About the Role
The purpose of the plant electrician is to perform construction, installation, maintenance, and repairs of all plant electrical facilities, power lines, power distribution panels, HVAC equipment, measuring, recording, and controlling instruments, and all electronic devices.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for other equipment such as temperature controllers and recorders, pneumatic gas controls, draft controls, relays, voltage jacks, brushes, rectifiers, moisture controls, level controls, time checks, pyrometers, frauenthal controls, pressure transmitters
- Installs all the components needed for these systems such as tubing, wiring, sensors, etc.
- Work from detailed drawings, wiring diagrams and schematics.
- Wires circuits, balances loads, installs and checks a wide variety of equipment.
- Runs power lines as directed.
- Diagnoses faulty operation of electrical services/equipment.
- Performs repairs, possesses wide knowledge of mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and HVAC equipment to solve interrelated problems.
- Performs work on energized lines, circuit breakers, relays, transformers carrying up to 440 volts.
- Moves and removes wiring in safety with motor starters, removes and replaces fuses, adjusts calibration screws on substation breakers, removes and reinstalls breakers in panel.
- Makes hot cut-over as needed.
- Calibrated and adjusts equipment against specified standards.
- Inspects equipment for proper operation.
- Utilizes computer programs to enter labor and work order information.
Requirements
- High School or GED equivalent.
- Must be a qualified journeyman electrician.
- Strong work ethic, troubleshooting and critical thinking skills required.
- US Citizenship required
- In order to comply with Corning’s government contract requirements at this location, if you receive an offer of employment for this position, you will need to provide documentation of your U.S. citizen status.
- This position does not support immigration sponsorship.
Skills
- Troubleshooting
- Critical thinking
Education Level
- High School or GED equivalent
- Qualified journeyman electrician
Salary/Compensations
- $37.22 hourly rate
Benefits
- Company-wide bonuses and long-term incentives
- 100% company-paid pension benefit with fixed contributions
- Matching contributions to 401(k) savings plan
- Medical, dental, vision
- Paid parental leave
- Family building support
- Fitness
- Company-paid life insurance
- Disability
- Disease management programs
- Paid time off
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Recognition program
About the Company
- Corning is one of the world’s leading innovators in glass, ceramic, and materials science.
- Our technologies push the boundaries of what’s possible.
- Corning’s businesses are ever-evolving to best serve our customers, industries, and consumers.
- Today, we accelerate and transform life sciences, mobile consumer electronics, optical communications, display, automotive, and solar markets.
- We are changing the world with trusted products that accelerate drug discovery, development, and delivery to save lives, damage-resistant cover glass to enhance the devices that keep us connected, optical fiber, wireless technologies, and connectivity solutions to carry information and ideas at the speed of light, precision glass for advanced displays to deliver richer experiences, auto glass and ceramics to drive cleaner, safer, and smarter transportation, and solar polysilicon, wafers, and innovative photovoltaic modules, enabling low-cost solar energy solutions.
Equal Opportunity
- We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected status.
- Corning is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and considers requests for reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable laws.
- Individuals with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs may request reasonable accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, perform essential job functions, or access other benefits and privileges of employment.
- To submit a request for reasonable accommodation related to disability or religion, please contact us at accommodations@corning.com.
