Site Director JJSV Uppsala

• Job title Site Director JJSV Uppsala
• Function Supply Chain Manufacturing
• Sub function Plant Management
• Category Director, Plant Management (PL9)
• Location Uppsala / Sweden
• Date posted Apr 28 2026
• Requisition number R-070937
• Work pattern Fully Onsite

Description

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.

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The Site Director is responsible for the overall performance of the Uppsala Manufacturing Facility site.

This role includes translating business and commercial strategies into inspiring goals, providing clear direction to the leadership team, and ensuring expectations are well communicated. The Site Director ensures adherence to production plans while upholding high quality and compliance standards, including manufacturing and ISO regulations, as well as effectively introducing new products.

KEY RESPONSIBILITES

• Foster a culture of Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) accountability, achieving cost of conversion targets, and driving cost reduction while aligning site strategy with both network and Digital strategies.

• Build and nurture profitable external relationships, engage with the local community, and collaborate with leaders across functions (Quality, Engineering, Finance, etc.) to deliver successful end-to-end supply chain solutions tailored to customer needs.

• Proactively create a purpose-driven environment by aligning Johnson & Johnson’s Credo and Leadership Imperatives with the strategies and goals of the team and the enterprise.

Deliver Excellence in Execution

• Responsible for overall performance of the Uppsala Manufacturing Facility and delivery against production plan

• Ensure quality and compliance for multiple site; define manufacturing and ISO standards

• Create an environment that prioritizes and holds site leadership accountable for Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS)

• Meet cost of conversion goals with an understanding of net cost change and tax implications; drive down costs and waste

• Set site strategy in alignment with network strategy and define operational plan to execute it, aligned with Digital strategy

• Translate business/commercial strategy into clear and compelling goals to engage others around the vision

• Provide clear direction for leadership team (not all have direct reporting relationships to plant manager) to ensure clarity of expectations and responsibilities

• Ensure profitable external relationships and drive engagement with the local community

• Influence across the matrix and collaborate with other functional (e.g., Quality, Engineering, Materials, Finance, IT, HR, Planning) and supply chain leaders to ensure alignment between on-site functional leaders with the broader site goals and priorities

• Complete strategic/value stream projects as they are tied to the business—ensure plant goals are tied to commercial priorities

Create Life-Enhancing Innovation

• Proactively create a purpose-driven environment by aligning Johnson & Johnson’s Credo and Leadership Imperatives with the strategies and goals of the team and the enterprise.

• Drive continuous improvement with maximizing the strategic goals/broader network priorities

• Balance the tactical day-to-day execution with a strategic focus to prepare the plant to respond to future internal needs and external trends (customer and market needs)

• Build effective working relationships with other site leaders to maximize efficiencies and resource capabilities

• Champion for the site across internal network to position the site as a viable manufacturer of new product needs

• Champion and drive reliability across the site.

Demonstrate and inspire

Our Vital Behaviors that put the needs of Our Credo stakeholders first, pursue the highest standards of quality, safety, compliance and ethics.

QUALIFACTIONS

• Bachelor’s degree required

• 10+ years’ experience in Operations Management function

• 10+ years people management experience

• Experience with Healthcare Compliance / Regulatory Requirements and Quality Systems audit by major Regulatory Bodies

Six Sigma or Lean Belt Certification is preferred

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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.

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In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.

*This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.

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