IT Applications Team Lead

IT Applications Team Lead

** Date:
** Aug 12, 2026

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* Location:

** Newton, NC, US, 28658

** Company:
** Corning

Requisition Number: 77031

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* The global Information Technology (IT) Function is leading efforts to align IT and Business Strategy, leverage IT investments, and optimize end to end business processes and associated information integration technologies.  Through these efforts, IT helps to improve the competitive position of Corning's businesses through IT enabled processes.  IT also delivers Information Technology applications, infrastructure, and project services in a cost efficient manner to Corning worldwide.

** Position Summary*
* The IT Applications Team Lead is responsible for leading the development, support, governance, and continuous improvement of manufacturing and business applications across Trivium facilities. This role serves as the primary liaison between the manufacturing plants and corporate application (service lines) teams, ensuring business requirements are translated into effective technology solutions.

The Applications Team Lead provides technical leadership for manufacturing data solutions, reporting platforms, web applications, Microsoft platforms, AI enablement initiatives, and application integrations while ensuring solutions support operational excellence, data-driven decision-making, and digital transformation objectives. The role partners closely with Engineering, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, SAP, COMET, Infrastructure, and Controls teams to deliver reliable and scalable solutions.

** Key Responsibilities*
* ** Leadership & Team Management*
* + Lead and mentor a team of application developers, business intelligence analysts, web developers, and manufacturing data specialists.

+ Establish team priorities and align resources to business objectives.

+ Drive accountability, project execution, and operational support activities.

+ Develop technical roadmaps and growth plans for application team members.

+ Coordinate vendor and contractor resources when required.

** Business Relationship Management*
* + Serve as the primary IT liaison between plant operations and enterprise application teams.

+ Partner with SAP, COMET - Manufacturing Systems, Engineering, and Operations teams to prioritize enhancements and resolve issues.

+ Translate business requirements into technical solutions and project plans.

+ Facilitate stakeholder engagement and change management activities.

** Application Development & Support*
* + Oversee development and support of custom manufacturing applications.

+ Guide Power Platform, Power BI, SharePoint, Databricks, and web development initiatives.

+ Ensure applications meet performance, reliability, security, and compliance requirements.

+ Govern application lifecycle management, testing, deployment, and documentation processes.

+ Support AI and advanced analytics initiatives that improve operational performance.

** Manufacturing Data & Analytics*
* + Lead efforts to transform manufacturing data into actionable business intelligence.

+ Oversee development of dashboards, KPIs, and reporting solutions.

+ Ensure data integration between manufacturing systems, historians (PI), ERP systems, and analytics platforms.

+ Support creation of trusted datasets for reporting, AI, and operational analytics.

+ Promote standardization of reporting and metrics across facilities.

** Governance & Standards*
* + Establish application development standards, governance processes, and…