Engineer- Operations II USA

First Solar; Ohio; On-site; USD 63,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

First Solar Inc. is seeking an Operations Engineer to serve as the reliability team’s process and cost expert and to act as a project manager for expansions.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree with 3-10 years manufacturing experience, or 10+ years in manufacturing, along with strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills. Responsibilities include TOC champion duties, lab configuration drives, cycle time analyses, and collaboration with Engineering to prioritize projects based

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 3-10 years of manufacturing experience.
• Alternatively 10+ years of manufacturing experience.
• Strong analytical ability and problem solving.

Responsibilities

• TOC Champion to optimize throughput.
• Drive lab configurations and manning requirements.
• Perform cycle time analyses.
• Team with Rel Eng to prioritize projects by metric impact.
• Flow Maximization and cost analyses.
• Advisor on throughput decisions.
• Perform cost analyses for decision making.
• Decision Matrixes.
• Justifications for capital equipment.
• Analyze and advise cost benefit opportunities.
• Operational System Expert in Maximo and SAS.
• Process documentation and technical writing.
• Continuous improvement project participation.
• Data mining to establish/maintain operational data.
• Extract/transform data to support flow decisions.
• Report findings.
• Lab Operations support as needed.
• Ability to drive forklift when required.

Skills

Manufacturing experience (3-10 yrs)

Manufacturing experience (10+ yrs)

Strong analytical ability

Problem solving

Communication skills

Training skills

Operational aptitude

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Maximo

SAS

Job description

Job Description

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

Basic Job Functions

• The operations engineer will serve as the operational process, system and cost expert for the reliability team. The operation engineer will also serve as a project manager for expansions.

Education/Experience

• Bachelor's degree with 3-10 years manufacturing experience, or
• 10+ years of manufacturing experience.

Required Skills/Competencies

• Strong analytical ability.
• Problem solving.
• Communication skills.
• Training skills.
• Operational aptitude.

Essential Responsibilities

• TOC Champion
• Drive lab configurations and manning requirements.
• Perform cycle time analyses.
• Team with Rel Eng to prioritize and drive projects based on key metric impact.
• Flow Maximization.
• Advisor on throughput decisions.
• Cost Analysis
• Perform cost analyses for decision making.
• Decision Matrixes.
• Justifications for capital equipment.
• Analyze and advise cost benefit opportunities.
• Operational System Expert
• Critical Chain.
• Maximo.
• SAS.
• Reliability Metrics.
• Process documentation
• Technical writing for proper process documentation.
• Continuous Improvement
• Project participant/leader for operational improvement projects.
• Datamining
• Establish/Maintain operational data.
• Extract/transform data to support flow decisions.
• Report findings.
• Lab Operations
• Will assist with testing operations as required.
• Ability to drive a forklift when required.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Job description subject to change at any time.

Reporting Relationships

• This position reports to the Operations/Engineering Manager.
• This position may have direct reports.

Travel

• 5% - 10%

Estimated Salary Range

• $62,500-$89,000 Annually.

US Physical Requirements

• Will sit, stand, or walk short distances for up to 12 hours per day.
• Will climb stairs or steps on a frequent basis.
• Will lift up to 58 pounds on an occasional basis, according to work instruction.
• Will lift up to 37 pounds on a frequent basis.
• Will push or pull up to 50 pounds of force on an occasional basis.Will push or pull up to 37 pounds of force on a frequent basis.
• Required to use hands to grasp, lift, handle, carry or feel objects on a frequent basis.
• 20/40 vision in each eye separately and both eyes (with or without correction), the ability to distinguish between red, yellow, and green and peripheral vision >70 degrees is required.
• May reach above shoulder heights and below the waist on a frequent basis.
• May stoop, kneel, or bend, on an occasional basis.
• Must comply with all safety standards and procedures.
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment is required (including, but not limited to: steel-toed shoes, cut-resistant gloves, jackets aprons &/or arm guards, safety glasses or goggles, hearing protection & respirators) as a condition of employment and continued employment (requires little or no facial hair).

Potential candidates will meet the education and experience requirements provided on the above job description and excel in completing the listed responsibilities for this role. All candidates receiving an offer of employment must successfully complete a background check and any other tests that may be required.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement: First Solar is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a driving force in the success of our company.