Technician- Engineering Maintenance II Manufacturing Technology Scaling USA

First Solar reserves the right to offer you a role most applicable to your experience and skillset. Basic Job Functions: - 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. Education/Experience: - 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 Required Skills/Competencies: - 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. Essential Responsibilities: 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 eq