Quality Systems Lab Technician

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Requisition Number: 77104

How do we do this? With our people. They break through limitations and expectations– not once in a career, but every day. They help move our company,and the world, forward.

At Corning, there are endless possibilities for making an impact. You can help connect the unconnected, drive the future of automobiles, transform at-home entertainment, and ensure the delivery of lifesaving medicines. And so much more.

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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
• Solar polysilicon, wafers, and innovative photovoltaic modules, enabling low-cost solar energy solutions

Corning is one of the world's leading innovators in glass, ceramic, and materials science — and quality is at the heart of everything we make. The Quality Lab Technician serves as the technical owner of the Blacksburg Quality Lab, ensuring the accuracy, performance, and continuous improvement of all laboratory equipment and testing procedures that support incoming raw material testing, product lot release, and production support activities.

• Serve as technical owner of all lab equipment and testing procedures, ensuring accuracy and performance for incoming raw material, outgoing product lot release, and production support testing
• Lead daily lab equipment control strategies, including maintenance, calibration, and safety oversight
• Collaborate with Division Quality and Engineering teams to support measurement standardization and implementation of new measurement equipment and protocols
• Lead review and corrective actions from standards testing; drive root cause analysis and engineering solutions
• Provide key support to the Measurement System Analysis (MSA) program and lean/continuous improvement initiatives across the lab
• Support new product and new supplier development laboratory testing protocols
• Serve as the lab technical representative at physical reviews and provide technical support to internal and external lab customers
• Troubleshoots complex equipment and measurement issues using structured problem-solving methods
• Communicates technical findings clearly to stakeholders at all levels of the organization
• Manages multiple concurrent lab priorities effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Drives continuous improvement in lab safety, data integrity, and operational efficiency

• Associate's degree and/or 3–5 years of experience in a quality laboratory or manufacturing environment
• Experience with lab equipment operation, maintenance, and quality testing procedures
• Proficiency with data collection and analysis tools (e.g., Excel, JMP)

• Six Sigma Green Belt certification or equivalent performance excellence training
• Experience with Measurement System Analysis (MSA) programs
• Knowledge of Statistical Process Control (SPC) and statistical troubleshooting methodologies
  
  Familiarity with incoming raw material testing and product lot release testing procedures
• Experience supporting new product development laboratory testing protocols

This position does not support immigration sponsorship.

The range for this position is $69,880.00 - $96,085.00 assuming full time status. Starting pay for the successful applicant is dependent on a variety of…