Senior Manufacturing Engineer: Process & Cost Lead

Corning Incorporated; Newton (NC); On-site; USD 97,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses & long-term incentives

Company-paid pension

401(k) with company match

Health, dental, vision benefits

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Program

Recognition program

Job summary

Corning Incorporated in Newton, NC seeks a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to improve processes, equipment, and capabilities at the Newton facility. You will lead cost reduction, process improvement, and new technology projects with cross-functional teams to deliver measurable results.

Requires a bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering and 5+ years in manufacturing, plus leadership and data-analysis skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience leading a team of engineers to achieve business goals.
• Proficiency in data analysis and statistical tools, including Minitab or equivalent.
• Demonstrated application of the scientific method and engineering principles to solve manufacturing problems.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize process and business needs and align engineering activities and resources to deliver them.
• Lead and support continuous improvement, cost reduction, process optimization, and new product or process introduction projects, including equipment installation and debug.
• Solve process issues through data analysis, experimentation, and collaboration with subject matter experts; apply first-principles engineering to complex manufacturing challenges.
• Provide engineering-level production support and actively engage in plant safety initiatives and projects.
• Develop and maintain systems to monitor equipment and process performance, including trend analysis and implementation plans.
• Integrate new technologies to improve process capability while following established transfer processes; share best practices with other manufacturing sites.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Leadership

Data analysis

Problem solving

Education

Mechanical, Materials, Chemical, Electrical, or Polymer Engineering (Bachelor's/Master's)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Access

Minitab

Job description

Corning Incorporated in Newton, NC seeks a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to improve processes, equipment, and capabilities at the Newton facility. You will lead cost reduction, process improvement, and new technology projects with cross-functional teams to deliver measurable results.

Requires a bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering and 5+ years in manufacturing, plus leadership and data-analysis skills.