IT Site Leader

Role Purpose

The Business Unit IT Site Leader executes the plant strategy to achieve desired business results in alignment with the divisional IT strategy through appropriate allocation of IT resources and capabilities such that the business unit operates as “One IT” in support of Corning’s Values; supports the design, development, and deployment of digital transformation  AI and data solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Align IT business processes to global Corning business processes.
• Responsible for local business/plant engagement and IT manufacturing systems.
• Responsible for setting, tracking, and enforcing the IT budget for the plant.
• Deliver projects on time, on scope, and on budget through project prioritization and effective resource management.
• Build strong working relationships within the IT digital team and across manufacturing and business functions.
• Support the maintenance, enhancement, and success of existing digital solutions.
• Collaborate closely with IT Digital & Data Analytics leadership and project stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain the appropriate levels of operational support against established metrics.
• Effectively support the IT shared service delivery model.
• Collaborate closely with the Division IT Manager to understand and implement programs that drive standardization across the division while ensuring plant business needs are met.
• Interact with customer base to function as the voice of the plant to the IT organization to ensure the type and level of services provided fully support achievement of plant business objectives.
• Interact with and educate plant customers in the development and implementation of required programs and processes.
• Establish and maintain a presence on the plant floor to maintain an ongoing pulse of the organization.
• Lead the organization in the application of performance excellence to improve services and quality to customers.
• Establish and drive plant IT project portfolio and manage its alignment to organizational objectives.

Experiences/Education - Required

• B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering; or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years demonstrated leadership abilities
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing or leading projects in the industry
• Strong leadership skills demonstrated through project management, supervisor experience, or team leadership.
• Strong passion for digital technologies and continuous learning.
• Strategic thinking, the ability to create, organize and execute a strategic plan in alignment with higher IT and plant business objectives.
• Ability/experience managing and forecasting financial budgets
• Conflict resolution, problem resolution and priority setting
• Communication and time management, able to deal with multiple priorities
• Demonstrated project management skills
• Familiarity with manufacturing and ERP systems and concepts
• Hands-on experience with data engineering concepts and data pipelines.

Experiences/Education - Desired

• Technical background in Engineering, Computer Science, and/or Computer Engineering.
• Experience with cloud data platforms (Databricks, Azure Data Lake, AWS S3).
• Knowledge of data lifecycle management and ETL/ELT processes.
• Experience with Lean and/or Performance Excellence manufacturing techniques
• Ability to engage at all levels of the organization production associates, engineers, IT, managers, and executive leadership
• Ability to work collaboratively with individuals and teams utilizing skills of influence, persuasion, negotiation, and facilitation.
• Experience in a plant environment, with a good understanding of manufacturing processes and MES solutions.