Job Description

About Applied Materials: Applied Materials is the leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world.
: EC Approver is responsible for the rapid and efficient processing of ECOs and management of a change process which results in high quality, cost-effective change implementation.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prioritizes Review of ECOs and expedites release of ECO, in the implementation cycle.
• Review ECO\'s for content completeness, Structure of Bill of Material, customer impact (internal and external), organizational impact, and functional product impact
• Any issues they find are logged and the ECR is returned to the EC Engineer to address the issue.
• Coordinates with other impacted EC approver; verifies that appropriate CIB (Change Implementation Board) members are included on the ECO based on Product Family, Product Line, Change Category, planner/buyer and product option tree, as applicable.
• Communicates issues logged with EC Analysts or EC engineers to ensure for correctness of the ECO
• Analyzes part structure to determine the scope / impact of product changes; conducts where-used searches.
• Trains / coaches ECO participants in their functional areas; advises ECO participants on possible solutions for ECO related problems, issues or situations; routinely mediates conflicts between ECO participants. Evaluates ECO process for continuous improvement opportunities; assists in KPI development and document the process.
• Regularly participates in ECM awareness sessions.
  

Desired Skills:

• Knowledge of Engineering Change Order (ECO)/Engineering Change Release (ECR) processes, forms, instructions, and policies
• Knowledge of ECO roles and responsibilities.
• Knowledge of PDM and BOMs & item master theory.
• Knowledge of manufacturing methods and materials to include basic lean philosophy and principles.
• Knowledge of safety procedures and cleanroom protocol.
• Knowledge of cross cultural communications.
  

Project management skills:

• Ability to work with Cross Functional Teams.
• Time management skills.
• Effective negotiation skills.
• Effective presentation skills.
  

Required Skills:

• Demonstrated ability to write and track ECO/ECR\xe2\x80\x99s.
• Ability to identify the errors in the ECO/ECR documentation.
• Ability to Understand/modify/define the Product/System Configurations
• Working Knowledge on different Engineering change management software packages like, Oracle, SAP etc.,
• Well versed with Manufacturing Processes and Methods.
• Knowledge on PLM software like, TCE (Team Center Engineering), Wind chill.
• Demonstrated computer skills to include MS Office /or other software / systems necessary for the job execution in day to day transactions.

Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor\'s Degree

Skills

Certifications:

Languages:

Years of Experience:

2 - 4 Years

Work Experience:

Additional Information

Travel:

Yes, 10% of the Time

Relocation Eligible:

Yes Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.