Engineer- Equipment II USA

First Solar (US)

175d

About The Position

First Solar reserves the right to offer you a role most applicable to your experience and skillset.
Basic Job Functions:
Provide technical and professional leadership to the maintenance team and manage the engineering aspect of the maintenance process.
Use SPC and other TPM (Total Preventive Maintenance) programs to drive improvements and rate the effectiveness of a repair.
Maintain preventive maintenance (PM) records and other pertinent data that is deemed necessary to do a complete job.
Publish information that has been reviewed, in a report format, on a routine basis.
Work on cross functional teams to improve Throughput.
Streamline and improve PMs to continuously improve the availability of equipment.
Maintain the stock of relevant spare parts.

Requirements

• Associates Degree in a technical discipline with 2 years of experience as First Solar Manufacturing Engineer I or 3 years Engineering experience in a manufacturing setting, or 2 years Engineering experience and 6 years Technical experience in a manufacturing setting or
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline with 2 years of experience as First Solar Manufacturing Engineer I or 3 years Engineering experience in a manufacturing setting or 2 years Engineering experience and 3 years Technical experience in a manufacturing setting or
• MS Degree in a technical discipline with 2-4 years Engineering experience in a manufacturing setting or
• PhD Degree in a technical discipline with 0-3 years Engineering experience in a manufacturing setting.
• Strong analytical, communication and organizational skills.
• Proficient use of all Microsoft Office suite programs.
• Knowledge of Engineering Principals and Practices.
• Knowledge of Manufacturing processes.
• Good knowledge of Problem Solving Tools such as 7 Steps and DMAIC (6Sigma).
• Excellent knowledge of Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) software, preferably with IBM/MRO Maximo.
• Basic knowledge in programming language and use of relational database systems.

Nice To Haves

• Computer skills with CAD related experience a plus.
• Knowledge in SQL, SAP, SAS, Tableau preferred.

Responsibilities

• Arranges, participates and implements PM-Planning.
• Creates and updates equipment Preventive Maintenance Work Instructions, equipment specifications, equipment trouble shooting BKM and good manufacturing OPL.
• Continuously improve spare part availability.
• Provides training where applicable to Maintenance team.
• Monitors long term equipment down issues and assist or lead with resolution.
• Interfaces with other cross functional groups to identify, brainstorm, create and implement equipment improvement projects.
• Interface with Manufacturing Engineering /Maintenance group from Global manufacturing sites.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees