HR Lead

Corning Incorporated; Pune District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Corning Incorporated in Pune, MH, India, is seeking an experienced HR Lead to partner with the Plant HR Manager to shape talent strategy and foster a positive work environment across manufacturing operations. You will drive HR programs, ensure regulatory compliance, and align HR processes with corporate values to support business results.

The role demands 12–15 years in manufacturing HR, MBA in HR, and strong interpersonal, communication, and stakeholder-management skills to lead complex

Qualifications

• Full time MBA or Post gradation in HR.
• 12-15 years work experience in a manufacturing organization in India.
• Strong interpersonal skills – able to build trust quickly with employees at multiple levels in the organization
• Solid technical understanding of HR and ER.
• Track record of delivering tangible business impact.
• Strong business acumen – an interest in and ability to learn the business, understand business drivers, etc.
• Strong communication skills (verbal, written, presentations)
• Strong influence skills, experience influencing stakeholders with competing and/or diverging priorities, able to manage in a matrix organization
• Experience with problem solving and conflict resolution in unionized and Non-unionized work environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensures plant has the right number and type of talent required to execute plant strategy and achieve desired business results
• Ensures plant realizes required levels of employee productivity and performance excellence required to execute plant strategy and achieve desired business results.
• Ensures plant establishes and maintains a positive work environment and operates as “One Company” in support of Company’s Values.
• Ensures the successful implementation of global HR business processes within the plant.
• Ensures plant compliance with HR-related legal and regulatory guidelines.
• Establishes HR infrastructure for brownfield manufacturing site in alignment with Company policies/procedures/culture
• Establishes and maintains a presence on the plant floor to keep a read on the pulse of the organization
• Proactively identifies and resolves employee relations issues in a fair and consistent manner that protects the needs of the plant to operate in an effective and efficient manner
• Manages and mitigates employee grievances by ensuring supervisors and leadership are creating an open forum for discussion and resolution of plant issues
• Demonstration of leadership and management practices required to establish and maintain a positive work environment
• Takes ownership for specific HR initiatives that support the effective operations of the organization by developing and/or delivering HR programs.
• Identifies employee value proposition issues affecting turnover and works with Plant HR Manager to identify actions for improvement
• Administration of contract labor management and government apprenticeship program.

Skills

HR Leadership

Employee Relations

Stakeholder Management

Change Management

Education

MBA in HR

Post Graduate in HR

Job description

HR Lead

Date: Aug 25, 2026

Location: Pune, MH, IN, 410501

Company: Corning

Requisition Number: 74706

**The company built on breakthroughs.**

**Join us.**

Corning is one of the world’s leading innovators in glass, ceramic, and materials science. From the depths of the ocean to the farthest reaches of space, our technologies push the boundaries of what’s possible.

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.

Come break through with us.

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

Role Purpose

The Plant HR Lead partners with the Plant HR Manager to ensure that his/her plant has the right number and type of talent to execute plant strategy and achieve desired business results; ensures plant establishes and maintains a positive work environment and operates as “One Corning” in support of Corning’s values; assists in successful implementation of global HR business processes within the plant; and ensures plant compliance with HR-related legal and regulatory guidelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensures plant has the right number and type of talent required to execute plant strategy and achieve desired business results
• Ensures plant realizes required levels of employee productivity and performance excellence required to execute plant strategy and achieve desired business results.
• Ensures plant establishes and maintains a positive work environment and operates as “One Company” in support of Company’s Values.
• Ensures the successful implementation of global HR business processes within the plant.
• Ensures plant compliance with HR-related legal and regulatory guidelines.
• Establishes HR infrastructure for brownfield manufacturing site in alignment with Company policies/procedures/culture
• Establishes and maintains a presence on the plant floor to keep a read on the pulse of the organization
• Proactively identifies and resolves employee relations issues in a fair and consistent manner that protects the needs of the plant to operate in an effective and efficient manner
• Manages and mitigates employee grievances by ensuring supervisors and leadership are creating an open forum for discussion and resolution of plant issues
• Demonstration of leadership and management practices required to establish and maintain a positive work environment
• Takes ownership for specific HR initiatives that support the effective operations of the organization by developing and/or delivering HR programs.
• Identifies employee value proposition issues affecting turnover and works with Plant HR Manager to identify actions for improvement
• Administration of contract labor management and government apprenticeship program.

Experiences/Education - Desired

• Full time MBA or Post gradation in HR.

• 12-15 years work experience in a manufacturing organization in India.

• Strong interpersonal skills – able to build trust quickly with employees at multiple levels in the organization

• Solid technical understanding of HR and ER.

• Track record of delivering tangible business impact.

• Strong business acumen – an interest in and ability to learn the business, understand business drivers, etc.

• Strong communication skills (verbal, written, presentations)

• Strong influence skills, experience influencing stakeholders with competing and/or diverging priorities, able to manage in a matrix organization

• Experience with problem solving and conflict resolution in unionized and Non-unionized work environment.