vendors; help track supplier technical deliverables.
• Observe and assist in validation, qualification, and change control activities as assigned.
• Follow and promote company safety, quality and regulatory requirements; escalate technical or safety issues to supervisor.

Required Skills:

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's program in Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or related field.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, basic formulas).
• Strong analytical thinking and comfort with data (collecting, cleaning, basic analysis).
• Good oral and written communication skills; able to present findings to small teams.

Preferred Skills:

• Coursework or experience in statistics, operations research, process improvement, logistics, or supply chain.
• Familiarity with Lean, Six Sigma concepts, Kaizen, or value-stream mapping.
• Experience with ERP systems (SAP, JDE, etc.)

Permanently authorized to work in the U.S., must not require sponsorship of an employment visa (e.g., H-1B or green card) at the time of application or in the future. Students currently on CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT usually requires future sponsorship for long term employment and do not meet the requirements for this program unless eligible for an alternative long-term status that does not require company sponsorship.

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 . Internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$31.00/hr to $59.00/hr

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

The expected pay range for this position is between $31.00 per hour and $59.00 per hour but will be based on candidate's program year, discipline, degree and/or experience. Co-Ops/Interns are eligible to participate in Company sponsored employee medical benefits in accordance with the terms of the plan. Co-Ops and Interns are eligible for the following sick time benefits: up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington, up to 56 hours per calendar year. Co-Ops and Interns are eligible to participate in the Company's consolidated retirement plan (pension).