Electrical Technician
Owens Corning · Summit, IL
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at Owens Corning (industrial) in Summit, IL. Demonstrated, independent execution of electrical or automation projects.
- They ask for
- 5+ years
- Tools it names
- TPM, OEE, PLC, Automation
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Maintenance Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $58k–$84k.
Median of the low and high ends of 37 live postings that list pay, out of 1786 maintenance technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Illinois plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 89 other live reliability postings in Illinois.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (5+ vs 4+)
Typical $70k–$98k, from 9 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 49%
- ✓ PLC 46%
- Welding 32%
- ✓ Automation 22%
- Root cause 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for TPM, OEE, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
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Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
This plant: Owens Corning in Summit
2 other open roles at this site · 1 person we found in reliability roles at Owens Corning.
- Plant Technical/Quality Manager · Quality · Manager
- Maintenance Manager · Reliability · Manager
Full description from Owens CorningAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Experience
- ✓Minimum of 5 years’ experience with automation and controls, with at least 2 years of experience working in a consumer-packaged goods or related industry manufacturing + production environment
- ✓Demonstrated, independent execution of electrical or automation projects
Requirements
- ✓Ability to create, modify and troubleshoot complex PLC programs and HMI programs and read electrical schematics
- ✓Proven, working knowledge of Rockwell Automation PLC and HMI programming software
- ✓Working knowledge of high-speed packaging equipment and have some experience with mechanical / pneumatical functions and operations
- ✓Demonstrated competence handling and troubleshooting basic mechanical related issues at times
- ✓Strong coaching, training and teamwork skills, organization and experience working with diverse teams
- ✓Ability to manage multiple priorities and work within tight timeframes and deadlines
- ✓Capable of handling stressful situations and being able to adapt to urgent production focused needs if they arise
- ✓Capable of working extended hours and weekends as needed
- ✓Support TPM & S5 Initiatives
Education
- ✓High School Diploma or GED equivalency
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Department: Maintenance
Job: Industrial Controls Technician
Base Rate: $44.18-$45.28 Per Hour based on skill level
2nd shift 3pm-11pm w/ flexibility for 3rd shift 11pm-7am
The Industrial Controls Technician will
- •Provide and coordinate production reliability improvement efforts and equipment troubleshooting support as needed with the production, maintenance, and engineering teams (become that first line of support for advanced troubleshooting activities)
- •Coordinate facility, trade and OEM-service contractors, certifying that work requested is performed as expected while conforming to PAD safety standards. Become one of the in-house experts on both the facility and our production operations
- •Serve as the gatekeeper of all control and electrical drawings and primary electrical/controls resource. Maintain all PLC/HMI programs for compounding, packaging and building systems, edit and write PLC programs, create/modify HMI screens, and perform basic electrical troubleshooting and functional modifications.
- •Collaborate on team projects to problem-solve and improve processes and procedures that improve OEE, safety, quality and work environment
- •Focus on equipment reliability and seek out opportunities to drive manufacturing capacity and capabilities within the factory
Benefits
- •Competitive pay and quarterly bonus opportunities.
- •Dental, Vision and medical insurance starting day 1 of employment
- •12 paid holidays
- •Career growth and advancement opportunities.
- •Wellness programs and incentive credits, gym membership reimbursement
- •Company paid life insurance and AD&D insurance
- •Company paid disability insurance
- •401k, 6% company match plus an additional 2% company paid
- •Employee stock purchase plan
- •Company provided safety boots & coveralls after 120 days
- •Variable Incentive Program (VIP)
- •Paid vacation after 1 year
- •Employee & dependent scholarships
- •Employee Assistance Program
- •Vendor discounts
- •Referral program