Technician- Manufacturing Engineer II USA (Crew B)
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. The posting includes: - Basic Job Functions (list of duties) - Education/Experience (requirements) - Required Skills/Competencies (skills) - Essential Responsibilities (more duties) - Reporting Relationships (maybe not needed) - Travel: Estimated Salary Range: $26 - $32 US (Pay) - Physical Requirements (maybe could be under Requirements or Qualifications? Not a standard heading; but we could include under Requirements? The instruction says use headings for specific sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We have Pay (salary range). We have Responsibilities (Essential Responsibilities + Basic Job Functions). We have Requirements (Education/Experience). We have Skills (Required Skills/Competencies). We have maybe Qualifications? Could combine Education/Experience as Qualifications? But we already have Requirements. The instruction: prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could have sections: Responsibilities, Requirements, Skills, Pay. Possibly also About the role? There's no explicit "About the role" paragraph besides first sentence: "Job Description First Solar reserves the right to offer you a role most applicable to your experience and skillset." That's fluff; maybe we can omit About the role as it's not substantive. Could include a short paragraph summarizing role? But we must preserve all substantive information; we can include that sentence as a
maybe under a generic section? But we shouldn't create a heading without content. So we could just output sections with headings and content. We need to use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. So we need to strip the Equal Opportunity Employer Statement, also "Job description subject to change at any time." maybe not boilerplate? It's a generic statement; could be considered boilerplate? It's not EEO but it's a generic disclaimer; maybe we should remove as it's not substantive. Also "Potential candidates will meet the education and experience requirements provided on the above job description and excel in completing the listed responsibilities for this role." That's fluff. Also "All candidates receiving an offer of employment must successfully complete a background check and any other tests that may be required." That's boilerplate; remove. We need to keep: Basic Job Functions list, Education/Experience, Required Skills/Competencies, Essential Responsibilities list, Reporting Relationships maybe not needed, Travel: Estimated Salary Range: $26 - $32 US (Pay), Physical Requirements (maybe we can include under Requirements or Qualifications? It's substantive; we could include under Requirements as a list). However the instruction says use headings for specific sections; we could add a section "Requirements" that includes Education/Experience and Physical Requirements. Or we could have separate "Qualifications" for Education/Experience and "Requirements" for Physical? But they said prefer few substantive sections. So combine. We also have "Reporting Relationships: This position reports to the Lead- Technical Group. This position will not have direct reports." That's substantive; maybe we can include under a section "About the role" or just as a
under Responsibilities? But we could add a section "About the role" with that info. However the instruction says use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we could include About the role with reporting relationships and maybe the first sentence about role applicability. That would be substantive. We must not repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it). So we don't add a heading for job title. We must not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings; none present. We must not create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. We have Pay (salary range). No Schedule or Benefits mentioned. So we include Pay. We must not emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text. So ensure each heading has real content. Thus final HTML could be:
About the role
First Solar reserves the right to offer you a role most applicable to your experience and skillset. This position reports to the Lead‑Technical Group and has no direct reports.
Responsibilities
- Assist in the installation and qualification of systems
- Troubleshoot day-to-day manufacturing issues
- Identify and/or implement system improvements that contribute to the achievement of throughput, yield, and product performance goals
- Solve day-to-day production, equipment, and process problems
- Identify and implement yield and product performance improvements
- Develop methods to assign causes to yield excursions
- Set up and maintain gauges
- Ensure all processes are running on target as defined by the Process Control Plan
- Respond to SPC process control alarms, bringing processes back into control
- Execute planned process experiments, collect, and analyze data and report experimental results
- Collect data relating to daily tool performance and associated product performance
- Provide training to production associates
- Develop and update internal documentation including drawings, standard operating procedures, and process specifications
- Interface with internal associates and supplier representatives, as required, to complete assigned projects
- Develop a complete understanding of area processes, equipment, and support systems
- Maintain effective communication with production associates and manufacturing engineers
- Disposition non-conforming product according to established criteria (NCP)
- Adhere to all safety procedures and good housekeeping standards
- Ensure waste materials are discarded in their designated containers
- Ensure hazardous waste containers stay closed except when adding or removing waste
- Ensure satellite accumulation containers stay in their designated locations
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements
Education/Experience: High School Diploma or GED required and must meet one of the following criteria to qualify:
- Associates degree in technical discipline
- 2+ years of machine or mechanic experience as a primary job function
- One year First Solar technical experience
- Six months’ experience as Temporary Manufacturing Engineering Technician at First Solar
Physical Requirements:
- Will sit, stand, or walk short distances for up to 12 hours per day
- Will climb stairs or steps on a frequent basis
- Will lift up to 58 pounds on an occasional basis, according to work instruction
- Will lift up to 37 pounds on a frequent basis
- Will push or pull up to 50 pounds of force on an occasional basis
- Will push or pull up to 37 pounds of force on a frequent basis
- Required to use hands to grasp, lift, handle, carry or feel objects on a frequent basis
- 20/40 vision in both eyes (with or without correction) and the ability to distinguish between red, yellow, and green is required
- May reach above shoulder heights and below the waist on a frequent basis
- May stoop, kneel, or bend, on an occasional basis
- Must 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 or goggles, hearing protection & respirators) and a condition of employment and continued employment (may require little or no facial hair)
Skills
- Safety first mindset
- General electrical/electronic and mechanical knowledge
- Self-directed, ability to work with minimal supervision
- Good written and oral communications skills in English
- Able to trouble shoot and solve problems on the manufacturing line
- Ability to deal with administrative as well as technical tasks
Pay
Estimated Salary Range: $26 - $32 US
We should ensure no duplicate lines: we have "Provide training to production associates" appears twice in Essential Responsibilities; we should deduplicate. Also "Develop a complete understanding of area processes, equipment, and support systems." appears once. Also "Maintain effective communication with production associates and manufacturing engineers." appears once. Also "Provide training to production associates." appears twice; we need to keep only one. Also "Assist in the installation and qualification of systems" etc. We need to ensure we didn't miss any substantive info: "Travel: Estimated Salary Range: $26 - $32 US" we captured as Pay. The word "Travel:" maybe irrelevant; but we can ignore Travel label. We also have "Job description subject to change at any time." removed. We have "Potential candidates will meet the education and experience requirements provided on the above job description and excel in completing the listed responsibilities for this role." removed. We have "All candidates receiving an offer of employment must successfully complete a background check and any other tests that may be required." removed. We have "Equal Opportunity Employer Statement:" removed. Now ensure we haven't missed any responsibilities: "Develop methods to assign causes to yield excursions." included. "Set up and maintain gauges." included. "Ensure all processes are running on target as defined by the Process Control Plan" included. "Respond to SPC process control alarms, bringing processes back into control." included. "Execute planned process experiments, collect, and analyze data and report experimental results." included. "Collect data relating to daily tool performance and associated product performance." included. "Provide training to production associates." included once. "Develop and update internal documentation including drawings, standard operating procedures, and process specifications." included. "Interface with internal associates and supplier representatives, as required, to complete assigned projects." included. "Develop a complete understanding of area processes, equipment, and support systems." included. "Maintain effective communication with production associates and manufacturing engineers." included. "Disposition non-conforming product according to established criteria (NCP)" included. "Adhere to all safety procedures and good housekeeping standards." included. "Ensure waste materials are discarded in their designated containers." included. "Ensure hazardous waste containers stay closed except when adding or removing waste." included. "Ensure satellite accumulation containers stay in their designated locations." included. "Other duties as assigned." included. Also "Assist in the installation and qualification of systems" etc from Basic Job Functions. Now ensure we didn't duplicate any list items: we have "Assist in the installation and qualification of systems", "Troubleshoot day-to-day manufacturing issues", "Identify and/or implement system improvements that contribute to the achievement of throughput, yield, and product performance goals". Those are from Basic Job Functions. Then we have many from Essential Responsibilities. Ensure we didn't duplicate "Identify and implement yield and product performance improvements." That's similar to "Identify and/or implement system improvements that contribute to the achievement of throughput, yield, and product performance goals." Not identical; keep both. Now check for any other substantive info: "Reporting Relationships: This position reports to the Lead- Technical Group. This position will not have direct reports." We included in About the role. Now check for any other sections: maybe "