Plant IT Site Leader - Drive Excellence & Impact

Corning Inc.; Concord (NC); On-site; USD 139,000 - 191,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses & incentives

Pension plan

401(k) with match

Health benefits

Life insurance

Parental leave

Stock plan

Job summary

Corning Inc. in Concord, NC seeks a Business Unit IT Site Leader to align IT with plant strategy, manage resources and drive a unified IT model across the site.

You will lead local IT engagement, budget planning, and project delivery to meet plant objectives, in a manufacturing environment. The role requires onsite presence, strong leadership, and experience implementing Lean/Performance Excellence techniques, with AI awareness in manufacturing.

Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering or other applicable discipline.
• 5+ years demonstrated leadership abilities.
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing industry.
• Strong leadership skills demonstrated direct team leadership or project leadership.
• Ability to create, organize and execute a strategic plan in alignment with IT and plant business objectives.
• Ability/experience managing and forecasting financial budgets.
• Conflict resolution, problem resolution and priority setting.
• Communication and time management, able to deal with multiple priorities.
• Demonstrated project management skills.
• Able to adapt and execute in an agile fashion to changing business priorities.
• This position is required to be onsite 5 days a week.
• Technical background in Engineering, Computer Science, and/or Computer Engineering.
• Experience with Lean and/or Performance Excellence manufacturing techniques.
• Ability to engage at all levels of the organization production associates, engineers, IT, managers, and executive leadership.
• Ability to work collaboratively with individuals and teams utilizing skills of influence, persuasion, negotiation, and facilitation.
• Familiarity with and implementation of AI technologies in manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Align IT business processes to global Corning business processes.
• Responsible for local business/plant engagement and IMS.
• Responsible for setting, tracking, and enforcing the IMS budget for the plant.
• Deliver projects on time, on scope, and on budget through project prioritization and effective resource management.
• Establish and maintain the appropriate levels of operational support against established metrics.
• Effectively support the IT shared service delivery model.
• Collaborate closely with the Division & Regional IT Managers to understand and implement programs that drive standardization across the division while ensuring plant business needs are met.
• Interact with customer base to function as the voice of the plant to the IT organization to ensure the type and level of services provided fully support achievement of plant business objectives.
• Interact with and educate plant customers in the development and implementation of required programs and processes.
• Establish and maintain a presence on the plant floor to maintain an ongoing pulse of the organization.
• Lead the organization in the application of performance excellence to improve services and quality to customers.
• Establish and drive plant IT project portfolio and manage its alignment to organizational objectives.
• Participate i n plant staff to appropriately integrate the IT organization and IT systems into the day-to-day operations of the plant. Work with plant staff to make team-based decisions that support the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the plant.

Skills

Leadership

Manufacturing experience

Budget forecasting

Project management

Agile execution

Communication

Team collaboration

Influence & negotiation

Problem solving

Strategic planning

Education

B.S. or M.S. in CS/CE/EE

5+ years leadership

Job description

Corning Inc. in Concord, NC seeks a Business Unit IT Site Leader to align IT with plant strategy, manage resources and drive a unified IT model across the site.

You will lead local IT engagement, budget planning, and project delivery to meet plant objectives, in a manufacturing environment. The role requires onsite presence, strong leadership, and experience implementing Lean/Performance Excellence techniques, with AI awareness in manufacturing.