First Solar · 5 months ago
Engineer- Operations II USA
28380 Tracy Road, Walbridge, OH, 43465, US
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$61K/yr - $87K/yr
3+ years expFirst Solar is a leading company in the solar energy industry, and they are seeking an Operations Engineer II to serve as the operational process, system, and cost expert for the reliability team. The role involves project management for expansions and participation in continuous improvement projects while performing various operational analyses and documentation.
Clean EnergyManufacturingSolar
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
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
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree with 3-10 years manufacturing experience or 10+ years of manufacturing experience
Strong analytical ability
Problem solving
Communication skills
Training skills
Operational aptitude
Ability to drive a forklift when required
20/40 vision in each eye (with or without correction) and the ability to distinguish between red, yellow, and green is required
Must be able to 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, hearing protection)
Company
First Solar
First Solar manufactures thin film photovoltaic modules and provides PV power plants and supporting services.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.17BKey Investors
U.S. International Development Finance CorpMizuho Corporate Bank
2023-07-06Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2021-12-07Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2021-04-01Undisclosed
Leadership Team
Mark Widmar
CEO
Angela Younes
Office Manager/Assistant to the CTO
Recent News
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