Equipment Engineer II

Role Purpose

The Equipment Engineer II supports manufacturing performance by diagnosing and resolving complex equipment issues, analyzing equipment faults, and driving continuous improvement initiatives within the assigned area. This role partners with the area supervisor to address major equipment anomalies while contributing to the development of operational engineers by sharing technical expertise and best practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the organization of major downtime anomalies (such as single-line welding machines exceeding 30 minutes, individual welding machines exceeding 40 minutes, or first-time, repeated, typical failures), analyze and implement corrective actions for equipment-caused quality anomalies (meeting 4D, 8D standards), and ensure 100% implementation of measures. 
• Undertake the department's KPI indicators and ensure a 100% completion rate for the responsible indicators. 
  
• Responsible for promoting equipment improvement and innovation projects in the area, with no less than 2 department-level improvements per quarter and at least 1 company-level improvement per year. 
  
• Undertake QCC special activities arranged by superiors and develop Gantt charts to ensure timely completion of plans. 
  
• Output technical reports and conduct no less than 1 technical training session per month, based on training attendance records. 
  
• Responsible for area-specific technical improvement projects, with the ability to independently design solutions, manage processes, and summarize projects. 
  
• Design engineer skills exam papers and submit them to superiors for review. 
  
• Spare parts management including:
  • (1) Responsible for establishing reasonable standards for equipment consumables;
  • (2) Check for duplicate spare parts requisitions;
  • (3) Analyze monthly spare parts consumption for equipment to ensure reasonable inventory;
  • (4) Verify incoming spare parts. 
    
• Responsible for establishing and updating operating specifications for the equipment under jurisdiction, in collaboration with department clerks to ensure effective document updates. 
  
• Assist superiors in identifying equipment safety risks and preventing accidents from occurring. 
  
• Responsible for communicating with manufacturers regarding the main issues with equipment and improvement directions. 
  
• Responsible for meeting departmental and company-level improvement and innovation indicator requirements within the region and fostering engineers' improvement awareness and thinking. 
  
• Assist supervisors in auditing production line 5S and standardization of operations. 

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, electrical, automation, or related fields.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• At least two years of experience in equipment maintenance, with preference given to those with experience in the photovoltaic or semiconductor industries. 
  
• Proficiency in electrical or mechanical maintenance skills, mechanical design, circuit design, or programming. 
  
• Strong interpersonal communication skills, organizational and coordination abilities, team-building skills, comprehension skills, and innovation capabilities. 
  
• Integrity, honesty, diligence, meticulousness, ability to handle pressure, cheerful disposition, good communication skills, strong initiative and innovative thinking, strong sense of responsibility and career ambition. 
  
• Excellent problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail 
  
• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written 
  
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment 

Working Conditions

• Able to work extended hours as needed 
  
• Continuous exposure to extreme heat, extreme cold, and extreme noise 
  
• Must wear protective equipment while at the location  
  
• May be required to work after hours and on weekends or holidays 

Physical Requirements

• Requires prolonged standing, walking, sitting, lifting, pushing, pulling, and climbing to a significant degree 
  
• Heavy Work-Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20pounds or force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects 
  
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear, in order to communicate to employees/visitors as well as function safely around equipment    
  
• Must be able to perform all job functions which include, but may not be limited to, pushing, turning, and/or pulling of controls