Process Engineer - Night Shift

Job Description

Illuminate USA, a new standalone joint venture established by two global leaders in renewable energy, is building one of the largest solar panel manufacturing factories in the Western Hemisphere.

This 1.1 million-square-foot factory is currently in the advanced stages of preparation in the Columbus, Ohio area. Illuminate USA is seeking highly motivated team members to help the company grow from startup to a full scale, industry leading manufacturer with $1B - $2B expected annual revenue and over 1,200 employees in less than two years.

This will be a fast-paced and exciting time in our history as we are building something great from the ground up here in central Ohio.

We offer competitive pay, benefits, and ongoing career development opportunities. Come join our collaborative, people-focused, and innovative workplace as we embark upon this unique and exciting journey!

Job Summary :

We are currently looking for a Process Engineer for our new factory in Columbus, Ohio.

This production technical engineer develops and optimizes continuous production and manufacturing processes to achieve the output, quality, and cost goals of the organization.

Other main responsibilities include : Collects production data and applies standard scientific and statistical methods to analyze, document, and diagram production processes.

Identifies process bottlenecks and devises solutions to resolve. Recommends changes or upgrades to equipment, work methods, or other aspects of the process to improve efficiency and utilization of resources including labor, energy and raw materials.

Responsibilities :

• Analyze process-related exceptions and technical issues that arise during production, responsible for timely handling and resolution of technical issues to ensure normal operation of production work.
• Participate in and coordinate activities related to process, materials, equipment, and new product trials on the production line, including data collection, organization, and reporting.
• Control and improve workshop process indicators such as string repair rate, stacking repair rate, first-pass yield, and hidden crack rate.
• Lead and establish project work, promote continuous improvement, and reduce costs while increasing efficiency.
• Coordinate the implementation of work among departments within the workshop, handle workshop-related anomalies, and provide technical support to customers.
• Lead the analysis of non-conforming products, propose reasonable solutions, and provide timely feedback to relevant departments.

Also, supervise the implementation of the solutions in subsequent production.

Other tasks as assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications :

• A bachelor's degree of engineering.
• Typically requires 0-2 years of related experience.
• Strong Knowledge of production safety required.
• Knowledge of lean production, production quality.
• Highly developed interpersonal, organizational and communication skills.
• Strong learning agility, open minded and curious.
• Strong sense of ambition, self-motivation and self-discipline.

Illuminate USA is an Equal Opportunity Employer . All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any protected status as defined by law.

Illuminate is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.