Process Director

PHOTONICS FOR THE FUTURE

Excelitas is a global technology leader with over 7,500 employees, dedicated to providing market-adapted solutions to meet the needs of lighting, optics, detection, and imaging for OEMs and end-users in the biomedical, semiconductor, industrial, consumer products, science, security, defense, and aerospace sectors.

ENGAGE with us today and contribute to the future! Join the team that leading technology companies turn to for cutting-edge photonic innovations. At Excelitas Technologies, it's through you that we EXCEL.

We are currently seeking a Process Director who will lead a team responsible for:

• Providing SUPPORT for manufacturing and assembly processes
• Supporting PRODUCT INDUSTRIALIZATION
• Demonstrating INNOVATION
• Your Responsibilities:
• Human:
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations at work;
• Lead and ensure the performance of a team of scientists/engineers and specialized technicians;
• Organize available resources and plan future needs;
• Develop strategies to maintain healthy work relationships and a work environment that fosters respect, teamwork, and performance;
• Promote collaboration among different groups;
• Demonstrate and encourage a positive, results-oriented attitude.
• Technical:
• Respect, enforce, and evolve the quality system;
• Monitor production yields, propose, and follow-up on yield improvement projects;
• Ensure project deadlines are met while managing daily urgencies.
• Define, track daily, and advance Key Performance Indicators related to team operations;
• Report to the Management and Corporation;
• Utilize Six Sigma methodology in all activities and the group's activities, and promote this method;
• Financial:
• Work closely with stakeholders to evaluate investments to support company growth;
• Prepare necessary justifications to obtain approval for funding and purchases of new equipment. Track investment activation;
• Aim to achieve financial objectives by developing budgets and controlling costs;
• Miscellaneous:
• Perform other related tasks as needed

Your Qualifications

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or Mechanical Engineering, with excellent semiconductor physics skills. Bachelor's degree is acceptable if the candidate has at least five (5) additional years of relevant experience;
• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in the manufacturing or assembly of Silicon or III-V devices;
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in supervision;
• Basic knowledge of sensor and emitter physics fabricated on Silicon or III-V materials;
• Six Sigma certification, green belt essential (black belt training or certification is an asset);
• Project management training, knowledge, and experience;
• Fluent French (written and spoken) and good English communication skills (written and spoken);

Our hiring criteria meet the requirements of the OLF.

All applicants must comply with the Controlled Goods Program (CGP).

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