Optics Manufacturing Supervisor – Precision & Leadership

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

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonuses

Pension plan

401(k) matching

Health benefits

Paid parental leave

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Employee wellness programs

Job summary

Corning Inc. in Fairport, NY, seeks an Operations Leader to direct daily production activities for laser and precision optics fabrication.

You will lead a high-precision manufacturing organization, ensuring safety, quality, delivery, and cost targets are met through disciplined execution and coaching. Responsibilities include developing talent, driving process improvements, and partnering with Engineering, Quality, Planning, and Maintenance to optimize capacity and performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, or another technical/STEM discipline.
• 5+ years of leadership experience in manufacturing or a technically complex operating environment.
• Proven ability to translate technical and operational requirements into disciplined execution and results.

Responsibilities

• Schedule resources and prioritize fabrication activities to ensure efficient production schedule compliance.
• Provide daily direction and leadership to production and maintenance employees, technicians, and engineers.
• Communicate and report production and process performance metrics to production teams, plant operations staff, and functional leaders.
• Own execution against key operational performance measures including safety, quality, delivery, yield, throughput, uptime, and cost.
• Engage with plant teams to identify and implement process improvements using Lean, DMAIC, and data analysis.

Skills

Leadership

Manufacturing

Frontline teams

Structured problem solving

Lean

DMAIC

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Science/Technical STEM

Tools

SAP

MES

Job description

Corning Inc. in Fairport, NY, seeks an Operations Leader to direct daily production activities for laser and precision optics fabrication.

You will lead a high-precision manufacturing organization, ensuring safety, quality, delivery, and cost targets are met through disciplined execution and coaching. Responsibilities include developing talent, driving process improvements, and partnering with Engineering, Quality, Planning, and Maintenance to optimize capacity and performance.