Sr Equipment Technician
Corning · Phoenix, AZ
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Base pay
- $71k–$98k
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 3 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level manufacturing role at Corning (industrial) in Phoenix, AZ. Provide hands-on technical support for manufacturing equipment, including troubleshooting, repair, adjustment, and preventive maintenance activities.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, Root cause, DMAIC, PLC, Robotics
- Base pay
- $71k–$98k
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Manufacturing Technician roles in Arizona: typical posted base $60k–$100k. This one lists $71k–$98k.
Median of the low and high ends of 12 live postings that list pay, out of 27 manufacturing technician openings in Arizona, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Arizona plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 15 other live manufacturing postings in Arizona.
- Base pay
- About 12% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- More than usual (5+ vs 3+)
Typical $52k–$100k, from 7 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 38%
- ✓ Root cause 31%
- ✓ Robotics 31%
- Tooling 25%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Six Sigma, DMAIC, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: Corning in Phoenix
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Full description from CorningAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Key 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.
Required Qualifications
- ✓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.
Qualifications
- ✓Experience with automated manufacturing equipment, industrial controls, PLCs, HMIs, sensors, robotics, motion systems, or related technologies.
- ✓Experience troubleshooting electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, or electromechanical systems.
- ✓Familiarity with preventive and predictive maintenance practices.
- ✓Experience with equipment installation, start-up, qualification, or modification.
- ✓Experience with computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) or similar equipment-maintenance systems.
- ✓Familiarity with Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, DMAIC, root-cause analysis, or other continuous improvement methodologies.
- ✓Experience supporting equipment reliability or continuous improvement projects.
- ✓Additional technical certifications or training in electrical systems, industrial maintenance, automation, controls, robotics, or related disciplines.
This position does not support immigration sponsorship.
The range for this position is $71,139.00 - $97,817.00 assuming full time status. Starting pay for the successful applicant is dependent on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education.
A job that shapes a life.
Corning offers you the total package.
- ✓Company-wide bonuses and long-term incentives align with key business results and ensure you are rewarded when the company performs well. When Corning wins, we all win.
- ✓As part of our commit
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