Maintenance & Facilities Leader

Corning•Newton, NC

1d•$125,734 - $172,884•Onsite

About The Position

Corning is a world leader in glass, ceramic, and materials science, known for its innovations that push the boundaries of what's possible. The Optical Communications segment has evolved into a comprehensive provider of industry-leading optical solutions. This role ensures the operations and maintenance of machinery, utilities, and technological equipment, while fostering a safe and respectful team environment. The position focuses on continuous improvement of processes, minimizing machine downtime, and managing maintenance budgets and strategies.

Requirements

Minimum Two-year technical college degree required. Engineering, Facilities Management, or Business Administration is preferred.
7+ years of maintenance experience in fast-paced manufacturing environment with a proven track record of leading teams and managing budgets.
Knowledgeable of electrical safety, lockout/tagout, and environmental regulations.
Experience in planned and unplanned maintenance.
Experience in utilities/facilities management and maintenance.
TPM, CMMS, PQA, LEAN knowledge.
Experience in implementing and sustaining CBM.
Ability to understand electrical and mechanical diagrams/drawings.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills including knowledge of lean six sigma methodologies.
Effective interpersonal skills in terms of communicating and managing the maintenance team.
Excellent organizational skills in the areas of project management, time management, and work prioritization.
Knowledge of MS Office and Maximo.
Experience in cable machinery is a big plus.

Responsibilities

Ensure operations and maintenances of machinery, utilities, and technological equipment.
Supervise, mentor, and schedule maintenance technicians, assign daily tasks, monitor performance, and coordinate shift handovers.
Work in a team environment that fosters safety awareness and mutual respect.
Initiative and continuous improvement of processes in the field of technical production security.
Development and implementation of strategies for minimizing machine downtime and repair costs.
Develops, implements, and supervises preventative maintenance and renovation programs.
Determines and achieves maintenance KPI ‘s with minimum supervision.
Generates critical spare parts inventory and manages spare parts inventory efficiently.
Analysis of the causes and times of equipment failure, planning and supervision of corrective actions.
Creating and supervising the implementation of the maintenance budget, conducting cost saving projects.
Manage and lead the root cause analysis for all major equipment failures and ensure not recurring.
Additional programs will include online predictive technologies, asset life cycle analysis, and repair - replace strategies.
Take leadership role to establish relationships between multiple manufacturing sites and maintenance teams to best in class performance.
Develop strategies to keep equipment’ and spare parts up to date.
Develops and implements energy management strategies and ensures achieving Energy KPI ‘s.