Maintenance & Facilities Leader

Maintenance & Facilities Leader

Date:
Jun 29, 2026

Location:

Newton, NC, US, 28658

Company:
Corning

Requisition Number: 75889

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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.

Ensure operations and maintenance 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 KPIs 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 KPIs.

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. This position does not support immigration sponsorship.

The range for this position is $ - $ assuming full time status. Starting pay for the successful applicant is dependent on a…