Hands-on MES Engineer - ERP & Floor Operations Lead

STAAR Surgical Switzerland; Nidau; On-site; CHF 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

40 hours per week

Modern working spaces

25 days vacation

Modern cafeteria spaces

Health insurance cost contribution

Training and development plans

Free parking and good transport links

Company social events

Job summary

STAAR Surgical Switzerland is seeking a MES Manufacturing Engineer (100%) to be the on-site expert for the MES system on the production floor, collaborating with operators, IT and the MES development team. You will translate operator needs into technical requests and implement changes with training and documentation.

You bring a degree in IT and Manufacturing and 3–5 years supporting manufacturing applications, MES and ERP.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of supporting manufacturing applications and floor hardware in a production environment.
• MES and ERP experience strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting end users directly on a production floor across manufacturing, packaging, and shipping operations.
• Practical knowledge of the order-to-production life cycle (ERP order entry, work order creation, job pull sheets) and ERP manufacturing modules.
• Experience supporting Windows client/server applications backed by Microsoft SQL Server, with working T-SQL proficiency and the ability to relate application behavior to the data model; reading C#/.NET code is a plus.
• Understanding of MES-to-ERP integration, ideally Oracle ERP and Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC): staging tables, transaction statuses, and error handling.
• Experience with Windows tablets, barcode scanners, and industrial label printers (SATO, Printronix, Zebra) in a manufacturing setting.
• Experience in a regulated medical device environment: change control, validation practices, and documentation discipline, including nonconformances, root-cause analysis, and service desk tickets.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to prioritize competing demands from the production floor.
• Excellent communication skills, able to explain technical matters to operators and business context to engineers; fluent in English; German and French a plus.

Responsibilities

• End-User Support and Issue Resolution
• Technical Diagnosis, Data Integrity, and ERP Interface
• Liaison, Requirements, and Change Control
• Training, Documentation, and Continuous Improvement

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Communication skills

Fluent English

Education

Degree in IT and Manufacturing

Tools

Microsoft SQL Server

T-SQL

C#/.NET

Job description

STAAR Surgical Switzerland is seeking a MES Manufacturing Engineer (100%) to be the on-site expert for the MES system on the production floor, collaborating with operators, IT and the MES development team. You will translate operator needs into technical requests and implement changes with training and documentation.

You bring a degree in IT and Manufacturing and 3–5 years supporting manufacturing applications, MES and ERP.