Ops & Engineering Manager: Scale-Up Manufacturing

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

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses & incentives

Pension plan

Health benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Corning seeks an experienced Operations & Engineering Manager to lead new manufacturing operations and associated engineering support, ensuring safe, stable, and effective execution of activities. The role drives line performance, problem-solving, and readiness for scale‑up.

You will build a capable team across operators, technicians, engineers, and technical staff, delivering on safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in operations management or engineering management within a manufacturing or technical production environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead safe, stable, and effective operation of the new manufacturing operations, integrating daily manufacturing execution with engineering support.
• Own new manufacturing operations performance across safety, quality, delivery, yield, throughput, uptime, cost, and schedule attainment.
• Establish and maintain operating systems for the manufacturing operations, including standard work, procedures, training, staffing, escalation processes, and support models.
• Provide leadership for engineering support activities related to process performance, equipment reliability, troubleshooting, controls, validation support, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with Process Development and other technical functions to transfer process knowledge into new manufacturing operations and clarify ownership of process, equipment, and operational support.

Skills

Operations management

Engineering management

Lean manufacturing

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

Corning seeks an experienced Operations & Engineering Manager to lead new manufacturing operations and associated engineering support, ensuring safe, stable, and effective execution of activities. The role drives line performance, problem-solving, and readiness for scale‑up.

You will build a capable team across operators, technicians, engineers, and technical staff, delivering on safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives in a fast-paced environment.