First Solar · 2 months ago
Manager- Engineering Manufacturing USA
United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$128K/yr - $182K/yr
8+ years expFirst Solar is a leading company in the solar energy sector, seeking a Manager for their Engineering Manufacturing team. The role involves managing the Plant Manufacturing Submodule and Finishing Engineering Department, leading process improvement projects, and ensuring effective communication and team building to meet established goals.
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Responsibilities
Responsible for managing the development, continuous improvement and documentation of Robust Solar Module manufacturing processes in a cost efficient manner
Responsible for overseeing the handling of module data regarding module reliability, conversion efficiency and manufacturing yield
Responsible to interface with manufacturing to reduce material and labor content while meeting production schedules
Assists in the development of the department and project budgets (including cost projections) and ensures adherence to the same
Presents project and program status reports
Interfaces with other Company and Customer Representatives as required
Ensures adherence to all safety and environmental procedures and housekeeping standards
Responsible for effective communication levels and fosters team building
Mentors and coaches engineers
Ensures waste materials are discarded in their designated containers
Ensures hazardous waste containers stay closed except when adding or removing waste
Ensures satellite accumulation containers stay in their designated locations
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering disciplines or the equivalent
8 or more years' experience in engineering in a manufacturing environment with demonstrated ability to manage others successfully and to be able to motivate them to accomplish objectives and gain desired results
Organizational and Managerial Skills
Understanding of continuous improvement/quality tools, Robust Engineering/Design of experiments, SPC 6 Sigma and FMEA
Problem solving skills
Possess excellent data handling skills
Understanding of computer applications
Understanding of Engineering Techniques and Practices
Photovoltaic experience is a must
Good communications skills
Preferred
Master's degree in specialty area highly desired
Benefits
Relocation assistance may be provided where applicable.
Company
First Solar
First Solar manufactures thin film photovoltaic modules and provides PV power plants and supporting services.
5001-10000 employees
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2025 (57)
2024 (34)
2023 (19)
2022 (15)
2021 (7)
2020 (16)
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
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