Job description
Lead the manufacturing of display modules in a high-mix, small/mid-series environment. Ensure operational efficiency, quality, and delivery, while adapting to limited forecast visibility and dynamic production needs.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
People Leader / Team Manager:
- Lead and develop a multidisciplinary team (operators, team leaders, maintenance).
- Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Ensure training and certification of production staff on processes and equipment.
- Represent production internally; build strong cross-functional relationships.
- Manage team performance, goals, resources, and budgets.
Production Operations
- Oversee daily manufacturing activities, ensuring quality, safety, and schedule compliance.
- Translate production plans into operational schedules and organize shift planning. Ensure polyvalency of the production staff
- Support new product introduction with a focus on manufacturability and secure “Safe Launch.”
- Continuously improving production processes and workstation ergonomics.
Quality & OPS Reliability
- Work with Quality and Engineering to resolve issues, reduce defects, and drive yield improvement.
- Implement corrective and preventive actions (RCA/CAPA)
- Monitor and act on KPIs (OEE, productivity, yield, scrap, delivery).
- Lead preventive maintenance and ensure adherence to process controls and documentation.
- Ensure the effectiveness of OQC and compliance with process flows, change management procedures, and work instructions.
- Ensure compliance with EM’s quality system.
Planning & Coordination
- Align with Supply Chain on material availability and schedule adherence.
- Drive capacity planning aligned with business growth.
- Ensure accurate tracking via MES/ERP systems.
Profile
- Effective in multicultural and cross-functional environments.
- Strong leadership, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Problem solving, pro-active, initiative-oriented attitude, with proven track record in getting things done across organizational boundaries.
- Lean manufacturing, visual management, and flexible workforce experience.
- Ability to communicate with clarity and precision when interacting with internal and external groups, orally and in writing.
- Strong motivation towards satisfying external customer requirements for electronic and electro-optical module products.
- Self-driven, innovative, flexible, reliable, organized.
- Excellent team work & stress management capabilities.
- Project Management experience.
Professional requirements
- Degree in Industrial/Mechanical Engineering or similar.
- 5+ years in production/operations management in high-mix, low-volume environments.
- Experience in cleanroom operations and industries like electronics, optics, or watchmaking.
- Background in display technologies
- Hands-on LCD manufacturing is a plus.
- Background in Automotive or similar industries is a plus.
- Proficient in MES/ERP systems and KPI monitoring.
- Familiarity with quality tools (FMEA, 8D) and industry standards (e.g., ISO 9001, IATF 16949).
Languages
- Fluent in English and French (oral/written).