Maintenance Team Leader

Requisition Number: 77270

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Purpose of the Position:

Flexible positive coverage and frontline leadership for plant maintenance operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead shift maintenance operations to support production goals.

• Provide focus and direction to all on shift plant maintenance employees.

• Manage resources (people, materials, equipment) to optimize equipment uptime, throughput, and maintenance quality.

• Ensure scheduled preventative, reactive, and predictive maintenance activities are completed safely while exceeding customer expectations.

• Maintaining safety, environmental and regulatory requirements while performing all maintenance activities.

• Create and maintain a safety 1st environment for all employees.

• Aid in establishing a culture of positivity, simultaneously instituting process discipline and continuous improvement.

• Track and report maintenance metrics aligned to production scorecard goals to leadership.

• Develop staffing, training plans, and tooling needs for maintenance technicians, and skilled trades.

• Build effective relationships with operators, internal stakeholders, and management.

• Perform employee performance reviews and administer feedback and recognition when appropriate.

• Onboard and train hourly maintenance workforce.

Work Hours:

• Ability to work 12-hour 2-3-2 pitman schedule for 24/7 to support production operations.

• Flexible hours may be required to support coverage/weekend/evenings operations requirements.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Business, or related technical field and 2+ years of manufacturing maintenance experience.

• In Lieu of a bachelor’s degree a 5 + years of direct supervision of maintenance employees in a fast-paced production environment.

Required Skills:

• Excellent verbal/written communication skills and presentation skills.

• Ability to effectively coach, mentor, and lead skilled maintenance employees, providing clear direction and establishing expectations.

• Experience coordinating activities within cross functional areas of responsibility and collaboration with multiple departments.

• High ethical standards, integrity, and positive leadership

• Process control and discipline.

• Capacity to learn and grow.

• Strong customer centric mindset

• Self-motivated and self-directed, with the ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and complete assignments efficiently with minimal supervision.

Desired Skills:

• Experience with production ramping and team building.

• SAP and CMMS software

• Semi-conductor

Soft Skills:

• Positive attitude

• Personal initiative and commitment

• Ability to build relationships within cross functional groups.

• Flexible and adaptable; willing to work outside of role to move the team forward.

• Organized

• Conflict resolution

This position does not support immigration sponsorship.

The range for this position is $88,942.00 - $122,295.00 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.

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**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.

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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 reasonable accommodation related to disability or religion, please contact us at [email protected] .