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carry out on-site commissioning, validation and handover to production and maintenance teams.\nDrive automation reliability improvement: conduct root cause analysis for recurring automation faults, implement permanent corrective actions, optimize program logic and signal interlock to reduce unplanned downtime, improve OEE and lower reject rate.\nSupport automation capital projects and NPI automation requirements: draft technical specifications, review vendor design proposals, witness FAT, perform SAT, lead site installation, commissioning, risk assessment and process validation for new automation cells.\nEstablish and update automation standards, control SOPs, backup procedures, electrical drawings, spare part lists and troubleshooting guides; build knowledge base for automation systems.\nEnsure all automation systems comply with Mattel global EH&S, machine safety, LOTO, functional safety and local regulatory requirements; conduct safety review for new automation design and machine modification.\nUse Lean / TPM / Kaizen tools to launch automation improvement projects, realize labor reduction, cycle time optimization and quality control through automation.\nMentor junior automation engineers and technicians, deliver technical training; 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