Technician

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

Basic Job Functions:

• Responsible for operating and maintaining the Water Jet. Rebuild spare parts and track inventory levels of rebuilds. Assist with Target Change setup/clean up and assist with spare parts management.

Education/Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED required.

• 2-year associate degree in a technical field preferred.

• Certificate in a technical discipline, Mechanical and/or Electrical preferred.

• Candidate must meet one of the below criteria:

  • Currently working in a technical First Solar role, such as Manufacturing Operations Technician II or MET I.

  • 1 year working on machines or mechanical experience as a primary job function.

  • Military experience in electrical, mechanical and/or chemical industrial application.

Required Skills/Competencies:

• Knowledge of operating and maintaining manufacturing equipment.

• Proficient use of all Microsoft Office suite programs. (Word, Excel)

• Exposure to Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) software.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, team environment.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

• General electrical and mechanical knowledge.

• Solid problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.

• Ability to follow safe work practices.

• Capable of following LOTO.

• Ability to work with little supervision.

• Must be able to obtain/maintain forklift certification.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Operates Water Jet and performs PM’s on Water Jet.

• Assists with Target Change Setup and Clean Up.

• Parts rebuild, tracking, and inventory of in process rebuilds.

• Spare Parts Management; Reviewing MDMs submitted, associating parts to assets, spare parts pictures, verifying manufacturing part numbers on parts.