IT Applications Team Lead - Manufacturing Data & AI

Corning Inc.; Newton (NC); On-site; USD 93,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonuses

401(k) matching

Medical, dental, vision

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Corning is seeking an IT Applications Team Lead to drive development, governance, and continuous improvement of manufacturing and business applications across Trivium facilities. You will collaborate with SAP, COMET, Engineering, Operations, and other teams to deliver scalable solutions.

You will lead data solutions, dashboards, and reporting, while ensuring security, reliability, and compliance. Strong SDLC, ERP, and analytics skills are required for this role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Business Information Technology, or equivalent.
• Minimum 5+ years of IT Applications, Software Development, Business Intelligence, Manufacturing Systems, or related experience.
• 3+ years of project management or leading technical teams.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, industrial, or operational technology environments.
• Application Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
• ERP and Manufacturing Systems integrations.
• Power BI/Analytics.
• Application Integration.
• SQL Server & Oracle.
• Web Application Development.
• Databricks, Python, or modern analytics platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of application developers, business intelligence analysts, web developers, and manufacturing data specialists.
• Establish team priorities and align resources to business objectives.
• Drive accountability, project execution, and operational support activities.
• Develop technical roadmaps and growth plans for application team members.
• Coordinate vendor and contractor resources when required.
• Serve as the primary IT liaison between plant operations and enterprise application teams.
• Partner with SAP, CAMSTAR - Manufacturing Systems, Engineering, and Operations teams to prioritize enhancements and resolve issues.
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions and project plans.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement and change management activities.
• Oversee development and support of custom manufacturing applications.
• Guide Power Platform, Power BI, SharePoint, Databricks, and web development initiatives.
• Ensure applications meet performance, reliability, security, and compliance requirements.
• Govern application lifecycle management, testing, deployment, and documentation processes.
• Support AI and advanced analytics initiatives that improve operational performance.
• Lead efforts to transform manufacturing data into actionable business intelligence.
• Oversee development of dashboards, KPIs, and reporting solutions.
• Ensure data integration between manufacturing systems, historians (PI), ERP systems, and analytics platforms.
• Support creation of trusted datasets for reporting, AI, and operational analytics.
• Promote standardization of reporting and metrics across facilities.
• Establish application development standards, governance processes, and best practices.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture and cybersecurity requirements.
• Maintain documentation, disaster recovery procedures, and knowledge repositories.
• Participate in audits and compliance activities as required.
• Lead multiple concurrent initiatives supporting manufacturing and business operations.
• Develop project plans, budgets, risk assessments, and communication strategies.
• Track project progress and report status to plant leadership.
• Identify opportunities to leverage technology for productivity, quality, safety, and cost improvements

Skills

Leadership

Power BI

Databricks

Python

SQL Server

Oracle

Web Development

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Power Platform

SharePoint

SAP

CAMSTAR

Job description

Corning is seeking an IT Applications Team Lead to drive development, governance, and continuous improvement of manufacturing and business applications across Trivium facilities. You will collaborate with SAP, COMET, Engineering, Operations, and other teams to deliver scalable solutions.

You will lead data solutions, dashboards, and reporting, while ensuring security, reliability, and compliance. Strong SDLC, ERP, and analytics skills are required for this role.