Instrument & Controls Technician

Your Job

Guardian Glass is looking for a motivated Instrument and Controls Technician with a passion for safety to join our team in Corsicana, TX! Instrument Technicians are responsible for performing highly diversified maintenance to production machines and plant facility's equipment, on mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic for both troubleshooting and repairs in support of efficiency and allowing our facility to create quality glass that meets our customers' needs.

Shift : 10-hour shifts, Monday through Friday.

Holidays, weekends, and overtime as needed.

Our Team

Who are Guardian Industries? When you are looking at a city's skyline or any of the latest cars and trucks, chances are you're seeing our products.

Through Guardian Glass, a Guardian Industries company, we make high- performance, energy efficient glass for homes and buildings.

SRG Global™, a Guardian Industries company, makes automotive trim products that define a vehicle's DNA and help improve fuel efficiency.

And perhaps most of all, we make the ideas, formulas and processes that make these products possible.

Guardian Industries is 18,000 people working to make products that improve people's lives! To learn more, visit our website at: https://www.guardian.com .

What You Will Do


* Operate and monitor automated float glass production lines (glass melting, forming, annealing lehr, cutting, edging, washing, and packaging).


* Start up and shut down equipment per procedures; perform line changeovers and product grade changes.


* Monitor process parameters (temperatures, conveyor speeds, atmosphere, level controls) and adjust controls to maintain product specifications and stable throughput.


* Inspect glass for visual/functional defects and take immediate corrective actions; segregate nonconforming product and notify quality/engineering.


* Perform routine preventive maintenance tasks and basic mechanical, pneumatic, and electrical troubleshooting; coordinate complex repairs with maintenance team.


* Execute equipment reliability activities (daily checks, lubrication, filter changes, alignment checks) and report abnormal trends.


* Follow and contribute to continuous improvement efforts (root cause analysis, Kaizen events, SPC, OEE improvement) to reduce downtime, scrap, and cycle time.


* Maintain accurate production, maintenance, and quality records (shift logs, defect logs, downtime reasons, production counts).


* Ensure compliance with all safety, environmental, and regulatory policies; use PPE and follow lockout/tagout, hot work, and confined-space procedures as required.


* Train and mentor junior operators; participate in shift handovers and cross-functional meetings.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

One or more of the following:

• Associate/Technical degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Systems, Instrumentation, or Electronic Technology

• A minimum of two or more years of Electrical/Electronic/...