Operations Process Engineer

Corning Inc.; Harrodsburg (KY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-wide bonuses

Company-paid pension

Comprehensive health benefits

Employee recognition program

Job summary

Corning Inc. in Kentucky is seeking an Operations Process Engineer to support, optimize, and maintain mixing manufacturing processes, enabling safe, efficient, high-quality production.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve technical issues and drive cost-effective improvements. The role emphasizes statistical analysis, process understanding, and continuous improvement, with a focus on reducing defects and downtime while meeting health and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Chemical or Materials Engineering (preferred).
• 2+ years of experience in manufacturing, process engineering, or operations.
• Familiarity with Six Sigma, Lean, DMAIC, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement tools; Green Belt preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own daily process performance by supporting production, monitoring metrics, and responding to issues.
• Develop and maintain subject matter expertise in materials, processes, and equipment technologies.
• Troubleshoot process excursions and drive corrective and preventive actions via root cause analysis.
• Apply engineering principles, statistics, and data to improve stability, yield, throughput, and cost.
• Lead CI projects to reduce defects, downtime, scrap, cycle time, and variation.
• Ensure health, safety, environmental, and regulatory compliance; identify risks and mitigation actions.
• Support trials, ramp-ups, and documentation for new materials, processes, and equipment.
• Build and sustain process knowledge through standards, learnings, and technical discipline.

Skills

Process optimization

Root cause analysis

Data analysis

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Chemical or Materials Engineering

Green Belt certification preferred

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

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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

As an Operations Process Engineer, you will be responsible for supporting, optimizing, and maintaining mixing manufacturing processes to enable safe, efficient, and high-quality production. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to solve technical problems, improve process performance, and strengthen fundamental process understanding. You will drive continuous improvement initiatives and implement new technologies to enhance production efficiency and reduce costs.

Key Responsibilities

• Own daily process performance by supporting production, monitoring key metrics, and responding to process issues.
• Develop and maintain subject matter expertise in materials, manufacturing processes, and equipment technologies.
• Troubleshoot process excursions and drive corrective and preventive actions through structured root cause analysis.
• Apply engineering principles, statistical analysis, and process data to improve stability, yield, throughput, cost, and variation.
• Lead continuous improvement projects that reduce defects, downtime, scrap, cycle time, and process variation.
• Ensure compliance with all health, safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements while identifying risks and supporting mitigation actions.
• Support new raw material, process, and equipment introductions through trials, qualifications, ramp-ups, and documentation.
• Build and sustain process knowledge by improving standards, documenting learnings, and maintaining technical discipline.
• Communicate priorities, escalation? Provide shift supervision coverage as needed to support production priorities, maintain operational continuity, and ensure effective communication across shifts.

Education and Experience: Required

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical, Chemical or Materials Engineering preferred) with 2+ years of experience in manufacturing, process engineering or operations.
• Demonstrated experience using engineering principles and statistical analysis to improve manufacturing performance.
• Working knowledge of Six Sigma, Lean, DMAIC, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement tools; Green Belt certification preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, specifically MS Excel for data analysis and basic reporting.
• Strong problem-solving skills, including the ability to define issues clearly, identify root causes, and drive actions to closure.

Work Conditions

• Full-time, Monday through Friday, typically 40–50 hours per week.
• Schedule flexibility may be required for production needs, process trials, equipment startups, troubleshooting, training, or urgent operational issues.
• Participates in a rotating on-call schedule.

This position does not support immigration sponsorship.

The range for this position is$84,932.00-$116,782.00 assuming full time status. Starting pay for the successful applicant is dependent on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education.

A job that shapes a life.

Corning offers you the total package.

Your well-being is our priority. Our compensation and benefits package supports your health and wellness, financial aspirations, and career from day one.

• Company-wide bonuses and long-term incentives align with key business results and ensure you are rewarded when the company performs well. When Corning wins, we all win.
• As part of our commitment to your financial well‑being, we provide a 100% company‑paid pension benefit with fixed contributions that grow throughout your career. Combined with matching contributions to your 401(k) savings plan, Corning’s total contributions to your retirement accounts can reach between 7% and 12% of your pay, depending on your age and years of service.
• Our health and well‑being benefits include medical, dental, vision, paid parental leave, family building support, fitness, company‑paid life insurance, disability, disease management programs, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to support you and your family.
• Getting paid for our work is important, but feeling appreciated and recognized for those contributions motivates us much more. That’s why Corning offers a recognition program to celebrate successes and reward colleagues who make exceptional contributions.

We prohibit discrimination on the basis ofrace, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability,veteran status or any other legally protected status.

Corning is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and considers requests for reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable laws. Individuals with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs may request reasonable accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, perform essential job functions, or access other benefits and privileges of employment. To submit a request for reasonable accommodation related to disability or religion, please contact us at [e-mail] .