Supervisor, Facilities Maintenance

Role Purpose

Lead and manage daily operational activities, including direct and indirect staff and vendors. Build and maintain strong tenant relationships, oversee operational budgets, and ensure the maintenance of high-quality standards for the facilities. Responsible for ensuring the delivery of proactive and reactive multi-skilled maintenance services that support operational efficiency and reliability. This role focuses on developing and implementing best practice strategies, leading a high-performing team, and ensuring compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards to align with Corning Incorporated’s business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee the plant maintenance and facility functions, delivering both reactive and proactive multi-skilled maintenance services for all operational equipment and infrastructure.
• Ensure equipment reliability and optimal functionality to support business continuity and operational efficiency.
• Contribute to the creation and execution of best practice maintenance visions and strategies that drive operational performance and enhance the value of customer and facility assets.
• Develop and implement facility and maintenance management strategies that align with Corning Incorporated’s overarching business objectives.
• Ensure all maintenance and facility operations adhere to Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) requirements.
• Promote and enforce a culture of safety, environmental responsibility, and regulatory compliance across all aspects of the facility.
• Conduct regular inspections and assessments of assets, buildings, and facilities to identify areas for improvement and ensure optimal functionality.
• Develop and implement corrective actions to address identified issues promptly.
• Lead and mentor a team of facility management professionals, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Provide training, guidance, and development opportunities to build a high-performing team.
• Support maintenance operations at the Sullivan Park location, ensuring seamless coordination and execution of activities.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance maintenance processes, reduce downtime, and optimize resource utilization.
• Leverage data and analytics to identify trends and implement innovative solutions to improve facility performance.

Experiences/Education - Required

• Bachelor’s degree required,  BS or MS in Engineering preferred
• Frontline supervisory or team leader experience in a production or operational environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading teams and projects to achieve measurable results.
• Familiarity with process improvement methodologies and operational systems.
• Experience with cost management and financial oversight.
• Knowledge of safety, health, and property maintenance fundamentals.

Experiences/Education - Desired

• Experience leading Union workforce.
• Experience managing operations at research facility. 
• Certification in facility management or maintenance-related disciplines.
• Strong decision making and prioritization skills.
• Strong communication skills (within team, within plant, external to plant).
• Coaching/Teambuilding skills.
• Conflict resolution.
• Professional attitude and behavior.
• Able to prioritize day to day work for self and team.

Hours of work/work schedule/flextime: 

• • Generally 1st shift, 7 a.m. – 4 p.m.  Monday – Friday; some overtime required
  • On call per WPS schedule rotation
  • Some weekend coverage as required
  • This position includes 2nd shift oversight