Solar Manufacturing Lead: Safety, Lean & Delivery

Jobtome; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 106,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses & incentives

401(k) match

Health coverage

Paid time off

Job summary

Corning is seeking a Manufacturing Section Supervisor for the Solar Modular organization in the United States. The role leads daily manufacturing operations, drives safety, quality, cost, and delivery metrics, and develops the frontline team to meet production goals.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Maintenance, Planning, and Quality to address production challenges, implement improvements, and build a capable, accountable production team. Prior leadership in manufacturing is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical, engineering, manufacturing, business, or related discipline.
• 5+ years of manufacturing experience with progression in leadership responsibility.
• Direct people-management experience, including leadership of salaried and non-exempt/hourly employees.
• Demonstrated experience developing, monitoring, and managing manufacturing performance metrics across safety, quality, cost, delivery, and team performance.
• Experience working collaboratively across manufacturing functions such as Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, and Planning.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams through changing production priorities and operational challenges.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily manufacturing operations, including production performance, staffing, overtime, workflow, and resource allocation to support production requirements.
• Monitor key manufacturing metrics, identify operational constraints and bottlenecks, and drive actions to improve safety, quality, cost, and delivery performance.
• Partner with Planning and Scheduling to execute weekly and monthly production plans and respond to changing production priorities.
• Coordinate major product or process changeovers, equipment upgrades, planned maintenance activities, and other activities that impact manufacturing operations.
• Champion continuous improvement by partnering with Engineering, Maintenance, and Lean resources to improve OEE, reduce setup and changeover time, minimize unplanned downtime, and improve manufacturing efficiency.
• Lead, coach, and develop front-line supervisors and hourly associates while building accountability, engagement, and ownership throughout the organization.
• Establish clear expectations and hold the team accountable to manufacturing performance measures and operational standards.
• Support talent development and succession planning by identifying development opportunities, strengthening supervisor capabilities, and building a strong manufacturing talent pipeline.
• Partner cross-functionally to identify and implement improvements that support production goals and broader business objectives.
• Promote a strong safety culture by reinforcing safe work practices, identifying and addressing risks, and ensuring consistent adherence to established safety requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Manufacturing

Cross-functional

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical/engineering/manufacturing/business

Job description

Corning is seeking a Manufacturing Section Supervisor for the Solar Modular organization in the United States. The role leads daily manufacturing operations, drives safety, quality, cost, and delivery metrics, and develops the frontline team to meet production goals.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Maintenance, Planning, and Quality to address production challenges, implement improvements, and build a capable, accountable production team. Prior leadership in manufacturing is essential.