Ops & Engineering Leader — Pilot Line to Scale-Up

Corning Incorporated; Painted Post (NY); On-site; USD 136,000 - 187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonuses

100% company-paid pension

Health insurance

Paid parental leave

Life insurance

Job summary

Corning Incorporated seeks an Operations & Engineering Manager to lead new manufacturing operations and provide engineering support for safe, stable execution. The role owns line performance and readiness for pilot builds, validation, and scale-up.

You will build and develop a capable manufacturing team, ensure equipment readiness, and collaborate with Process Development to transfer knowledge. A Bachelor's in Engineering and 10+ years of leadership in manufacturing are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor s degree in Engineering or related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in operations or engineering management in a manufacturing/technical environment.
• Experience launching, operating, or scaling a pilot line or new manufacturing process.
• Experience in optics, glass, or optical materials preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead safe, stable, and effective operation of new manufacturing operations, integrating daily manufacturing execution with engineering support.
• Own performance across safety, quality, delivery, yield, throughput, uptime, cost and schedule attainment.
• Establish and maintain operating systems: standard work, procedures, training, staffing, escalation, support models.
• Provide leadership for process performance, equipment reliability, troubleshooting, controls, validation support, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with Process Development to transfer process knowledge into new operations and clarify ownership of process, equipment, and support.
• Ensure readiness of equipment, tooling, materials, documentation, staffing, maintenance, and engineering resources for builds and validation.

Education

Bachelore20s degree in Engineering

Advanced Degree

Job description

Corning Incorporated seeks an Operations & Engineering Manager to lead new manufacturing operations and provide engineering support for safe, stable execution. The role owns line performance and readiness for pilot builds, validation, and scale-up.

You will build and develop a capable manufacturing team, ensure equipment readiness, and collaborate with Process Development to transfer knowledge. A Bachelor's in Engineering and 10+ years of leadership in manufacturing are required.