Finishing Operations Controls and Metrology Technician

Requisition Number: 65679

 

Corning is vital to progress – in the industries we help shape and in the world we share.

 

We invent life-changing technologies using materials science. Our scientific and manufacturing expertise, boundless curiosity, and commitment to purposeful invention place us at the center of the way the world interacts, works, learns, and lives.

Our sustained investment in research, development, and invention means we’re always ready to solve the toughest challenges alongside our customers. 

Corning’s Environmental Technologies segment manufactures ceramic substrates and filter products for emissions control in mobile and stationary applications around the world.

Scope of Position

Serve as an Electrical Controls and Metrology Technician resource for process improvement, cost reduction and continuous improvement projects. at a manufacturing site. The primary role consists of on-shift technical support for the manufacturing process. Perform 1st level process and equipment troubleshooting. Assist the Manufacturing Team Leader by supporting daily manufacturing operations by providing technical support to the plant’s various control and metrology systems to support the manufacturing of cellular ceramic products.

Provide operations support for manufacturing of cellular ceramic products

• Provide day to day operational support with on-shift technical support and troubleshooting
• Troubleshoot electrical and controls issues impacting equipment availability and product quality
• Monitor equipment and product performance and respond as necessary
• Support and provide technical guidance to multidisciplinary operations groups
• Work closely with experienced professionals to design, develop and implement process controls solutions for manufacturing processes.
• Design, develop and implement process controls solutions for manufacturing processes with a focus on process improvement
• Perform and document preventative / predictive maintenance procedures
• Interface with Computer Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
• Publish production reports and shift turnover
• Data collection and machine parameter analysis
• Verification of metrology results consistent with historical values
• Management of calibration tools and equipment
• Ensure calibration checks are completed per schedule
• Recipe set-up and confirm production readiness
• Support new operations/equipment/processes/products into production
   

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Serve as an operational resource for troubleshooting of production equipment / process in the Diesel Manufacturing facility in Painted Post NY to support 24/7 manufacturing.
• Initiate and maintain relationships with Operations, Maintenance, Controls, Process, Equipment Engineering to provide first responder support for manufacturing. Focus will be to safely get the process/equipment back in operation and performing at established rates and quality. Detailed reports of activities will be communicated to Operations and within the Engineering groups.
• Work closely with controls engineers to implement control sequence logic (both time-based and event-based), fail-safe states, and process /equipment recovery sequences.
• Drive daily improvement of metrology systems though use of calibration and statistical process monitoring.
• Provide on floor leadership for solving technical issues with a cross functional team.

Minimal Hours of work/work schedule/flex-time:

• 40+ hours per week
• Rotational shift schedule supporting 24/7 production

Requirements

• Minimum of a Two-year technical degree plus 3 or more years equipment/controls experience
• Experience integrating field devices for flow control, material handling and metering, motion control, temperature control, and associated safety systems into an overall controls package enabling a fully functional equipment platfor