Area Manager (Shift Working)

Manages and leads assigned shift module production, engineering, and maintenance resources in the production of photovoltaic modules to meet shift goals in terms of Safety, Quality, Yield, and Throughput.
· Safety & 5S
o Drives and promotes a strong "safety-first" culture and world class house-keeping standards within plant operations to enable a zero-recordable rate.
o Timely and appropriate resolution of equipment or process safety concerns.
o Collaborates with EH&S to execute safety-programs like Lock-out Tag-out and Incident Reporting and Management System.
o Work with local EHSS team to ensure all equipment & process are compliance with local regulatory compliances, ISO & RBA requirements in term of Environment Health and Safety for operation, provide safety leadership to improve safety culture.
o Leads workforce towards a world class environment by applying the 5S methodology and ensuring housekeeping is kept at the highest level of cleanliness and maintained at all times.
· Operations and Maintenance
o Manage shift module team to ensure all labor resources, material and equipment are available to ensure all tool/process KPI/KPOs are meeting targets.
o 2nd level escalation on crew for decisions, actions and efforts made. Will follow escalation path as defined.
o Has responsibility for manpower planning, elimination of waste, quality, and safety compliance.
o Accountable for ISO & RBA -compliance in their area through up-to-date process and equipment documentation and training records.
o Develops strategy for bottle-neck management in the module operations area that include setting OEE goals (Uptime, Unplanned Downtime, MTTR, Yield) and deploying right resources to address chronic issues.
o Establishes a DMAIC mindset among associates as a way of problem solving and a Kaizen approach to improvement.
o Follows TOC (Theory of Constraints) concepts to resolve bottlenecks as it pertains to daily operations or roadmap execution.
· Engineering & Continuous Improvement
o Understand yield and quality requirements and make decisions that improve quality and yield.
o Accountable for semiconductor process control within shift. Ensures team is appropriately responding to SPC alarms and adhering to control plan.
· People
o Ensure the team is properly trained and developed through structured plans. Provide coaching and support to the team in dealing with any potential issues.
o Conduct performance appraisal, provide feedback, and create succession plan for shift leaders.
o Engage, Recognize and Reward associates. Supervises and motivates a team of associates creating a culture of personal responsibility and continuous improvement.
o Strategic planning in skillset development for shift manufacturing associates based on competency plan and gaps identified.
o Take charge of emergency situations when required within the shift.
o Responsible to train and to adopt the 7 steps problem solving methodology in the daily running of the shift.
o Mentor and coach shift supervisors and take the lead in shift operation.
o Daily report & present semiconductor plants performance in Production Meetings.
· Other duties as assigned.
· Job description subject to change at any time.