Engineer- Operations II USA

First Solar (US) • Perrysburg, OH

6d • $62,500 - $89,000

About The Position

The Operations Engineer serves as the operational process, system, and cost expert for the reliability team and acts as a project manager for expansions. The role supports operational decisions through analysis, documentation, data work, and continuous improvement, and assists with lab testing operations as required. The position may have direct reports and reports to the Operations/Engineering Manager. Travel is 5%–10%. The job description is subject to change at any time.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 3–10 years of manufacturing experience, or 10+ years of manufacturing experience.
• Strong analytical ability.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Communication skills.
• Training skills.
• Operational aptitude.
• Ability to comply with safety standards and procedures.
• Ability to wear required personal protective equipment, including steel-toed shoes, cut-resistant gloves, jackets, aprons and/or arm guards, safety glasses or goggles, hearing protection, and respirators; respirator use requires little or no facial hair.
• Vision of 20/40 in each eye separately and both eyes, with or without correction; ability to distinguish red, yellow, and green; and peripheral vision greater than 70 degrees.

Responsibilities

• Champion TOC by driving lab configurations and manning requirements, performing cycle-time analyses, prioritizing projects with Reliability Engineering based on key metric impact, maximizing flow, and advising on throughput decisions.
• Perform cost analyses to support decision-making, including decision matrices, capital equipment justifications, and analysis of cost-benefit opportunities.
• Serve as an operational systems expert in Critical Chain, Maximo, SAS, and reliability metrics.
• Write technical documentation to ensure processes are properly documented.
• Participate in or lead operational improvement projects.
• Establish and maintain operational data, extract and transform data to support flow decisions, and report findings.
• Assist with lab testing operations as required.
• Drive a forklift when required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level