Job Title: Senior Maintenance Engineer Solar Cells

Location: Navsari, Gujarat

Department: Engineering & Maintenance

Part 1:

Core Responsibilities:

- Equipment Uptime & Reliability: Lead the maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of critical solar cell manufacturing equipment, including Wet Benches (Texturing/Cleaning), Diffusion Furnaces, PECVD systems, ALD, Laser Edge Isolation, and Screen-Printing lines.
- Preventive & Predictive Maintenance: Design, implement, and monitor robust Preventive Maintenance (PM) schedules to ensure maximum Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and minimize unplanned downtime.
- Root Cause Analysis: Lead troubleshooting efforts for complex electromechanical, pneumatic, and vacuum system failures. Apply 8D, 5 Whys, and Fishbone methodologies to eliminate chronic breakdowns.
- Team Leadership: Supervise, mentor, and deploy a team of shift maintenance technicians. Conduct on-the-job training for junior staff regarding advanced troubleshooting and safe machine handling.
- Process Improvement: Collaborate with Process and Production engineering teams to optimize machine parameters, upgrade legacy systems, and drive Continuous Improvement (CI) initiatives aimed at reducing Mean Time To Repair (MTTR).
- Spare Parts & Inventory: Forecast and manage critical spare parts inventory.



Liaise with OEM vendors for specialized repairs, warranty claims, and part procurement to prevent production halts.
- Safety & Cleanroom Compliance: Enforce strict adherence to Class 100/1000 cleanroom protocols. Ensure all maintenance activities comply with Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) standards, particularly Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) and the safe handling of toxic/flammable gases (e.g., Silane, Ammonia) and hazardous chemicals (HF, HNO3).

Part 2: Job Specification Education & Qualifications:

- B.E. / B.Tech in Electrical Engineering.

Experience:

- 5 to 8 years of core maintenance experience in Solar Cell (Photovoltaic) manufacturing or Semiconductor fabrication.
- Minimum of 2+ years serving in a senior, lead, or supervisory capacity.

Technical Skills:

- Core Systems: Deep understanding of vacuum technologies, RF generators, gas delivery systems, exhaust management, and fluid dynamics.
- Automation & Controls: Solid hands-on proficiency in troubleshooting PLCs (Siemens, Allen-Bradley, Mitsubishi, etc.), SCADA systems, HMIs, and robotic handling systems.
- Analytical Tools: Proficiency in maintaining equipment logs, MTBF/MTTR tracking, and generating data-driven performance reports.

📌 Engineer/Senior Engineer - Maintenance (Bilimora)
🏢 Waaree Energies
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