Plant Director Jobs in Rochester, NY (NOW HIRING)

In this role, you will facilitate and direct daily production activities in one of Fairport’s operations departments to ensure control and compliance with established process controls and operation procedures. This role will also be responsible for achieving plant requirements for safety, quality, delivery, selects, uptime, throughput, and cost.

• Scheduling resources and prioritizing activities to assure efficient production schedule compliance to include product changeovers, upgrades, experiments, new product runs, and training to improve the skill base and flexibility of all department employees.
• Provide daily directions to production and maintenance employees, 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 hourly/direct labor employees.
• Ensure that the production process is operating in compliance with established process control set-points and operating procedures. Carry out process discipline and rigorous change control. Develop, implement, and monitor training, qualification, certification and development programs for new and experienced operators.
• Facilitate and monitor all process/equipment changes and experimental plans involving the production process, including process improvement, new product trial runs, equipment/tooling redesign or component changes.
• Handling monthly department spending, including variance and actions to improve; Provide input on annual budget & forecasting cycles.
• Champion safety standards and expectations, including cleanroom protocol.

• Bachelor’s degree (Engineering or Science field preferred).
• 5+ years of frontline supervisory or leadership experience in a plant manufacturing environment, with demonstrated capability to hold people and teams accountable to process control and discipline.

• Experience applying problem solving and continuous improvement methodologies: Performance Excellence, DMAIC, Lean, data analysis, etc.
• Experience working with ERP Systems such as SAP and MES.
• Understanding technical details and impacts of the process and requirements for successful performance, quality, and delivery.
• Excellent follow-up and documentation skills.
• Ability to build relationships within cross functional groups. Ability to work with all levels of the organization.
• Good problem-solving, excellent organizational and strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Standard hours (Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM)
• Flexible hours may be required to support off-hour and/or weekend operation requirements.

This position does not support immigration sponsorship.

The range for this position is $98,662.00-$135,660.00 assuming full time status. Starting pay for the successful applicant is dependent on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education.

Corning offers you the total package. Your well-being is our priority. Our compensation and benefits package supports your health and wellness, financial aspirations and career from day one.

• Company-wide bonuses and long-term incentives align with key business results and ensure you are rewarded when the company performs well. When Corning wins, we all win.
• As part of our commitment to your financial well-being, we provide a 100% company-paid pension benefit with fixed contributions that grow throughout your career. Combined with matching contributions to your 401(k) savings plan, Corning’s total contributions to your retirement accounts can reach between 7% and 12% of your pay, depending on your age and years of service.
• Our health and well-being benefits include medical, dental, vision, paid parental leave, family building support, fitness, company-paid life insurance, disability, disease management programs, paid time off and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to support you and your family.
• Getting paid for our work is important, but feeling appreciated and recognized for those contributions motivates us much more. That’s why Corning offers a recognition program to celebrate successes and reward colleagues who make exceptional contributions.

We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected status.

Corning is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and considers requests for reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable laws. Individuals with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs may request reasonable accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, perform essential job functions or access other benefits and privileges of employment. To submit a request for a reasonable accommodation related to disability or religion, please contact us at ataccommodations@corning.com.