Operations Department Head

Operations Department Head

Date:
Jun 24, 2026

Location:

Fairport, NY, US, 14450

Company:
Corning

Requisition Number: 76071

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. Corning's businesses are ever-evolving to best serve our customers, industries, and consumers. Today, we accelerate and transform life sciences, mobile consumer electronics, optical communications, display, automotive, and solar markets. We are changing the world with: trusted products that accelerate drug discovery, development, and delivery to save lives; damage-resistant cover glass to enhance the devices that keep us connected;

optical fiber, wireless technologies, and connectivity solutions to carry information and ideas at the speed of light; precision glass for advanced displays to deliver richer experiences; auto glass and ceramics to drive cleaner, safer, and smarter transportation; solar polysilicon, wafers, and innovative photovoltaic modules, enabling low-cost solar energy solutions.

In this role, you will facilitate and direct daily production activities in one of Fairport's operations departments to ensure control and compliance with established process controls and operation procedures. This role will also be responsible for achieving plant requirements for safety, quality, delivery, selects, uptime, throughput, and cost.

Scheduling resources and prioritizing activities to assure efficient production schedule compliance to include product changeovers, upgrades, experiments, new product runs, and training to improve the skill base and flexibility of all department employees. Provide daily directions to production and maintenance employees, technicians, and engineers on established procedures and policies. Communicate and report production and process performance metrics to production teams, plant operations staff and functional leaders.

Ensure that production targets and delivery requirements are met on a daily and weekly basis. Engage with plant teams and functional groups responsible for identifying and implementing process improvements & cost reduction projects. Perform performance reviews and develop and reinforce career and talent development plans for hourly/direct labor employees. Ensure that the production process is operating in compliance with established process control set-points and operating procedures.

Carry out process discipline and rigorous change control. Develop, implement, and monitor training, qualification, certification, and development programs for new and experienced operators. Facilitate and monitor all process/equipment changes and experimental plans involving the production process, including process improvement, new product trial runs, equipment/tooling redesign or component changes. Handling monthly department spending, including variance and actions to improve;
Provide input on annual budget & forecasting cycles. Champion safety standards and expectations, including cleanroom protocol.

Bachelor's degree (Engineering or Science field preferred). 5+ years of frontline supervisory or leadership experience in a plant manufacturing environment, with demonstrated capability to hold people and teams accountable to process control and discipline.

Experience applying problem solving and continuous improvement methodologies:
Performance Excellence, DMAIC, Lean, data analysis, etc. Experience working with ERP Systems such as SAP and MES. Understanding technical details…