Validation Technician **Date:** Feb 28, 2025 **Location:** Reynosa, TAM, MX, 88700 **Company:** Corning Requisition Number: 66257 Corning is vital to progress – in the industries we help shape and in the world we share. We invent life-changing technologies using materials science. Our scientific and manufacturing expertise, boundless curiosity, and commitment to purposeful invention place us at the center of the way the world interacts, works, learns, and lives. Our sustained investment in research, development, and invention means we’re always ready to solve the toughest challenges alongside our customers. As a leading developer, manufacturer, and global supplier of scientific laboratory products for 100 years, Corning’s Life Sciences segment collaborates with researchers seeking new approaches to increase efficiencies, reduce costs and compress timelines in the drug discovery process. Using unique expertise in the fields of materials science, surface science, optics, biochemistry and biology, the segment provides innovative solutions that improve productivity and enable breakthrough discoveries. **Role Purpose** Performs a variety of technical duties and activities including experimental procedures, collection of data from manufacturing process, data analysis and graphical analysis. May be involved with measurement labs and/or customer data to help engineers resolve customer complaints or improve manufacturing yields. May lead and direct P&M trades and/or contract trades personnel in equipment installation, repairs or upgrades **Key Responsibilities** + Trains and coaches new engineering personnel on equipment and process(es) + Understands equipment used in key process(es) and interprets data from process(es) to solve problems + Works with teams focused on product innovation, cost reduction projects, etc + Troubleshoots process and equipment issues + Works with engineers to develop and implement testing and integration of equipment + Works on equipment projects to reduce costs, downtime and/or defects and increase yields + Proactively guides front-line production workforce and technical teams to comply with safety, health, equipment standard operating procedures, and environmental regulations + Provides inputs to project plans that identify resources and accurate timelines + May be asked to participate in developing a new process or machine to improve the current process + May be asked to write process, product or equipment documentation **Experiences/Education - Required** + Associates Degree in technical field or strong Math/Science background and experiences + Strong mechanical aptitude + Reads blueprints and/or drawings + Other technician and/or operator roles that lead to a better understanding of the equipment and processes **Experiences/Education - Desired** + B.S. in technical field + Project Management skills + Lean Fundamentals + Yellow Belt or Green Belt + PEx tools + Has had several leadership opportunities