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2. Key Responsibilities
A. Commissioning Planning and Management
- Lead and manage all pre-commissioning, commissioning, functional testing, system start-up, and handover activities for clean chemical dispensing and distribution systems.
- Develop and implement commissioning strategies, execution plans, schedules, procedures, inspection and test plans (ITPs), and commissioning checklists in accordance with project and customer requirements.
- Establish commissioning milestones, manpower requirements, resource allocations, and execution priorities to ensure alignment with overall project schedules.
- Coordinate commissioning activities across multiple projects and semiconductor fabrication facilities, ensuring effective resource utilization and timely delivery.
- Monitor commissioning progress, identify potential delays or technical constraints, and implement corrective actions to maintain project schedules.
- Ensure commissioning readiness through systematic verification of mechanical completion, installation quality, engineering documentation, utilities availability, and site conditions.
B. Technical Supervision and System Commissioning
- Provide technical leadership and supervision to commissioning engineers, supervisors, technicians, and specialist contractors.
- Oversee the inspection, verification, testing, and commissioning of chemical dispensing equipment, chemical delivery systems, process piping, instrumentation, electrical systems, and automation controls.
- Ensure the proper execution of pre-commissioning activities, including piping integrity testing, leak testing, flushing, cleaning, instrument calibration, electrical inspections, and control system verification, as applicable.
- Supervise functional testing and system integration activities, including PLC/HMI operation, equipment interlocks, alarms, emergency shutdown functions, safety systems, and communication interfaces.
- Oversee system performance verification to ensure chemical dispensing systems operate in accordance with approved process parameters, flow requirements, pressure specifications, and operational criteria.
- Coordinate troubleshooting and resolution of technical issues relating to mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, process, and automation systems.
- Ensure all commissioning activities comply with approved engineering drawings, P&IDs, equipment specifications, operating philosophies, and customer acceptance criteria.
C. Project Coordination and Stakeholder Management
- Act as the primary commissioning interface between the OEM, customers, main contractors, subcontractors, equipment suppliers, and relevant project stakeholders.
- Coordinate closely with Project Managers, Engineering, Production, Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC), Construction, and Site Operations teams to facilitate commissioning readiness and execution.
- Liaise with customer representatives and facility operations teams to arrange site access, utility readiness, testing schedules, system inspections, and commissioning acceptance activities.
- Coordinate vendor and specialist support for equipment start-up, troubleshooting, testing, and performance verification.
- Participate in project coordination meetings, commissioning reviews, technical discussions, and customer progress meetings.
- Address commissioning-related technical concerns, interface issues, and scheduling conflicts through effective coordination and timely resolution.
D. Quality Assurance, Inspection and System Acceptance
- Ensure all installed equipment and systems are inspected and verified for compliance with approved design requirements, installation standards, and customer specifications.
- Coordinate system walkdowns, mechanical completion inspections, punch-list identification, rectification, and closure.
- Review and accept mechanically completed equipment and system packages prior to commencement of commissioning activities.
- Verify the completeness and accuracy of commissioning records, inspection reports, calibration certificates, test results, and equipment documentation.
- Coordinate Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT), Site Acceptance Tests (SAT), and other customer-required verification activities, where applicable.
- Ensure outstanding technical issues, defects, and non-conformances are properly documented, tracked, and resolved before final system acceptance.
- Maintain high standards of equipment cleanliness, chemical compatibility, system integrity, and contamination prevention appropriate to semiconductor manufacturing environments.
E. Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS)Compliance
- Enforce strict compliance with applicable EHS regulations, customer site safety requirements, and company safety procedures throughout all commissioning activities.
- Ensure commissioning work is conducted under approved Permit-to-Work (PTW), Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), Job Safety Analysis (JSA), and risk assessment procedures, where applicable.
- Oversee safe work practices involving hazardous chemicals, pressurized systems, electrical equipment, and other commissioning-related hazards.
- Coordinate safety reviews, pre-start-up safety checks, and readiness assessments before chemical introduction and system operation.
- Ensure the appropriate implementation and verification of safety interlocks, leak detection, emergency shutdown functions, and chemical containment systems.
- Promote a proactive safety culture and ensure commissioning personnel are adequately trained, qualified, and equipped to perform their assigned tasks.
F. Documentation, Reporting and System Handover
- Establish and maintain comprehensive commissioning documentation, including commissioning procedures, checklists, test reports, punch lists, progress records, and system acceptance certificates.
- Monitor commissioning progress against established milestones and provide regular status updates, technical reports, and recovery plans to project management and customers.
- Ensure commissioning deliverables and supporting documentation are complete, accurate, and submitted in accordance with project requirements.
- Coordinate the preparation and submission of system handover packages, including as-built drawings, operation and maintenance manuals, test certificates, and commissioning records.
- Support customer operations and maintenance personnel during system start-up, operational stabilization, and performance verification.
- Facilitate customer training and knowledge transfer on equipment operation, system functionality, safety features, and basic troubleshooting.
- Ensure the orderly and successful handover of commissioned systems to customer operations and maintenance teams.
G. Team Leadership and Continuous Improvement
- Lead, mentor, and develop commissioning engineers, supervisors, and technicians to strengthen technical competency, execution efficiency, and safety awareness.
- Assign responsibilities, monitor individual and team performance, and ensure accountability for commissioning deliverables.
- Identify opportunities to improve commissioning methodologies, standard operating procedures, testing processes, and project execution efficiency.
- Capture lessons learned from commissioning activities and collaborate with Engineering and Production teams to improve future equipment designs, manufacturability, reliability, and maintainability.
- Support the development and standardization of commissioning procedures, templates, checklists, and best practices across projects.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by management.
Job Requirements
Educational Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Mechatronics, Automation, or a related Engineering discipline.
- Equivalent technical qualifications with substantial relevant industry experience may be considered.
Professional Experience
- Minimum 8–10 years of relevant experience in equipment installation, commissioning, testing, or engineering within the semiconductor, chemical, pharmaceutical, or related high-purity process industries.
- At least 3–5 years of experience in a supervisory or managerial capacity leading multidisciplinary commissioning teams.
- Prior experience with chemical dispensing systems, chemical delivery systems, bulk chemical distribution systems, or semiconductor wet process equipment is strongly preferred.
- Experience working on semiconductor fabrication projects for major end users such as Micron, GlobalFoundries, Siltronic, or equivalent organizations would be advantageous.
- Demonstrated experience managing commissioning schedules, technical coordination, customer inspections, system acceptance, and handover activities.
