Lead Maintenance Operations – 24/7 Plant

Corning Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 89,000 - 122,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses and incentives

Pension plan

401(k) matching

Health benefits

Parental leave

Life insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Corning is seeking a maintenance leader for Solar operations in the United States. You will lead 12-hour shift maintenance to support continuous production, ensuring safe, reliable equipment performance and adherence to environmental and regulatory standards.

You will direct on-shift technicians, manage resources, and drive improvements in uptime, throughput, and maintenance quality while developing staffing and training plans. A bachelor’s degree or equivalent supervisory experience is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, or a related technical field.
• 2+ years of manufacturing maintenance experience; or 5+ years supervising maintenance in production.
• Strong communication, coaching, and leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead shift maintenance to support production goals.
• Provide direction to all on-shift maintenance staff.
• Manage resources to optimize uptime, throughput, and quality.
• Ensure preventative, reactive, and predictive maintenance is done safely and to spec.
• Maintain safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Establish a safety-first culture and continuous improvement.
• Track maintenance metrics and report to leadership.
• Plan staffing, training, and tooling for maintenance technicians.
• Build relationships with operators and cross-functional teams.
• Conduct performance reviews and recognize contributions.
• Onboard and train hourly maintenance workforce.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Cross-functional coordination

Ethical standards

Process discipline

Learning agility

Customer focus

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Supervisory experience in manufacturing

Tools

SAP

CMMS software

Job description

Corning is seeking a maintenance leader for Solar operations in the United States. You will lead 12-hour shift maintenance to support continuous production, ensuring safe, reliable equipment performance and adherence to environmental and regulatory standards.

You will direct on-shift technicians, manage resources, and drive improvements in uptime, throughput, and maintenance quality while developing staffing and training plans. A bachelor’s degree or equivalent supervisory experience is required.