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Overview

Corning is seeking a Sr. Equipment Technician to provide hands-on technical support for manufacturing equipment within their Solar Modular operation. This role involves troubleshooting equipment issues, supporting equipment reliability, and collaborating with various teams to maintain effective manufacturing performance.

Responsibilities

  • Provide hands-on technical support for manufacturing equipment, including troubleshooting, repair, adjustment, and preventive maintenance activities.
  • Diagnose mechanical, electrical, controls, and equipment-related issues and support timely restoration of equipment to production.
  • Partner with Engineering, Maintenance, Operations, and other technical resources to identify root causes and implement sustainable equipment solutions.
  • Support preventive and predictive maintenance activities designed to improve equipment reliability and reduce unplanned downtime.
  • Monitor equipment performance and identify recurring issues, trends, and opportunities for improvement.
  • Participate in structured problem-solving and root-cause analysis for equipment failures and manufacturing interruptions.
  • Support installation, start-up, qualification, and modification of manufacturing equipment and related systems.
  • Assist with equipment upgrades and continuous improvement projects focused on safety, reliability, quality, capacity, and cost.
  • Maintain appropriate equipment documentation, maintenance records, troubleshooting information, and technical procedures.
  • Provide technical guidance and share equipment knowledge with other technicians and manufacturing team members.
  • Work safely around manufacturing equipment and ensure maintenance and troubleshooting activities follow established safety requirements.
  • Support production needs and equipment priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Requirements

  • Associate degree, or equivalent experience.
  • 3–5 years of experience supporting, maintaining, troubleshooting, or repairing equipment in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, or automated manufacturing equipment.
  • Experience using technical documentation such as equipment manuals, schematics, diagrams, drawings, or troubleshooting guides.
  • Demonstrated ability to identify equipment problems and apply structured, data-driven troubleshooting methods.
  • Ability to use hand tools, diagnostic equipment, and other tools commonly used for industrial equipment maintenance and troubleshooting.
  • Strong communication and teamwork skills with the ability to work effectively with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, and other technical functions.
  • Ability to work safely and effectively in a manufacturing-floor environment.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
PTO
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How this job compares in Tolleson, AZ

Pay in context

At roughly $41/hr, this posting sits about 35% above the $30/hr median for welding jobs across Arizona — toward the top of a $25–$39/hr middle band drawn from 175 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 83% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Tolleson, AZ

We're tracking 16 other active welding openings in Tolleson, AZ right now, from 10 different employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 467 other active welding openings from 220 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Tolleson, or widen the search to Arizona.

The most active employers in Arizona at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Sundt Construction (29), Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (19), and EZARC (18). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Arizona, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Goodyear at $51/hr, Tolleson at $38/hr, and Tempe at $37/hr. Tolleson is among them.

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