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About the Role
The Maintenance Department Head is responsible for the overall leadership, direction, and performance of the maintenance function at the Painted Post, NY glass plant. This position is accountable for ensuring the safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation of all production equipment, plant infrastructure, utility systems and emergency backup facilities equipment. This role reports into the plant operations manager.
Responsibilities
- Lead all plant maintenance operations, providing strategic direction and day-to-day oversight while coaching and developing supervisors, technicians, electricians, mechanics, and other maintenance staff.
- Ensure maintenance activities meet all safety, environmental, and company standards, while fostering accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
- Develop and sustain preventive and predictive maintenance programs; oversee troubleshooting, repairs, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions to improve reliability and reduce unplanned downtime.
- Maintain plant equipment, facilities, utility systems, and emergency backup equipment to support uninterrupted manufacturing operations.
- Prioritize maintenance work based on production schedules and operational needs; monitor and improve uptime, downtime, work order completion, labor utilization, and maintenance costs.
- Manage maintenance budgets, including labor, parts, outside services, contractors, capital expenditures, shutdowns, major repairs, and maintenance projects to ensure safe, timely, and cost-effective execution.
- Partner with operations, mixing, engineering, quality, and safety teams to support plant goals, continuous improvement, new equipment installation, commissioning, and capital projects.
- Use CMMS to maintain accurate records, schedule maintenance work, and analyze equipment and maintenance trends.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Maintenance, Manufacturing Technology, or a related field preferred; equivalent education and relevant experience will be considered.
- Minimum of 7 years of manufacturing or industrial experience, including at least 3 years leading or managing teams.
- Strong knowledge of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and industrial control systems, as well as preventive/predictive maintenance and reliability improvement practices.
- Demonstrated leadership, decision-making, organizational, interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving skills, including root-cause analysis and corrective action implementation.
- Working knowledge of OSHA regulations and environmental, health, and safety requirements in a manufacturing environment.
- Must be available to respond to emergency maintenance issues outside of normal working hours, as needed.
- Must demonstrate a strong commitment to workplace safety, employee development, and operational excellence.
- Ability to stand and walk for extended periods throughout the plant.
- Ability to climb stairs and ladders and access elevated or confined areas as needed.
- Ability to wear required personal protective equipment, including safety glasses, hearing protection, hard hat, steel-toed footwear and possibly, respiratory protection.
Skills
- Mechanical systems
- Electrical systems
- Hydraulic systems
- Pneumatic systems
- Industrial control systems
- Preventive maintenance
- Predictive maintenance
- Reliability improvement practices
- Root-cause analysis
- Corrective action implementation
- OSHA regulations
- CMMS
Location
- Painted Post, NY
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 7 years of manufacturing or industrial experience
- 3 years leading or managing teams
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Maintenance, Manufacturing Technology, or a related field preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $106,400.00 - $146,300.00
Benefits
- Company-wide bonuses
- Long-term incentives
- 100% company-paid pension benefit
- Matching contributions to 401(k) savings plan
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Family building support
- Fitness programs
- Company-paid life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Disease management programs
- Paid time off
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Recognition program
About the Company
- Corning is one of the world’s leading innovators in glass, ceramic, and materials science.
- Corning’s Environmental Technologies segment manufactures ceramic substrates and filter products for emissions control in mobile and stationary applications around the world.
Equal Opportunity
- 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 reasonable accommodation related to disability or religion, please contact us at accommodations@corning.com.