Utility Engineer - Infra

1. Job Purpose:

Utility (mechanical) engineer is responsible for planning, designing, and managing all mechanical facilities that manage the utility equipment, temperature conditions, pressure, power, and clean room/dry room required for processing or manufacturing raw materials. He or She is responsible for installation, operation, maintenance, repairment, removal and disposal of facilities including HVAC equipment, Clean Room / Dry Room system, Steam System, Chilled Water and Cooling Water System, NMP Recovery, Hot Oil Boiler, A/C tower, Scrubber, Pipeline System, N2 gas, waste water, valve, any other utility related systems, and he/she needs to plan and carry out energy saving activities through effective management and efficiency improvement of installations. He/she also need to interact with SHE engineer, equipment engineer, control engineer, production engineer, production planner and manager, customer, vendors and local community to solve urgent complex problems by identifying and evaluating alternatives or reporting utility related issues. He or She is also responsible for leading site activities by providing knowledge, advice and leadership over necessary stakeholders including but not limited to utility supervisors, utility operators, subcontractors, vendors, manufacturers, etc. This position requires some call-in duty during off hours when necessary.

2. Job Duties and Responsibilities:

1)    Maintenance Planning/Management

-    Establish and manage annual maintenance/repairment plan and budget

-    Request for renovation, and issue a purchase order (P/O)

-    Manage maintenance/repairment performance

2)    Investment Planning/Management

-    Establish and manage annual investment plan and budget

-    Review facility investment techniques

-    Review construction drawings and make simple modifications (P&ID, etc.)

-    Write down specifications for repairs and new construction, and write down construction documents for a public use

-    Request for new facility’s quotation, and issue a construction purchase order (P/O)

-    Manage facility investment performance

3)    Facility Inspection and Technical Support

-    Review/repair the facility based on the requests received by the system

-    Develop/Manage/revise the facility operation manual

-    Daily/monthly/quarterly/yearly facility inspection

-    Identify the cause of the facility abnormalities and review the technology. Prepare the reports of abnormalities to manage the history (if needed) 

-    Plan to optimize the operation efficiency

-    Manage pipe (air, water supply, etc.)

4)    Energy Saving Planning and Performance Management

-    Analyze the energy usage trends by each equipment

-    Identify energy saving potential items by equipment

-    Manage monthly energy saving performance (operating time applied)

5)    Government Relations

-    Respond to regular court inspection on mechanical facilities

-    Review, check and rectify such that the facility meets local law and regulations.

-    Operational safety inspection (PSV (safety valve), pressure vessel, and static pressure)

6)    Audit Preparation & Response

-    Create and manage documents on facility required by PSM/ISO

-    Take appropriate measures to improve facility, and correct non-conformities specified by PSM/ISO

7)    Construction Management/Supervising

-    Supervise the mechanical facility construction (due to repair and extension of mechanical facility, or due to change of production line)

-    Request purchase of facility parts (purchase request)

-    Purchase order on construction materials

-    Inspect materials

8)    Emergency Planning & Response

-    Plan and execute emergency trainings on natural disasters, lack of power, and release of harmful substances

9)    Other tasks as assigned

3.    Role Duties and Responsibilities:

The P2 level is particularly expected to the following roles to perform the job successfully and contribute to meet the organization goals.

4.    Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1)    Education: 

-    Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, industrial engineering or equivalent

2)    Experience: 

-    At least 3-5 year of relevant experience in EV battery, auto parts, automobile industry, or similar manufacturing in electric or chemical component.

3)    Qualification/Certification/License: 

-    (Preferred) Steam boiler, PE related certification

4)    Language skills: 

-    Working level of English (verbal, written, etc.)

5)    Computer skills: 

-    Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)

-    (Preferred) Proficiency with AutoCAD or similar programs (reading and drawing)

5.    Demands & Environments:

1)    Physical & Mental Demands:

-    In the office: Must wear the company-provided uniform 

-    In the production site: Must wear the company-provided uniform and PPE including safety shoes, safety helmet (hard hat), safety glasses/safety goggles, portable gas measuring device

-    In the clean room and dry room: Must wear dust-proof suit, shoes, gloves and hat

-    In the A/C tower: Must wear dust-proof mask

-    When exposed to NMP, hot oil: Additionally wear gas mask, dust-proof mask, chemical resistant clothing

2)    Work Environment: 

-    Usual office environment

-    Production/construction site

    Risk of noise: Above 90dB in compressor room 

    Risk of high temperature: 104~122°F in boiler room, machine room, vacuum pump room

    Potential exposure to hazardous materials (heating medium oil, NMP, water treatment chemicals (boiler treatment compound, acidity regulator, etc.)) and various kinds of lubricating oils