Sr. Production Supervisor

Role Purpose

Key Responsibilities

• Schedule resources and prioritizes activities to assure efficient production schedule compliance to include product changeovers, upgrades, experiments, new product runs, training and maintenance activities.
• Provides daily direction to production and maintenance employees, team leaders, technicians and engineers on established procedures and policies
• Communicate and report production and process performance metrics to production teams, plant operations staff and functional leaders. Ensure that production targets and delivery requirements are met on a daily and weekly basis
• Engage with plant teams and functional groups responsible for identifying and implementing process improvements & cost reduction projects
• Perform performance reviews and develop and reinforce career and talent development plans for salaried/indirect labor and hourly/direct labor employees
• Ensure that the production process is operating in compliance to established process control set-points and operating procedures. Enforce process discipline and rigorous change control
• Ensure the protection of Corning's Intellectual Property (IP)
• Develop, implement and monitor training, qualification, certification and development programs for new and experienced operators, team leaders and engineers
• Facilitate and monitor all process/equipment changes and experimental plans involving the production process, including process improvement, new product trial runs, equipment/tooling redesign, raw material, batch and/or component changes

Experiences/Education - Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Science, Manufacturing, Business, or a related field.
• Experience as a Production Supervisor, Team Leader, or similar leadership role in a manufacturing environment.
   
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams, drive accountability, and maintain process discipline.
   
• Experience leading continuous improvement, cost reduction, productivity, or operational excellence initiatives.
   
• Strong understanding of manufacturing process management systems and process control methodologies.
   
• Proven leadership, communication, conflict resolution, and coaching skills.
   
• Knowledge of cost management, profitability metrics, and manufacturing financial concepts.
   
• Understanding of workplace safety and health practices within a manufacturing environment.

Experiences/Education - Desired