Senior Project Manager, Solar Ingot & Wafer Manufacturing

Corning Incorporated; Hemlock (MI); On-site; USD 174,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-wide bonuses

Long-term incentives

Comprehensive health benefits

Pension plan

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Corning Incorporated is seeking a Project Manager to lead projects across a solar ingot/wafer facility, spanning infrastructure, utilities, equipment, and automation. You’ll drive design, procurement, installation, commissioning, qualification, and handover to operations while maintaining strict scope, schedule, budget, and safety standards.

The role emphasizes strong communication with stakeholders, cross-functional collaboration, and rigorous project controls in a live manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent technical field.
• 5+ years project management in manufacturing/industrial environments.
• Experience with facilities, utilities, manufacturing equipment, or automation.
• Knowledge of PM principles: scope, schedule, budget, risk, procurement, contracts.

Responsibilities

• Lead capital projects to increase production capability and reduce costs.
• Develop charters, business cases, plans, estimates, schedules, risks, and resources.
• Define scope, objectives, requirements, milestones, and success metrics.

Skills

Strong communication

Leadership

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Project scheduling

Budgeting

Reporting tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Project

Primavera

Excel

ERP systems

Job description

The company built on breakthroughs. Join us. Corning is one of the world’s leading innovators in glass, ceramic, and materials science. From the depths of the ocean to the farthest reaches of space, our technologies push the boundaries of what’s possible.

Requisition Number: 79414 The company built on breakthroughs. Join us. Corning is one of the world’s leading innovators in glass, ceramic, and materials science. From the depths of the ocean to the farthest reaches of space, our technologies push the boundaries of what’s possible. How do we do this? With our people. They break through limitations and expectations– not once in a career, but every day. They help move our company,and the world, forward. At Corning, there are endless possibilities for making an impact. You can help connect the unconnected, drive the future of automobiles, transform at-home entertainment, and ensure the delivery of lifesaving medicines. And so much more. Come break through with us. Our Solar business delivers industry leading, U.S.-made solar components. We manufacture hyper-pure polysilicon, high-quality solar wafers, and innovative photovoltaic modules, leveraging our leadership in advanced manufacturing to serve growing energy demand. You will be a part of advancing critical U.S. supply chains and delivering unmatched quality and reliability to customers.

Role Purpose

The Project Manager will lead and execute projects that improve manufacturing capability, capacity, quality, safety, reliability, and cost performance within a solar ingot and wafer production facility. This role manages projects spanning facility infrastructure, utility systems, manufacturing equipment, process improvements, automation, and material-handling systems. The successful candidate will take projects from concept through design, procurement, installation, commissioning, qualification, and handover to operations while maintaining strong control of scope, schedule, budget, safety, and technical performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead capital projects that increase production capability, improve yield, reduce manufacturing cost, enhance equipment reliability, or address safety and compliance needs.
• Develop project charters, business cases, capital requests, project plans, cost estimates, schedules, risk registers, and resource plans.
• Define project scope, objectives, technical requirements, deliverables, milestones, and success metrics.
• Manage projects through the full project lifecycle.
• Ensure project execution aligns with company standards, manufacturing priorities, safety requirements, and financial objectives.
• Manage projects across all functional areas of the solar ingot/wafer facility, including: Utility Services, Raw Materials, Crystal Growth, Shaping and Slicing, Inspection and Metrology and Recycling and Waste Management.
• Manage external engineering firms, equipment suppliers, contractors, construction teams, and service providers.
• Prepare and lead project reviews, design reviews, risk assessments, contractor meetings, and stakeholder status updates.
• Develop installation and commissioning plans that minimize disruption to production and ensure safe integration with existing operations.
• Coordinate permitting, environmental reviews, safety reviews, management-of-change processes, and regulatory compliance requirements as applicable.
• Monitor project progress, identify risks and constraints early, and implement corrective actions to protect cost, schedule, scope, and performance targets.
• Maintain accurate project documentation.
• Track capital spending, forecasts, commitments, and project financial performance.
• Drive cost-reduction initiatives.
• Establish and monitor project KPIs.
• Support development of the site capital plan and prioritize projects based on business impact, technical need, risk, and available resources.

Experiences/Education - Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related technical field. Relevant equivalent experience may be considered.
• 5+ years of project management experience in a manufacturing, industrial, semiconductor, photovoltaic, chemical, materials-processing, or similar high-volume production environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing capital projects involving facilities, utilities, manufacturing equipment, process systems, or automation.
• Strong knowledge of project management principles, including scope definition, scheduling, budgeting, risk management, procurement, contractor management, and project closeout.
• Experience working in live manufacturing environments where project work must be coordinated around production requirements.
• Strong communication, leadership, problem-solving, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Proficiency with project scheduling, budgeting, and reporting tools; experience with tools such as Microsoft Project, Primavera, Excel, ERP, or capital project systems is preferred.

Experiences/Education - Desired

• Experience in solar ingot and wafer manufacturing, semiconductor manufacturing, crystal growth, precision machining, wire sawing, or advanced materials processing.
• Familiarity with industrial utilities, including electrical, HVAC, process cooling, compressed air, gases, water, wastewater, and chemical systems.
• Experience with equipment installation, factory acceptance testing (FAT), site acceptance testing (SAT), commissioning, and process/equipment qualification.
• PMP certification, PE license, Lean/Six Sigma certification, or equivalent project-management credentials.
• Familiarity with EHS, construction safety, environmental compliance, hazardous materials, and permit-to-work systems.
• Experience leading energy-reduction, sustainability, recycling, or waste-minimization initiatives

This position does not support immigration sponsorship.

The range for this position is $174,390.00 - $239,786.00 assuming full time status. Starting pay for the successful applicant is dependent on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education.

A job that shapes a life.

Corning offers you the total package.

Your well-being is our priority. Our compensation and benefits package supports your health and wellness, financial aspirations, and career from day one.

• Company-wide bonuses and long-term incentives align with key business results and ensure you are rewarded when the company performs well. When Corning wins, we all win.
• As part of our commitment to your financial well-being, we provide a 100% company-paid pension benefit with fixed contributions that grow throughout your career. Combined with matching contributions to your 401(k) savings plan, Corning’s total contributions to your retirement accounts can reach between 7% and 12% of your pay, depending on your age and years of service.
• Our health and well-being benefits include medical, dental, vision, paid parental leave, family building support, fitness, company-paid life insurance, disability, disease management programs, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to support you and your family.
• Getting paid for our work is important, but feeling appreciated and recognized for those contributions motivates us much more. That’s why Corning offers a recognition program to celebrate successes and reward colleagues who make exceptional contributions.

We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Corning is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and considers requests for reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable laws. Individuals with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs may request reasonable accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, perform essential job functions, or access other benefits and privileges of employment. To submit a request for reasonable accommodation related to disability or religion, please contact us at [e-mail].