MES Manufacturing Engineer 100%

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

Due to our company’s continued growth and expansion, we are recruiting a professional for the position as:

MES Manufacturing Engineer 100%

Job Description

The MES Manufacturing Engineer is the site's primary point of contact for STAAR Surgical's custom Manufacturing Execution System (MES). This is a hands-on role: the individual spends most of the day on the production floor with operators in manufacturing, packaging, and shipping, resolving issues at the workstation and acting as the liaison to the IT service desk and the MES development team. The role requires practical knowledge of the order-to-production life cycle, from the ERP order through work order creation and the job pull sheets sent to the MES, and a working technical understanding of the MES database and its interface with Oracle ERP. The engineer translates what operators need into clear technical requests, and system changes back into training and documentation.

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

Your profile

• Degree in IT and Manufacturing
• 3 to 5 years of supporting manufacturing applications and floor hardware in a production environment; MES and ERP experience are 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 of 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.

The right decision: working at STAAR Surgical

STAAR Surgical offers you the ideal environment to develop your career and to progress professionally and personally, within a multicultural and international company. We also offer the following benefits:

• 40 working hours a week
• Modern working spaces
• Minimum 25 days of vacations
• Modern cafeteria spaces
• Monthly contribution to health insurance costs
• Training and development plans
• Free parking spaces as well as very good connections to public transportation
• Regular social company events such as summer party/winter party