Production Engineer: Quality, Yield & Throughput

Alcon; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stable hours

Cutting‑edge technology

Fast‑growing company

Supportive culture

Job summary

Alcon is seeking a Production Engineer to apply advanced manufacturing and quality engineering techniques across the production line. You will drive failure analysis, process capability, instrument calibration and SPC to deliver data‑driven improvements in yield, quality, and throughput.

You will collaborate with Final Test, NPI, Systems Engineering, R&D and Quality to move products from development to mass production, ensuring robust, validated solutions and continuous improvement across the

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Mechatronics, Manufacturing or similar).
• At least 2 years’ experience supporting manufacturing or production in an engineering role.
• Strong hands-on experience supporting production builds, testing or calibration.

Responsibilities

• Provide day‑to‑day engineering support for production, test and calibration issues.
• Lead structured investigations into recurring failures and implement effective corrective actions.
• Identify opportunities to improve quality, yield, throughput and production efficiency.
• Analyse production capacity, bottlenecks and operational risks, and recommend practical actions.
• Proactively identify and escalate issues and drive actions through to implementation and review.
• Coordinate with Production, Quality, NPI, Systems Engineering and R&D to resolve cross‑functional issues.
• Communicate production priorities, risks and required actions clearly during operational meetings.
• Share technical knowledge and progressively take ownership of broader production engineering priorities.

Skills

SPC

MSA/GR&R

Process capability

Structured problem-solving

Root-cause analysis

Troubleshooting

Cross-functional collab

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Alcon is seeking a Production Engineer to apply advanced manufacturing and quality engineering techniques across the production line. You will drive failure analysis, process capability, instrument calibration and SPC to deliver data‑driven improvements in yield, quality, and throughput.

You will collaborate with Final Test, NPI, Systems Engineering, R&D and Quality to move products from development to mass production, ensuring robust, validated solutions and continuous improvement across the