PEX Solutions Manager: Data-Driven Operations Improver

Corning Incorporated; Village of Fairport (NY); On-site; USD 106,951 - 147,058; Full time

Job summary

Corning is seeking a PEX Solutions Manager to improve manufacturing performance across Advanced Optics by leveraging data, metrics, and Performance Excellence (PEX) methodologies to identify priorities, solve problems, and deliver measurable business results.

Working with Manufacturing, Engineering, and Quality teams, this role drives improvements in quality, productivity, cost, and operational effectiveness, and helps shape the future PEX operating model across the division.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Quality, Industrial Engineering, Business, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in manufacturing, quality, operational excellence, process improvement, or related leadership roles.
• Demonstrated success leading data-driven improvement initiatives and structured problem-solving activities.
• Strong knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, root cause analysis, corrective action systems, and performance management.
• Experience developing KPIs, dashboards, scorecards, and visual management systems.
• Strong facilitation, coaching, communication, and change leadership skills.
• Ability to influence and lead within a multi-site, matrixed manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Drive measurable improvements in quality, productivity, cost, and operational performance through effective use of data, metrics, and Performance Excellence methodologies.
• Lead structured problem-solving activities, including root cause analysis, corrective actions, effectiveness verification, and DMAIC-based improvement initiatives.
• Develop KPI, dashboard, scorecard, and visual management systems that improve performance visibility, accountability, and decision making.
• Partner with site leadership and cross-functional teams to identify priorities, solve operational challenges, and execute high-impact improvement initiatives.
• Coach leaders and teams on practical application of PEX tools while strengthening organizational problem-solving capability.
• Standardize best practices and help shape the future PEX operating model, standards, and organizational capability across Advanced Optics.

Skills

Lean

Six Sigma

Root cause analysis

KPI dashboards

Facilitation

Change leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Data-driven decision making

Power BI/Tableau

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Related field

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

JMP

Minitab

Job description

Corning is seeking a PEX Solutions Manager to improve manufacturing performance across Advanced Optics by leveraging data, metrics, and Performance Excellence (PEX) methodologies to identify priorities, solve problems, and deliver measurable business results.

Working with Manufacturing, Engineering, and Quality teams, this role drives improvements in quality, productivity, cost, and operational effectiveness, and helps shape the future PEX operating model across the division.