Shift Engineer - Wafering Operation
Job Role Shift Engineer (Wafering Operation) Shaping, Sawing, WGR (Cropping, Grinding, Inspection, Gluing)
Business Unit:
New Solar Energy BusinessFunctional Area:
Wafering OperationJob Family:
Manager Key Attributes (Experience and Qualifications) -
Experience:
- Work experience: 3 to 6 Years
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For Wire Saw/WGR/Shaping:
- CNC/HMC/VMC, Grinding knowledge is a must based on section
- Able to do setup on machine, fixtures
- Knowledge of Robot Handling / Gantry will be an added advantage
- For WGR, thick coating knowledge is also required
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Industry:
- CNC milling, grinding, cutting, EDM wire cutting experience will be preferred
- Experience in setting up machines for above work will be preferred
- Strong expertise in cutting force optimization and wafer surface finishing techniques
- Familiarity with MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems)
- Strong understanding of cutting physics, wear dynamics, and cutting defect analysis
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to drive continuous improvements
- Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams (R&D, Automation, Quality, and Maintenance)
- Excellent communication and leadership skills for leading process improvement projects
Preference
- Exposure of working in operations CNC machining, cutting, grinding plant
- Exposure of working with a shift team of 25+
Qualification
- BE Engineering in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Mechatronics, Manufacturing Engineering
Summary - Wafering Division is divided into three sections Shaping, Sawing, and Wet & WINS
- The Shaping Section is divided into: Cropping, Squaring, and Grinding & Inspection
- The Sawing Section is divided into: Gluing, Wire sawing, and Wire Guide Roller (WGR)
- The Wet and Wins is divided into: Precleaning, Final Cleaning, and Wafer inspection
- In Shaping, monocrystalline ingot is cropped into segments and shaped into bricks. In Sawing, the bricks are cut into wafers. In Wet & WINS, the wafers are finally cleaned and inspected.
- The Shift Engineer (Wafering Operation) will manage equipment status, personnel, consumables, and the overall status of the site in one of the subsections above. Also identifies and monitors critical parameters and addresses factors that impact process control, yield, and throughput. Provides direction and feedback during shift operation, schedules employee shifts, assigns duties, and trains and coaches new employees. Ensures health and safety standards.
- Typical equipment to be handled: Croppers, Squarers, Grinders, Visual Inspection Machines, Gluing, Wire Sawing Machines, Cleaner, Wafering Inspection Machine, CNC Machines, etc.
- In the long run, it is expected that the person develops themselves for leading all three sections individually.
Important Note
- Since it is a start-up plant, it is expected from the person to stretch beyond normal working hours (as and when required), resolve teething issues related to start-up, and perform debottlenecking to stabilize the section as per the designed throughput.
- The person should have strong leadership skills (particularly ownership mindset), be a team player, demonstrate company values and behavior, and maintain cordial relations with the shop floor team, cross-functional team, and all internal stakeholders, in a high workload, typical chemical plant start-up environment.
- Demonstrate passion in leading the start-up of the section with a focus on zero safety incidents.
- Lead from the front (hands-on knowledge) by working directly on the shop floor with reportees, demonstrating by operating the equipment themselves as needed.
- Able to handle large teams amicably and align the team towards operational goals of Ingot & Wafer Business.
- Take thorough training on Emergency Response Planning and develop capabilities in handling emergency situations such as leakage, fire, explosion, gas release, earthquake, etc., thereby ensuring minimal damage to people, equipment, and environment.
Job Accountabilities (Duties and Responsibilities)Safety
- Zero LTC
- Zero Tolerance for Unsafe Behavior
- Demonstrate and lead strict adherence to safety standards and safety compliance on the shop floor
- Ensure operations as per Health, Safety, Environment, and Fire standards
- Take periodic Gemba rounds, and control unsafe acts and unsafe conditions on the shop floor
- Lead audits, visits, and documentation
Production
- Lead start-up of section with a focus on zero safety incidents, zero quality incidents, zero incidents of wafering equipment shutdown
- Develop a process/system-based culture in managing operations
- Ensure output as per production plan
- Achieve best inventory accuracy for the section (Physical stock vs. System stock)
- Ensure 100% posting of batches and 100% consumption of material through MES & ERP systems
- Ensure 5S on shop floor
- Release periodic production-related reports as per governance systems
- Participate in periodic plant review meetings
- Lead and achieve benchmark OEE
- Lead audits and visits
- Lead documentation
- Handover of shift charge to reliever as per HOTO (Handover Takeover) guidelines. Plan and ensure 100% availability of raw material, packing material, and consumables for upcoming shift
Quality
- All operations/tasks as per documented and approved procedures
- Ensure input and output is as per approved quality specs
- Eliminate all sources of contamination by best shop floor discipline and best engineering or administrative controls as applicable
- Ensure operations are performed as per Standard Operating Conditions (within Aim +/- Control Limits)
- Provide engineering solutions through data analysis to support quality assurance, customer complaint evaluations, process management, and problem troubleshooting
Cost
- Eliminate losses and improve yield of all equipment by demonstrating their design capabilities
Team / Manpower
- Develop the team in fundamental understanding of engineering knowledge of equipment in your section
- Coach manpower on operational nuances of the section
Skills Required (Knowledge and Skills) - Strong in MS Office package (Excel, Word, PPT, Teams, Outlook, etc.)
- Strong in implementing SOPs, Dos and Donts, Risk Assessments, Standard Operating Conditions, Critical to Quality (CTQs) guidelines on the shop floor
- Good written and verbal communication skills in Gujarati language are a plus
- Good in English & Hindi communication (verbal & writing)
- Working knowledge of ISO 9001, 14001, 45001, 50001
- Added advantage: Minitab, Six Sigma, QC Tools, Kaizen, Statistical Process Control, TQM
