Project Manager

Requisition Number: 70155

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Corning's Manufacturing, Technology and Engineering division (MTE) is recognized as the leader in engineering excellence & innovative manufacturing technologies by providing diverse skills to Cornings existing & emerging businesses.

We anticipate & provide timely, valued, leading edge manufacturing technologies and engineering expertise. We partner with Cornings businesses and the Science & Technology division. Together we create and sustain Cornings manufacturing as a differential advantage.

We are seeking a dynamic and results-driven Project Manager to lead and manage capital projects that support business objectives. These projects will typically focus on enhancing manufacturing capacity, establishing manufacturing operations for new business ventures, reducing manufacturing costs, and improving facilities. The ideal candidate will be responsible for overseeing the entire project lifecycle, employing fundamental project management practices such as the stage gate process to ensure successful delivery of project goals.

• Project Leadership: Direct supervision of project team. Provide strong leadership to guide them, resolve conflicts, and make timely decisions to ensure the projects compliance with safety, scope schedule, cost, and other project specific deliverables such as those associated with product quality, equipment and process capability, machine and line rates, equipment uptime, etc.
• Project Management: Execute all phases of the project lifecycle, including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure, leveraging the stage gate process and all of its associated tools.
• Scope Development: Collaborate with stakeholders to define and document project scope, objectives, deliverables, and success criteria.
• Budget and Schedule Management: Develop, monitor, and control project budgets and schedules to deliver outcomes within approved limits while maintaining quality standards.
• Risk Management: Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks to ensure smooth execution and minimize disruptions.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner with cross-functional teams, contractors, and vendors to ensure successful delivery of project requirements.
• Communication: Facilitate clear and consistent communication across all levels of the organization, ensuring stakeholders are informed of project progress, challenges, and milestones.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for process improvements and apply best practices to optimize project execution and outcomes.
• Must be available for significant travel, primarily domestic, to multiple locations to support business needs. International travel could be required as well. Project assignments can be in excess of 1-2 years in duration

• BS in Mechanical, Civil, or Electrical Engineering
• 10 years of practicing experience as a project manager
• Team Leadership: Strong ability to lead, inspire, and mentor teams, ensuring collaboration and productivity, m anage stress, building trust, and maintaining positive relationships within the team and with stakeholders.
• Project Management Skills (understanding and application)
  • Scope development and acceptance criteria
  • Establish and manage a budget.
  • Spending control
  • Change control
  • Planning, organizing and executing the plan
  • Schedule management
• Effective communication skills: Clear and concise communication, both written and verbal, to relay information to team members, stakeholders, and executives.
• Technical ability: Quickly grasp technical concepts and gain an understanding of the manufacturing process as well as the associated facility services and facility design.
• Contractor and vendor management: This includes all aspects associated with the entire cycle from the selection process, change controls process, scope delivery, and turnover.

• Innovative and technically curious
• Experience working with the Scientific and Technology communities.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, especially in glass or ceramics.
• Knowledge of PDRI, Stage Gate and Last Planner
• Negotiation skills
• Conflict resolution
• Problem solving
• Adaptability and Flexibility
• Presentation Skills

This position does not support immigration sponsorship.

The range for this position is $116,625.00 - $160,360.00 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. The benefits available for this position are dependent on hours worked and may include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, pension plan, life insurance coverage, disability benefits, and PTO.

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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, and career from day one

• As part of our commitment to your financial well-being, we provide a 100% company-paid pension benefit that grows throughout your career. We also offer a 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions.
• Our health and well-being benefits include medical, dental, vision, paid parental leave, family building support, fitness, company-paid life insurance, disability, and disease management programs.
• 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.
• Getting paid for our work is important but feeling appreciated and recognized for those contributions motivates us much more. Thats why Corning offers a peer-to-peer recognition program to celebrate success by recognizing colleagues who demonstrate above-and-beyond behaviors.

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