Global Safety Solutions Safety Capability Leader

Global Safety Solutions Safety Capability Leader

Provide leadership, expertise, and practical support for Safety Excellence in all Corning operations in the Americas region. Goal is to ensure each operation has a rigorous safety program that protects the safety of Corning employees, contractors and visitors at all times. This role must adeptly function within a matrixed organization structure with plant EHS and Corporate Safety teams driving solutions in cooperation with plant operations, engineering and technology resources.

A significant emphasis will be hands-on support to help sites accomplish the work. This role will also provide education, culture change, and help the site leadership form a strategic plan for sustainable improvement in safety performance. It involves influencing sustainable change in cultural and technical aspects of manufacturing at all levels of the organization. This role requires working within complex manufacturing structure at a plant, division and corporate (Corning Inc.)

level. The work is multi-dimensional in the areas of regional, legal and corporate regulations and compliance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with site teams across the Americas region to implement corporate safety standards — delivering employee training, developing continuous improvement plans, supporting post-incident problem solving, and sharing best practices across sites.
• Conduct site assessment visits (up to 2-week durations) to evaluate compliance with corporate safety standards and regulatory requirements; develop and support Corrective Action and Preventive Action (CAPA) plans to close identified gaps.
• Drive systematic, data-driven continuous improvement across the region; analyze injury/illness data, compliance metrics, and training completion data to identify trends and develop targeted solutions.
• Coach and guide facility safety personnel; support site leadership in building training plans that engage all organizational levels — from business and manufacturing leadership to front-line operations and engineering teams.
• Serve as a regional subject matter expert on OSHA, risk assessment, and regulatory compliance; contribute to the development and ongoing governance of corporate safety standards.

Experiences/Education
- Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Safety and Health Engineering, Occupational Health and Safety, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience developing and deploying health and safety programs in medium to heavy manufacturing environments
• Demonstrated track record of leading safety culture change and measurable performance improvement at manufacturing sites
• Working knowledge of OSHA regulations, risk assessment legislation, and regulatory compliance requirements
• Experience managing safety audits, inspections, compliance data, and internal reporting
• Experience identifying compliance gaps and developing practical corrective actions
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point

Desired

Experience:

• Associate Safety Professional (ASP) or Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certification
• Experience applying a systems-based or Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control (DMAIC) approach to safety program development
• Experience presenting safety findings to executive leadership in a global or multi-cultural setting
• Familiarity with EHS management systems or business-specific compliance software

Travel Requirements:

• Up to 50% travel – domestic and up to 2-week durations.

This position does not support immigration sponsorship.

The range for this position is $88,484.00 - $ 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.