Manufacturing

Requisition Number: 78172

Role Purpose

Are you ready to lead high-impact manufacturing strategies and build a high-performing operation?

We are looking for a Manufacturing Lead to drive operational execution, manufacturing readiness, and continuous improvement initiatives across our operation. In this role, you will translate business priorities into shop-floor actions, lead cross-functional teams, and ensure the successful launch, ramp-up, and sustainable performance of manufacturing processes.

You will play a key role in strengthening safety, quality, delivery, productivity, capacity, and cost performance while developing a culture of operational discipline, ownership, and problem-solving.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the deployment of manufacturing strategies, process changes, production transitions, ramp-ups, and readiness activities.
• Translate operational priorities into clear execution roadmaps, including milestones, owners, deliverables, risks, and measurable targets.
• Ensure shop-floor readiness before launches by aligning labor, equipment, tooling, fixtures, materials, training, quality controls, and documentation.
• Conduct capacity analysis to identify constraints related to labor, equipment availability, cycle time, throughput, bottlenecks, and demand coverage.
• Drive Lean Manufacturing initiatives to eliminate waste, improve flow, stabilize operations, increase output, and strengthen productivity.
• Monitor and improve key operational metrics, including OTM, OTP, yield, RTY, density, productivity, utilization, output, staffing effectiveness, and schedule adherence.
• Lead operational projects simultaneously, maintaining visibility of scope, priorities, schedules, risks, deliverables, and escalation needs.
• Partner closely with Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Planning, Supply Chain, Maintenance, Automation, Finance, and Product teams.
• Lead production qualification and operational launch-support activities, including capacity reviews, risk assessments, labor requirements, process capability, and recovery planning.
• Promote a culture of safety, ergonomics, quality, compliance, standard work, visual management, 5S, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Experiences/Education - Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain, or a related technical field.
• 4–6 years of experience in manufacturing operations, production leadership, process improvement, turnaround initiatives, or operational project execution.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives, manufacturing readiness activities, capacity evaluations, Lean projects, and production ramp-ups.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing readiness, production planning, capacity analysis, operational execution, and line performance monitoring.
• Solid understanding of Lean Manufacturing tools, including waste elimination, bottleneck analysis, flow improvement, standard work, visual management, and 5S.
• Ability to use operational metrics to identify gaps, define recovery plans, and drive corrective actions.
• Experience with project administration, including scope definition, milestone tracking, deliverable management, risk mitigation, stakeholder communication, and escalation.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Strong communication, analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and leadership skills.
• English proficiency.

The company built on breakthroughs. ​  
Join us.​    

Corning is one of the world’s leading innovators in glass, ceramic, and materials science. From the depths of the ocean to the farthest reaches of space, our technologies push the boundaries of what’s possible.  ​  

How do we do this? With our people. They break through limitations and expectations – not once in a career, but every day. They help move our company, and the world, forward. ​  

​At Corning, there are endless possibilities for making an impact. You can help connect the unconnected, drive the future of automobiles, transform at-home entertainment, and ensure the delivery of lifesaving medicines. And so much more.​   

​Come break through with us.  

Our Optical Communications segment has recently evolved from being a manufacturer of optical fiber and cable, hardware and equipment to being a comprehensive provider of industry-leading optical solutions across the broader communications industry.This segment is classified into two main product groupings – carrier network and enterprise network. The carrier network product group consists primarily of products and solutions for optical-based communications infrastructure for services such as video, data and voice communications. The enterprise network product group consists primarily of optical-based communication networks sold to businesses, governments and individuals for their own use.

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 and in addition to full Mexico statutory benefits, we offer food coupons that ease daily costs, and a structured savings fund to support your long-term financial goals.  

• Salaried employees are eligible for comprehensive medical and dental coverage. Additionally, all employees are covered by company-sponsored life insurance, total permanent disability protection, paid time off, and have access to our Employee Assistance Program 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. 

Corning is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and considers requests for reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable laws. Individuals with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs may request reasonable accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, perform essential job functions, or access other benefits and privileges of employment. To submit a request for reasonable accommodation related to disability or religion, please contact us at accommodations@corning.com.