Global Safety Solutions Safety Capability Leader

Role Purpose

• 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.
• 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. 

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 PowerPoint

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.