Head of Utility Job

Job Duties:
• Direct and oversee all utility operations and maintenance activities supporting solar manufacturing facilities, including Ingot, Wafer, Cell, Module, and supporting infrastructure.
• Lead and manage utility engineering, operations, maintenance personnel, and contractor organizations to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective utility services.
• Manage facility utility systems including HVAC, Cooling Water, Chillers, Cooling Towers, Process Cooling Water (PCW), Compressed Dry Air (CDA), Vacuum Systems, Exhaust Systems, Scrubbers, Gas & Chemical Distribution Systems, Wastewater Treatment Systems, Domestic Water Systems, and Fire Protection Systems.
• Develop and implement preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance programs to maximize equipment availability and minimize production downtime.
• Establish utility operation strategies, system performance standards, and continuous improvement initiatives to support manufacturing capacity expansion and production ramp-up activities.
• Monitor and analyze utility system performance, identify operational risks, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions to improve reliability and operational efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, EPA, NFPA, environmental regulations, chemical safety standards, and hazardous material handling requirements.
• Manage chemical storage, distribution, consumption, hazardous waste handling, and environmental compliance programs in accordance with company policies and regulatory requirements.
• Develop annual operating budgets(CAPEX/OPEX), monitor utility-related expenditures, evaluate contractor performance, and identify cost reduction opportunities through energy efficiency and operational improvement projects.
• Coordinate and manage external contractors, engineering service providers, equipment vendors, and construction partners for utility operation, maintenance, repair, and capital improvement projects.
• Support facility expansion, utility infrastructure upgrades, equipment commissioning, startup activities, and production capacity enhancement projects.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Engineering, EHS, Facilities, and Corporate Management teams to ensure uninterrupted production support and utility system reliability.
• Lead emergency response activities related to utility failures, chemical incidents, environmental events, and critical facility disruptions.
• Develop utility system documentation, standard operating procedures (SOPs), maintenance standards, engineering specifications, and technical reports.
• Hire, train, evaluate, and manage utility personnel, establish performance objectives, and provide leadership for workforce development and succession planning.

Requirement:
A bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering field and five years of experience are required; the experience must include managing utility operations for large-scale industrial facilities or overseeing complex plant operations.