Manufacturing Section Supervisor

Corning•Village of Fairport, NY

2d•$106,400 - $146,300

About The Position

Facilitate and direct daily production activities for Corning’s Laser Optics or Precision Optics fabrication business in Fairport. Lead a high-precision manufacturing organization producing critical optical components while ensuring compliance with established process controls, specifications, standard work, and operating procedures. The role is accountable for plant and customer requirements related to safety, quality, delivery, selects, yield, equipment uptime, throughput, and cost. Work closely with Engineering, Planning, Quality, Maintenance, Supply Chain, and other functional partners to establish priorities, resolve manufacturing constraints, improve process capability, and align capacity with customer demand. Build a strong, flexible, and accountable fabrication organization through clear expectations, disciplined execution, effective training and qualification, and employee development. Standard hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Flexible hours may be required to support multi-shift, off-hour, and weekend operations. The position does not support immigration sponsorship. The salary range is $106,400 to $146,300, assuming full-time status. Starting pay depends on job-related factors including location, market demands, experience, training, and education.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, or another technical/STEM discipline.
At least 5 years of leadership experience in manufacturing or a technically complex operating environment, including demonstrated experience leading and developing frontline teams.
Ability to translate technical and operational requirements into disciplined execution and results across safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading operations in a technically complex or high-precision manufacturing environment.
Experience leading, developing, and building high-performing teams, including coaching, talent development, and succession planning.
Experience applying structured problem-solving and continuous-improvement methodologies, including Lean, DMAIC, root-cause analysis, and data analysis.
Ability to partner across Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, Planning, and Supply Chain to resolve manufacturing constraints and improve operational performance.
Experience improving process capability, yield, throughput, cycle time, equipment utilization, and cost.
Experience supporting new product introductions, process changes, equipment changes, and manufacturing scale-up or capacity expansion.
Experience working with manufacturing systems such as SAP and MES.
Strong business and financial acumen, including experience with departmental spending, forecasting, budgeting, and cost reduction.
Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to work effectively across all levels of an organization.

Responsibilities

Schedule resources and prioritize fabrication activities to ensure efficient production schedule compliance.
Provide daily direction and leadership to production and maintenance employees, technicians, and engineers in accordance with established procedures and policies.
Communicate and report production and process performance metrics to production teams, plant operations staff, and functional leaders, and ensure daily and weekly production targets and customer delivery requirements are met.
Own execution against safety, quality, delivery, selects, yield, throughput, equipment uptime, productivity, and cost measures; establish corrective actions when performance deviates from plan.
Work with plant teams and functional groups to identify and implement process improvements, capacity improvements, and cost-reduction projects using structured problem solving, data analysis, Lean, DMAIC, and other continuous-improvement methodologies.
Conduct performance reviews and develop and reinforce career and talent development plans for hourly and direct labor employees.
Ensure fabrication processes comply with established process control set-points, specifications, standard work, and operating procedures; maintain process discipline and rigorous change control.
Develop, implement, and monitor training, qualification, certification, cross-training, and development programs for new and experienced operators.
Partner with Engineering and technical teams to improve process capability, manufacturability, yield, cycle time, equipment performance, and process stability.
Facilitate and monitor process and equipment changes and experimental plans involving the production process.
Manage monthly department spending, including variance analysis and corrective actions; identify cost-reduction opportunities and provide operational input to annual budgeting and forecasting.
Champion safety standards and expectations, including EHS requirements, cleanroom protocols, safe work practices, and timely completion of corrective actions.
Build cross-functional relationships and communicate production performance, risks, recovery plans, capacity constraints, and priorities throughout the Laser and Precision Optics organization.

Benefits

Company-wide bonuses and long-term incentives.
100% company-paid pension benefit with fixed contributions.
Matching contributions to the 401(k) savings plan; combined company retirement contributions can reach between 7% and 12% of pay, depending on age and years of service.
Medical insurance.
Dental insurance.
Vision insurance.
Paid parental leave.
Family building support.
Fitness benefits.
Company-paid life insurance.
Disability benefits.
Disease management programs.
Paid time off.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Recognition program.