Corning Incorporated

Operations Department Leader

Corning Incorporated$106K — $146K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required; engineering preferred
  • 2 years leadership experience in supervisory or military roles
  • Strong problem-solving skills with data analysis capabilities
  • Proficient in interpreting technical instructions and business documents
  • Excellent communication and leadership skills
  • Outstanding organizational and time management skills

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement production activities to enhance productivity, quality, and cost control
  • Establish departmental priorities and collaborate with management to optimize resource use
  • Prioritize production schedules based on various factors including equipment efficiency
  • Coordinate with support functions for adherence to manufacturing plans
  • Lead projects to meet manufacturing demands
  • Oversee departmental projects ensuring milestones and objectives are met
  • Supervise team performance and assign tasks based on established guidelines

Benefits

  • Company-wide bonuses and long-term incentives based on business performance
  • 100% company-paid pension benefits with additional 401(k) matching contributions
  • Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Paid parental leave and family building support
  • Fitness benefits and company-paid life insurance
  • Recognition program to celebrate employee contributions
Full Job Description
Requisition Number: 77271

Overview:

The Operations Department Leader is responsible for providing technical input, solutions, and options for improving productivity and efficiencies in the assigned areas of the plant.

This individual will be responsible for ensuring a motivated and skilled workforce and will directly supervise the department supervisor and/or team lead.

The Individual will be required to assess skills, write performance reviews and recommends and/or provide training to ensure department personnel are technically competent to perform assigned tasks in the facility.

The Corning Canton facility is a continuous operations facility.

Responsibilities:
  • Responsible for the development and implementation of activities in production area to meet goals in productivity, quality, and cost control.
  • Establish priorities for the department and works closely with Plant Engineering Manager, Plant Operations Manager, and the HR Manager to ensure the effective utilization of available resources.
  • Prioritizes production schedules based on product introduction, equipment efficiency, and materials supply.
  • Work with support functional groups to ensure manufacturing plans are executed per cost and schedule goals of the plant.
  • Lead projects that support manufacturing needs.
  • Oversee projects within their production departments to ensure critical path, milestones and objectives are met.
  • Receives and gives work assignments with general instructions.
  • Directs subordinates to achieve assignments using established guidelines, procedures, and policies.
  • Interact with subordinate supervisors, outside customers and functional peer groups at management levels - interaction normally requires the ability to gain cooperation of others, conducting presentations of technical information concerning specific projects/schedules, etc.
  • Provides immediate supervision to a unit or group of employees, assigning tasks, and checking work at frequent intervals.
  • A portion of time is normally spent performing individual tasks related to the unit or sub-unit.
  • Encompasses the direction and inspection of the performance of individuals or a team of associates who put together components to make assemblies, subassemblies, or completed units, or make or process raw materials into finished products in an industrial environment.


Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree
  • 2 years in prior supervisory or military leadership experience
  • Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
  • Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form.
  • Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business documents.
  • Ability to write reports and business correspondence.
  • Ability to effectively present information to groups.
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal and leadership skills
  • Outstanding organizational and time management skills

*In order to comply with Corning's government contract requirements at this location, if you receive an offer of employment for this position, you will need to provide documentation of your U.S. citizen status.

Desired Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering
  • Project management skills preferred
  • Prior manufacturing supervisory experience
  • Union experience a plus


This position does not support immigration sponsorship.

The range for this position is $106,400.00 - $146,300.00 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.

About Corning Incorporated

Corning Life Sciences provide high quality, innovative products for life science applications enabling people around the world to make and deliver life changing discoveries.

Corning Incorporated Careers

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Learn more about Corning Incorporated
Size
61,200 employees
Market Cap
$26.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
$512 million
Founded
1851
5 Year Trend
+8.4%
Revenue
$11.3 billion
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