MES Engineer (Capabilities & Enablement)

Randstad Switzerland; Schaffhausen; Hybrid; CHF 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Switzerland is seeking a Training Specialist to enable the successful deployment and sustainable adoption of PAS-X by translating manufacturing processes into practical, role-based learning materials. You will plan, develop, and deliver training for production employees and internal trainers, ensuring readiness and smooth go-live across functions within a regulated environment.

Fluent German and English are required.

Qualifications

• Experience developing and delivering technical, process-based, or system training; PAS-X or another MES experience is strongly preferred.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes and ability to connect workflows with system functionality.
• Experience in a regulated manufacturing environment (GxP knowledge is a plus).
• Experience supporting system implementation, go-live preparation, hypercare, train-the-trainer activities, or key-user networks.
• Strong instructional design, facilitation, coaching, communication, and presentation skills.
• Structured, proactive, and solution-oriented with strong collaboration and documentation quality.
• Fluent German and English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Analyse capability and training needs with project stakeholders across multiple functions.
• Translate processes and PAS-X functionality into learning objectives, curricula, and user guidance.
• Develop instructor-led and digital learning content, exercises, and manuals.
• Plan and deliver PAS-X training for production, support functions, and key users.
• Assess training effectiveness and readiness through checks and feedback.
• Provide floor-level support during deployment and hypercare.
• Capture user challenges and drive improvements in processes or documentation.
• Maintain training records and related quality documentation.

Skills

Instructional design

Adult learning

Facilitation

Coaching

Communication skills

Presentation skills

German language

English language

Education

Engineering, life sciences, IT, business administration, educational sciences or related field

Tools

PAS-X

MES

Job description

General Information:

• Planned duration: 1 year with the possibility of extension
• Home Office: possible, 2 days/ week
• Working hours: Standard, 40h/week

About the role:

Enable the successful deployment and sustainable adoption of PAS-X by translating manufacturing processes and system functionality into practical, role-based learning, user readiness activities, and go-live support.

Tasks & responsibilities:

• Analyse capability and training needs with project managers, process owners, subject-matter experts, Manufacturing, Quality, IT, Automation, and Validation.
• Translate manufacturing processes, approved procedures, and PAS-X functionality into role-based learning objectives, curricula, and practical user guidance.
• Develop and maintain instructor-led and digital learning content, exercises, presentations, simulations, quick-reference guides, manuals, and other support materials.
• Plan, coordinate, and deliver classroom, group, individual, and hands-on PAS-X training for production employees, support functions, key users, and internal trainers.
• Assess learning effectiveness and user readiness through knowledge checks, practical exercises, observations, feedback, and readiness reporting.
• Provide floor-level support during deployment and hypercare, coaching users and resolving or routing process- and system-related questions.
• Capture recurring user challenges and work with relevant teams to improve training, documentation, business processes, or system configuration.
• Maintain training records, completion status, evaluation results, capability gaps, risks, and progress reports in line with applicable quality requirements.

Requirements:

• Degree or comparable qualification in engineering, life sciences, IT, business administration, educational sciences, or a related field.
• Experience developing and delivering technical, process-based, or system training; experience with PAS-X or another MES is strongly preferred.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes and the ability to independently connect operational workflows with system functionality.
• Experience in a pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or other regulated manufacturing environment is preferred; GxP knowledge is an advantage.
• Experience supporting system implementation, change, go-live preparation, hypercare, train-the-trainer activities, or key-user networks is beneficial.
• Strong instructional design, adult-learning, facilitation, coaching, communication, and presentation skills.
• Structured, proactive, and solution-oriented working style, with strong collaboration skills and attention to documentation quality.
• Fluent German and English, both written and spoken.

Application Submission Deadline: 21.10.2026