Maintenance Support Associate

Maintenance Support Associate

Date: Aug 19, 2025

Location: Durham, NC, US, 27712

Company: Corning

Requisition Number: 70456

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Our Optical Communications segment has recently evolved from being a manufacturer of optical fiber and cable, hardware and equipment to being a comprehensive provider of industry-leading optical solutions across the broader communications industry.

This segment is classified into two main product groupings – carrier network and enterprise network. The carrier network product group consists primarily of products and solutions for optical-based communications infrastructure for services such as video, data and voice communications. The enterprise network product group consists primarily of optical-based communication networks sold to businesses, governments and individuals for their own use.

The purpose of this position is:

• Performs routine and emergency maintenance on high-speed automated manufacturing and production support equipment.

• Performs various process improvements of machines and equipment

• Participates in troubleshooting, process improvement, and new equipment installation that vary in complexity.

Education:

• Associates Degree, Technical Certificate program or equivalent experience.

• NFPA 70E Arc Flash certification, required.

Experience:

• Minimum of 6 years’ experience with equipment maintenance in an FDA compliant manufacturing environment.

• Specific work experience required in use of Vision systems, electrical troubleshooting of circuits from low level signals up to 480 VAC, Allen-Bradley Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), and making modifications to Ladder Logic.

This position includes significant duties such as:

• Coordinates maintenance resources in support of operational priorities. This includes partnering with Supervisors, Team Leads, and Manufacturing Leads.

• Performs routine changeovers including, but not limited to, lot changes, end of arm tooling changes, and mold changes.

• Perform proper startup and shutdown procedures on equipment and verification of equipment status.

• Assist operations team with routine line issues, resets, and restarts.

• Completes required preventive maintenance at defined intervals. Routinely assesses the suitability of such intervals and scope covered and revises when necessary.

• Trains and mentors other associates within maintenance and operations.

• Monitor output quality and quantity; troubleshoot as needed to make necessary machine and parameter adjustments where applicable; and alleviate jams.

• Troubleshoots major equipment breakdowns and performs mechanical, pneumatic, and electrical maintenance whenever required to ensure uninterrupted customer supply.

• Utilize all resources including, but not limited to, troubleshooting guides, manuals, standard operating procedures, work order logs to diagnose and resolve equipment issues.

• Provides technical support to engineering team on equipment installations and upgrades.

• Supports and assists other technicians with troubleshooting, conducting preventative maintenance (PM), and repairs to equipment as needed.

• Works with Quality and Engineering to document repairs/changes made to equipment.

• Supports capital equipment projects [as the subject matter expert (SME) for maintenance] including specification, design input, testing, etc.

• Performs troubleshooting and maintenance on electrical systems up to 480 VAC.

• Works with hand tools and/or power tools while troubleshooting, conducting preventative maintenance (PM), or repairing equipment.…