Instrument Electrician

About the role

The Instrument Electrician plays a crucial role in the maintenance and repair of electrical and electronic equipment within Corning's Life Sciences segment. This position involves installing, maintaining, adjusting, and repairing various types of equipment used in scientific laboratory settings.

Responsibilities

• Installs, maintains, adjusts, and repairs electrical and electronic equipment such as power lines, lighting fixtures, electric motors, power distribution panels, and recording, regulating, control, and sensing equipment.
• Maintains and repairs electronic and pneumatic steam boiler controllers.
• Maintains a preventative maintenance program for all plant instrumentation, air conditioning systems, service equipment, manufacturing equipment, and other systems as required.
• Calibrates and repairs thermostats, humidistats, sensors, and controllers, balances air volume requirements in maintaining plant air conditioning systems.
• Maintains and repairs electronic and pneumatic controls, feedback, or servo equipment, including recorders, electro-pneumatic controllers and valving for the gas sterilization vacuum chamber system, solid state electronic controls and power supplies for ultra-sonic production welding equipment, electronic controls, recorders, and power supplies for high voltage (75,000 volts) plasma generating equipment, CellBIND treaters, temperature controllers and indicators for injection molding machines.
• Moves and removes wiring in safety switch motor starters, removes and replaces fuses, adjusts calibration screws on substation breakers without shutdown, removes and reinstalls breaker panels, and as necessary, makes hot cutovers.
• Plans and lays out work, coordinating it with work of others, as required.
• Works from sketches, blueprints, written and oral instructions.
• Maintains spare parts inventories in areas of responsibility.
• Keeps records, initiates purchase requisitions as necessary.
• Maintains good housekeeping conditions in working area.
• Observes safety regulations and practices.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age and possess a High School Diploma or GED.
• Journeyman Electrician or Associate degree and 5+ years’ relevant experience.
• Candidates must be available to work weekends and holidays.

Qualifications

• Self-managed teams and we are looking for individuals that possess a strong work ethic and substantial interpersonal and team participation skills.

Skills

• Knowledge of electrical and electronic principles and practices.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and schematics.
• Experience with troubleshooting and repairing complex electrical systems.
• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Benefits

• Company-wide bonuses and long-term incentives.
• Fixed contributions to a 100% company-paid pension benefit.
• Medical, dental, vision, paid parental leave, family building support, fitness, company-paid life insurance, disability, disease management programs, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Recognition program to celebrate successes and reward colleagues who make exceptional contributions.

Pay

The starting pay for this position is $34.46 hourly rate. Compensation and benefits available for this position are dictated by the appropriate Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Schedule

Overtime is required.