Manufacturing Technical Capabilities Leader

Corning Incorporated; Concord (NC); On-site; USD 117,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) company match

Pension plan

Health, dental, vision benefits

Job summary

Corning Incorporated is seeking a Division Manufacturing Technical Capabilities Manager to build and elevate our technical workforce across fiber manufacturing operations. You will own the end-to-end talent lifecycle—from recruiting and pipeline programs to world-class training and retention strategies.

The role requires coordinating with HR, Work Force Development, Operations, and Engineering across multiple plants and with external partners.

Qualifications

• Four-year degree in engineering or equivalent preferred.
• 5+ years of hands-on leadership experience in manufacturing.
• Experience developing and implementing strategy in complex operations.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence without authority.
• Track record of building or scaling technical training and capability frameworks.
• Strong coaching, facilitation, and leadership skills.
• Analytical with proficiency in performance dashboards.
• Self-motivated, proactive and able to handle confidential information.
• Solid project management; can plan, manage dependencies, deliver outcomes.
• Technical capability with process control or manufacturing tooling knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Build and elevate the technical workforce across fiber manufacturing operations.
• Own end-to-end talent lifecycle from recruiting to training and retention.
• Coordinate with HR, operations, engineering, and external partners and vendors.
• Lead plant leaders and cross-functional teams to improve training and capability.
• Govern operators and technicians programs with governance and change control.
• Document processes and provide regular progress updates to leadership.

Skills

Manufacturing leadership

Talent development

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decision-making

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Tools

PCPD

PEX

MEE methodologies

Job description

Corning Incorporated is seeking a Division Manufacturing Technical Capabilities Manager to build and elevate our technical workforce across fiber manufacturing operations. You will own the end-to-end talent lifecycle—from recruiting and pipeline programs to world-class training and retention strategies.

The role requires coordinating with HR, Work Force Development, Operations, and Engineering across multiple plants and with external partners.