Plant Utilities and Process Systems Team Leader

Requisition Number: 72479

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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, And Automotive 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
  
  

Role Purpose

The Plant Utilities and Process Systems Team Leader provides frontline leadership for control room operations, ensuring the reliable delivery of critical utilities and process systems that enable safe, efficient, and continuous plant performance. This role drives operational excellence by fostering a disciplined, proactive, and collaborative culture focused on uptime, quality, and continuous improvement. Through effective resource management, team development, and cross-functional coordination, the Team Leader ensures that utilities and process systems operate safely and consistently to support plant objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead shift control room operations to support plant utilities and process systems.
• Provide clear direction and focus for all control room employees on shift.
• Manage resources—people, materials, and equipment—to optimize equipment uptime, utility reliability, throughput, and maintenance execution.
• Ensure preventative, reactive, and predictive maintenance activities are completed safely and on schedule.
• Promote a safe, efficient, and process-driven control room culture grounded in continuous improvement.
• Track and validate control room reporting to align with utilities uptime goals.
• Develop staffing plans, training programs, and control room protocols to strengthen team capability.
• Build strong relationships with maintenance leaders, production teams, internal stakeholders, and skilled trades.
• Conduct performance reviews, provide coaching, and recognize achievements.
• Oversee onboarding and training for hourly control room workforce.
• Provide positive backfill and shift coverage for peer maintenance team leaders as needed.
  
  

Work Hours

• Standard Monday–Friday schedule, with flexibility to work a 12-hour 2-3-2 Pitman schedule for 24/7 coverage when required.
• Ability to adjust hours to support weekend and evening operations as needed.
  
  

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field and 2 years of manufacturing maintenance experience preferred.
• In lieu of a degree, 5 years of direct supervision of control room employees in a critical environment.
  
  

Required Skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including presentation ability.
• Proven ability to coach, mentor, and lead skilled employees with clarity and accountability.
• Experience coordinating activities across multiple departments and functions.
• High ethical standards, integrity, and positive leadership approach.
• Strong process control discipline and continuous improvement mindset.
• Customer-focused approach with a commitment to reliability and safety.
• Ability to communicate with all levels of the plant organization
  
  

Desired Skills

• Experience with production ramp-up and team building.
• Familiarity with SAP and CMMS software.
• Knowledge of control room protocols and best practices.
  
  

Soft Skills

• Positive attitude and personal initiative.
• Ability to build strong relationships across diverse teams.
• Flexible and adaptable; willing to step outside role to support team success.
• Highly organized with strong problem-solving and conflict resolution skills.
  
  

This position does not support immigration sponsorship.

The range for this position is $79,166.00 - $108,854.00 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.

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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, we provide a 100% company-paid pension benefit with fixed contributions that grow throughout your career. Combined with matching contributions to your 401(k) savings plan, Corning’s total contributions to your retirement accounts can reach between 7% and 12% of your pay, depending on your age and years of service.
• Our health and well-being benefits include medical, dental, vision, paid parental leave, family building support, fitness, company-paid life insurance, disability, disease management programs, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 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.
  
  

We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected status.

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 .