Technician- Engineering Maintenance II Manufacturing Technology Scaling

Job Description

First Solar reserves the right to offer you a role most applicable to your experience and skillset.

• Assists in the installation and qualification of manufacturing equipment.
• Support engineering test activities (Machine setup, material changes, WIP movement)
• Review process and equipment data on dashboards and determine corrective action as needed
• Troubleshoots day-to-day manufacturing process and equipment issues.
• Logs relevant information in shift and daily pass-down
• Performs, as directed, all necessary maintenance and repair of the equipment in a timely and cost-efficient manner.
• Identifies and/or implements system improvements that contribute to the achievement of throughput, yield and product performance goals.
• Leads the training/upskilling of production associates and technicians.

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
• Candidates must meet ONE of the following criteria to qualify:
  • No post-high school degree:
    • Four or more years mechanical, electrical or process technician experience as a primary job function, or two or more years experience as FS EMT I or MET I or MT I
    • Journeyman or other trade certification strongly preferred in lieu of post-HS degree.
  • Associates (2-year) degree in a technical discipline:
    • Two or more years mechanical, electrical or process technician experience or one year experience as FS EMT I or MET I or MT I
  • Bachelors (4-year) degree in an engineering/technical discipline:
    • One year mechanical, electrical or process technician experience or six months experience as FS EMT I or MET I or MT I

• Safety first mindset.
• Extensive verifiable electrical/electronic and mechanical knowledge.
• Extensive Verifiable hands-on troubleshooting/repair skills.
• Trained and certified to operate, maintain and troubleshoot multiple manufacturing equipment either in semiconductor (vacuum deposition, slot-die coating, ink-jet printing, laser scribing, thermal ovens glass washing) or finishing (bussing, lamination, framing) process areas.
• External candidates require prior experience in operating, maintaining and troubleshooting similar or equivalent sophisticated electro mechanical equipment (machine tools, large area printers, glass coaters or web coaters etc.)
• Self-directed, able to work with minimal supervision.
• Good written and oral communications skills.
• Able to troubleshoot and solve equipment issues on the manufacturing line.
• Able to troubleshoot and solve process issues on the manufacturing line.
• Able to deal with administrative as well as technical tasks.
• Working knowledge of common Windows computer applications (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Able to identify recurring issues and develop/communicate improvement recommendations.

• Solves day-to-day production, equipment, and process problems.
• Performs the on-site service and repair of equipment.
• Identifies and implements yield and product performance improvements.
• Accomplishes daily assignments as scheduled and as directed;
  Work assignment will rotate between different buildings in a workweek
• Develops methods to assign causes to yield excursions.
• Sets up and maintains gauges.
• Ensures all processes are running on target as defined by the Process Control Plan.
• Responds to SPC process control alarms, bringing processes back into control.
• Executes planned process experiments, collects and analyzes data and report experimental results.
• Collects data relating to daily tool performance and associated product performance.
• Transitions new equipment and processes through start-up, qualification, and implementation
• Provides training to production associates.
• Develops and update internal documentation including drawings, standard operating procedures, and process…