Manufacturing Equipment Controls Specialist

Are you the go‑to problem solver on the line?

Join Alcon in Johns Creek, GA and keep cutting‑edge manufacturing equipment performing at peak levels. If you love tracking down faults across electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and PLC/controls systems—and helping teammates learn as you go—you’ll feel right at home here.

The challenge you’ll own

• Diagnose and resolve equipment issues to reduce downtime and elevate yield and product quality.
• Execute preventive and corrective maintenance and support predictive strategies and spare‑parts optimization.
• Coach production personnel through technical hurdles and collaborate to keep output on track.
• Rebuild worn components in the parts repair shop to “as‑built” condition, contributing to annual cost avoidance.
• Support retrofits and upgrades; draft and update SOPs and shop repair instructions.
• Assist with validation protocols tied to equipment and process changes.
• Continuously improve manufacturing processes for balanced gains in cost, throughput, yield, and quality.

Minimum qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• English fluency (read, write, understand, communicate).
• 1+ year of relevant hands‑on experience.
• Work hours: 36–48 hours/week; 6:30 PM EST – 6:30 AM EST on a 12‑hour rotating night shift (2 on, 2 off, every other weekend).
• Location: Onsite.
• Travel: 0%.
• Sponsorship & Relocation: Not Available.

Preferred background

• Direct machine maintenance experience.
• Proven success troubleshooting and repairing production equipment.
• Related technical certification or equivalent training/experience (e.g., manufacturing technology, electrical engineering).

Why Alcon

• Inclusive teams that share best practices and learn together.
• Career development designed to help you see your growth clearly.
• A mission that matters: improving sight to improve lives.
• Benefits include health, life, retirement, flexible time off for exempt associates, PTO for hourly associates, and more.

Depending on experience and qualifications, this role may be offered as Associate I, Electromechanical Technical Support.

Technical strengths we value

• PLC Troubleshooting Skills
• Creating Preventive Maintenance Plans
• Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
• Equipment Troubleshooting
• Electrical Schematics
• Electrical Troubleshooting Skills
• Troubleshooting Skills
• Mechanical Troubleshooting Skills
• Pneumatics Experience
• 120/208/240/480 Voltage Systems
• Motor Replacement/Repair/Maintenance
• Hydraulics Experience
• Electrical Systems Diagnostics & Repair
• Preventive Maintenance & Inspection
• FDA Regulations
• Industrial Robot Programming
• Electrical Installation
• Electrical Troubleshooting
• Electrical Repair
• Troubleshooting Industrial Automation Equipment
• Mechanical Design & Engineering
• Mechanical Testing
• Hi‑Pot (High Potential) / High Voltage Testing
• PLC Programming Experience
• PLC Wiring Experience
• Engine Repair
• Electrical / Electronic Systems
• Engineering Degree
• Tool/Die/Mold Repair Skills
• High School / GED
• Experience in a Manufacturing Environment

Tools you’ll interface with

• Variable Frequency Drives (VFD)
• Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) (Allen Bradley, Mitsubishi, Siemens, Beckoff)
• Conveyor Systems

Take the next step: See your impact at alcon.com.careers