Core Process Engineering Manager

The Process Engineering Manager is responsible for governing and continuously improving the global processes and process engineering capability across the region and aligning with other regions across OCS.  This role provides strategic leadership to ensure process capability, cost competitiveness, and risk reduction across the core processes, while aligning process engineering priorities with divisional and business strategy. This leadership position will manage engineering talent supporting global process disciplines and plant initiatives and corporate business directives. He or she will review process changes to ensure global consistency and monitor global performance.  This will be done through development of deep knowledge on why the process works, process capability, performance, and control methodology.

• Direct Process Engineers activity in support of process capability advancement and improvement projects. The project responsibility will include reporting and improving project schedules based on the organization targets. This includes managing engineers to ensure project tracker and project structure folders are followed, maintained and current.
• Work closely with leadership at the plants to ensure alignment of resources and support.
• Manage and communicate overall project status and schedule updates.
• Identify and drive process improvement opportunities for core processes.
• Ensure the documentation and standard practices are valued, maintained and practiced.
• Provide oversight and guidance for second level manufacturing troubleshooting based on engineering principles and process understanding
• Ensure consistent evaluation of processes changes through structured experimental plans, statistical data analysis, qualification and change control
• Identify global process trends and variations through systematic process monitoring & data analysis
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• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or equivalent
• 10-15 years experience in plant engineering or an engineering support role to a manufacturing operation
• Bilingual (English/Spanish), English skills > 80%
• Understanding of Process Control and Process Discipline tools
• Green Belt Certification or 6-Sigma Equivalent
• Project leadership skills, including multi-cultural teams
• Able to communicate through remote means (conference calls, email, IM)
• Demonstrated strategic thinking

• Ability to motivate individuals and manage situationally, good coaching and mentoring skills
• High initiative, able to work with minimal direction
• Prior experience managing an engineering team
• Understand and practice Corning’s Leadership Model
• Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing practices
• Knowledge of optical connectors, including construction, assembly and performance measures
• Knowledge of automated equipment, including overall maintenance strategies