Production Technician I
First Solar · Perrysburg, OH
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Production
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 1+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level production role at First Solar (industrial) in Perrysburg, OH. Additionally, Technician I’s will be responsible for conducting operational preventative maintenance procedures, addressing intermediate-level alarms, performing basic quality control procedures, and interfacing with equipment and factory computer systems.
- They ask for
- 1+ years · degree required
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Manufacturing Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $60k–$91k.
Median of the low and high ends of 52 live postings that list pay, out of 947 manufacturing technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Ohio plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 74 other live production postings in Ohio.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (1+ vs 5+)
Typical $75k–$97k, from 12 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 91%
- Lean 37%
- EHS / safety 23%
- Union environment 20%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: First Solar in Perrysburg
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Full description from First SolarAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Education/Experience
- ✓High School Diploma or GED
- ✓Preference for Associates degree or certificates in a technical discipline
- ✓External candidates must have:
- ✓1+ Year of Manufacturing experience
- ✓Internal candidates must have either:
- ✓1+ Year of Manufacturing experience
- ✓6 months of experience working in any of First Solar’s manufacturing process and have successfully completed their development program
requirements
for promotion from a Production Operator.
- ✓Experiences that will be considered as a substitute for direct manufacturing experience
- ✓Warehousing, textile, agriculture, or material inspection
- ✓Honorable military experience in an electrical, mechanical and/or chemical industrial application
Required Skills/Competencies
- ✓Safety First mindset
- ✓Maintain a high standard for Quality
- ✓Basic troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
- ✓Basic Math skills appropriate to understand typical manufacturing production metrics
- ✓Must be able to work in a team environment.
- ✓Good written and oral communication skills.
- ✓Fundamental knowledge to work with different computer applications.
- ✓Interface with Machine Control Panels
- ✓Ability to use mobile systems, communication devices, and simple tool interfaces.
- ✓Ability to use simple hand tools and measurement tools
- ✓Perform light mechanical maintenance activities utilizing hand tools and measurement devices
- ✓Work in a large area of manufacturing space, often without line-of-site to direct supervision
Essential
Responsibilities
- ◆Adhere to all safety procedures and practice good housekeeping
- ◆Safely operate and maintain tools and equipment to meet acceptable quality and productivity levels
- ◆Complete training in the required timeframe
- ◆Provide on-the-job training to team members when requested
- ◆Perform assigned job duties in accordance with training and direction provided by team leads and supervisor
- ◆Perform maintenance on equipment, in the required time, with hand tools and instrumentation
- ◆Interface with equipment computers to monitor parameters and alarms
- ◆Monitor process data & make decisions based on procedures to maintain process control
- ◆Recognize conditions that require escalation and provide good communication on issues and recommendations
- ◆Work with cross functional teams to run approved tests
- ◆Collaborate with cross functional teams on problem solving
- ◆Collect data and provide reporting (written, oral, or via computer/devices) when requested
- ◆Provide good communication with team members and leadership during shift changes
- ◆Ensure proper inventory levels of materials and in-process work is available for the next shift
- ◆Ensure waste is discarded timely and appropriately
- ◆Other duties as assigned
Requirements
- ✓Will sit, stand, or walk short distances for up to 12 hours per day
- ✓Will climb stairs 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 27 pounds of force on an occasional basis
- ✓Will push or pull up to 10 pounds of force on a frequent basis
- ✓Required to use hands to grasp, lift, handle, carry or feel objects repetitively on a frequent basis
- ✓20/40 vision in each eye (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 be able to 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, hearing protection)
requirements
provided on the above job description and excel in completing the listed
responsibilities
for this role. All candidates receiving an offer of employment must successfully complete a background check and any other tests that may be required.
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The Production Technician I is an intermediate-level position in the middle submodule to the finishing end of the manufacturing process. The core function is to safely operate specific equipment, manage material and processes to manufacture high-quality, photovoltaic solar modules at the required rate. Additionally, Technician I’s will be responsible for conducting operational preventative maintenance procedures, addressing intermediate-level alarms, performing basic quality control procedures, and interfacing with equipment and factory computer systems.
Basic Job Functions
The Production Technician I is an intermediate level position in the middle submodule to finishing end of the manufacturing process. The core function is to safely operate specific equipment, manage material and processes to manufacture high-quality, photovoltaic solar modules at the required rate. Additionally, Technician I’s will be responsible for conducting operational preventative maintenance procedures, addressing intermediate-level alarms, performing basic quality control procedures, and interface with equipment and factory computer systems.
Reporting Relationships
- •No direct reports.
Travel
- •No regular travel is required outside the First Solar work site.
