Job description

Missions for the Continuous Improvement Engineer

The Continuous Improvement Manager ensures that Stilla’s Products conform to the highest quality standards, and continuously improves, through quality control implementation and follow-up, non-conformance investigations, root cause analysis and corrective and preventive actions, or process optimizations. Pragmatic, problem solving oriented, he/she is the contact point between QC and Production; and works in close contact with Customer Support and Quality departments.

The Continuous Improvement Engineer’s drives the continuous improvement of the Naica platform. His/her main missions are to:

Lead product improvement projects:

• Solve, with the support of R&D and Operations teams, the technical problems reported by Quality Control, Production or Customer Support. The scope includes all the components of the Naica system, and more specifically instruments, consumables, and their raw materials. 
• Manage NC (non-conformities) and CAPA (corrective actions and preventive actions) in the Product Lifecycle Management software.
• Drive design and engineering change requests
• Lead problem solving task forces (matrix organization)

Improve production processes:

• Assess internal production processes performance (KPI)
• Propose and implement continuous improvement actions, such as:
• Redesign of parts
• New production protocols and processes
• New metrology and quality control instrument (orthogonal QC)
• Propose optimizations of quality control protocols to improve cost-effectiveness while ensuring the maximum level of quality
• Establish new quality control protocols to follow the growth of production volumes and new products introduction
• Lead the qualification of production tools and processes

Preferred experience
Our ideal candidate:

• Has a PhD or master 2 level degree, preferably in the field of biotechnology, medical devices, microfluidics, or a connected topic
• Has 3+ years of experience in the execution and/or management of complex technical projects
• Ability to manage transversally – good leadership
• Is hands-on, pro-active, autonomous, and rigorous
• Is very organized and respectful of deadlines
• Ideally has knowledge in droplet microfluidics, PCR, or instrumentation
• Has a good knowledge of quality & regulatory standards in the field, ex. ISO 13485, IVDD or IVDR
• Has a team spirit, with excellent communication skills
• Likes to interact with multiple teams and interfaces
• Is willing to learn and sometimes step out of its comfort zone
• Must speak French and English fluently