About this role
Job title: Facility Controls Technician
About the Role Corning is seeking a Facility Controls Technician to operate, maintain, troubleshoot, and optimize automated control systems across our facilities. This role focuses on PLCs, HMIs, sensors, actuators, and other electrical and mechanical components to ensure reliable operation in a fast-paced environment.
What You'll Do
- Operate, configure, and program control systems and equipment, including wiring, sensors, and actuators.
- Ensure proper integration of automation devices into existing systems.
- Perform routine inspections, testing, and preventive maintenance on control systems.
- Diagnose and repair electrical, mechanical, and software-related issues in control systems.
- Monitor system performance and recommend necessary adjustments or upgrades.
- Program and modify PLCs and HMIs to meet operational needs.
- Calibrate and configure control devices such as temperature controllers, pressure sensors, and other instrumentation.
- Troubleshoots infrastructure equipment, systems and processes when required to ensure uninterrupted customer supply.
- Work with Engineering to document repairs/changes made to equipment and/or electrical infrastructure.
- Identify critical spare parts to have on-hand to prevent extended downtime.
- Procure replacement equipment in support of the facilities and promoting the innovation process.
- Ability to troubleshoot to the component level.
- Work closely with union trades, subcontractors and across all levels and organizations.
- Work independently with minimal supervision.
What We're Looking For
- Associate degree in a technical discipline.
- 2+ years of experience as an Automation / Controls Technician (or similar role in industrial automation).
- Knowledge of PLCs, HMIs, sensors, actuators; ability to troubleshoot at the component level.