Day to Day Responsibilities:

·   Directly supervise all shift personnel responsible for the manufacturing of products related to the Life Sciences businesses to ensure that daily production quantity and quality standards are met.

·   Establish or adjust work procedures to meet production schedules and quality requirements.

·   Counsel direct reports by providing formal and informal performance feedback.

·   Maintain and enforce all safety regulations and housekeeping standards on a consistent basis.

·   Recommend improvements to process and/or equipment that enhance the manufacturing performance of the department.

·   Initiate and/or suggest opportunities to enhance the Plant’s compliance to the principles of a High Performance System.

·   Interpret and enforce Plant and company policies and procedures on a consistent basis.

·   Maintain the systems and actions necessary to ensure compliance with the Kennebunk quality system and ISO registration.

·   Report machine and equipment malfunctions to maintenance personnel.

·   Maintain payroll and production records.

·   Ensure cooperation with Engineering in the implementation and evaluation of development experiments.

·   Daily production support and technical assistance for immediate process and product problems.

·   Identify and implement process improvements leading to process loss reduction, material utilization increases, process uptime improvements, and cycle time reductions.

·   Use engineering principles, data analysis, and problem solving tools such Kepner – Tregoe, DMAIC, Design of Experiments, etc to solve problems, troubleshoot production issues, and drive continuous improvement

·   Assist and lead in the identification and resolution of product quality issues.

·   Maintain and develop process documentation.

·   Ensure best practices are evaluated, communicated, and implemented in the areas of Process Control and Discipline, Experiment Planning, Statistical Analysis, and Corrective Actions.

·   Communicate and document project progress and status.

Scope of Position:

·   Supervise, coordinate, and coach employees engaged in production of WIP components or finished good product for the Life Sciences businesses at the Oneonta Plant. Responsibilities include shift performance towards production objectives and personnel adherence to plant procedures, policies, and documentation.

·   Monitors daily operations of a unit and actively assists, or provides direction to, subordinates as required.

·   Performs ongoing operational tasks of organizational units. Manages projects to improve overall efficiency

Job Title: Shift Supervisor

Job Reference #: 169436

Education: 4 year degree within Engineering

Required Skills:

·   Implement corrective action related to process variations, equipment malfunctions, or operations endangering the safety of personnel or facility.

·   Evaluate and take corrective action with regard to employee skill levels.

·   Assist employees in setting daily production priorities

·   Provide solutions to meet the daily personal and work related disciplinary problems of directly supervised employees.

·   Evaluate shift team and individual performance and delegate responsibility, authority, and accountability accordingly

·   Demonstrated problem solving ability to include data analysis and process analytical skills. Ability to interpret data to identify root cause of process issues and drive performance improvements.

·   Sound understanding of process and equipment engineering.

·   Manufacturing plant experience

·   Excellent PC skills including Excel, Word, and Access

·   Communication skills – both written and oral

·   Strong desire to achieve and implement solutions

·   Teamwork in manufacturing environments

·   2-3 years of experience preferred, but college grad is ok.

·   A data-driven, logical and analytical individual who is detail-oriented

Apply online at: https://careers.corning.com/psp/PDPAHRPRER/CNG_MYCAREER_SITE/PDGLHRPRER/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL?Page=HRS_CE_HM_PRE&Action=A&SiteId=1&languageCd=ENG and search with the Req#169436

Company Description:

Corning is the world leader in specialty glass and ceramics. We create and make keystone components that enable high-technology systems for consumer electronics, mobile emissions control, telecommunications and life sciences. Corning succeeds through sustained investment in R&D, over 150 years of materials science and process engineering knowledge, and a distinctive collaborative culture.

Our products include glass substrates for LCD flat panel televisions, computer monitors and laptops; ceramic substrates and filters for mobile emission control systems; optical fiber, cable, hardware & equipment for telephone and internet communication networks; optical biosensors for drug discovery; and other advanced optics and specialty glass solutions for a number of industries including semiconductor, aerospace, defense, astronomy and metrology.

Corning Life Sciences brings new and innovative laboratory tools to researchers. Our core technical competencies include polymer science, biochemistry and molecular biology, glass melting and forming, surface modification, and characterization science. As part of Corning Incorporated, we are a world leader in specialty glass and have a 150-year tradition of innovation.

We are committed to meeting customers’ unique and changing needs with original solutions for today’s emerging life sciences technologies. Our dedication to quality, technology and innovation has enabled us to produce the world’s most comprehensive line of laboratory tools for life science research. Corning Life Sciences also offers custom capabilities such as special packaging, bar coding, and printed lot numbers, to meet specific customer requirements

To know more about Corning Life Sciences, visit us at: http://www.corning.com/products_services/life_sciences.aspx