Optical Fabrication Operations Lead

Corning; Village of Fairport (NY); On-site; USD 106,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-wide bonuses

100% company-paid pension

Medical, dental, vision

Paid time off

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Corning in Fairport, NY seeks an Operations Department Head to lead daily Laser Optics/Precision Optics fabrication, guiding safety, quality, delivery, and cost. You will align engineering, planning, maintenance, and supply chain to meet customer demand with disciplined execution and strong team development.

You will drive process capability, Lean and DMAIC methods, and cost-reduction projects, building a high-performing, compliant fabrication organization with training, qualification and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, or another technical discipline.
• 5+ years of leadership experience in manufacturing or a technically complex environment.
• Proven ability to translate technical requirements into disciplined execution across safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity.

Responsibilities

• Schedule resources and prioritize fabrication activities to ensure efficient production schedule compliance.
• Provide daily direction to production and maintenance staff, technicians, and engineers.
• Communicate production metrics to teams and ensure targets meet customer delivery requirements.
• Own execution against safety, quality, delivery, yield, and cost; drive corrective actions as needed.
• Identify and implement process improvements and cost-reduction projects using Lean, DMAIC, and data analysis.
• Develop and reinforce career and talent development plans for hourly/direct labor employees.
• Ensure processes operate with established control and change discipline.
• Develop training, qualification, and cross-training programs to improve capability and flexibility.
• Partner with Engineering to improve process capability and equipment performance.
• Manage monthly department spending and budgeting input.

Skills

Leadership

Manufacturing operations

Continuous improvement

SAP

MES

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

SAP

MES

Job description

Corning in Fairport, NY seeks an Operations Department Head to lead daily Laser Optics/Precision Optics fabrication, guiding safety, quality, delivery, and cost. You will align engineering, planning, maintenance, and supply chain to meet customer demand with disciplined execution and strong team development.

You will drive process capability, Lean and DMAIC methods, and cost-reduction projects, building a high-performing, compliant fabrication organization with training, qualification and