Cleaning & Packaging Team Leader
CorningAbout the role
Requisition Number: 76389
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Our Solar business delivers industry leading, U.S.-made solar components. We manufacture hyper-pure polysilicon, high-quality solar wafers, and innovative photovoltaic modules, leveraging our leadership in advanced manufacturing to serve growing energy demand. You will be a part of advancing critical U.S. supply chains and delivering unmatched quality and reliability to customers.
Role Purpose
Direct team operations group to achieve Cost, Quality, Health and Safety objectives. Execute the plant plan objectives at the tactical level focused on continuous improvement
Key Responsibilities
- Lead shift operations to achieve production goals.
- Provide focus and direction to production employees.
- Manage resources (people, materials, equipment) to optimize throughput and quality.
- Balance production with validation runs, equipment upgrades, process improvements and maintenance activities.
- Meet all safety, environmental and regulatory requirements.
- Create and maintain a safe working environment for all employees.
- Build a culture of process discipline and change management.
- Track and report production metrics.
- Develop staffing and training plans for production operators.
- Build effective relationships with operators and support groups.
- Perform employee performance reviews. Administer feedback and recognition when appropriate.
- Onboard and train production workforce, achieving maximum workforce flexibility.
Work Hours
- 2-3-2 rotating schedule
- Flexible hours may be required to support weekend/evenings operations requirements (including coverage for shift supervisors on 12hr shift rotation as needed).
Education & Experience
- 2+ years of manufacturing and engineering experience. Leadership experience (work, school, community)
Required Skills
- Excellent verbal/written communication skills and presentation skills.
- Ability to effectively coach, mentor, and lead subordinates, providing clear direction and establishing expectations.
- Experience coordinating activities within functional responsibility and collaborating with support groups to achieve results.
- Character ethic, integrity, and leadership
- Effective team building
- Process control and discipline
- Capacity to learn and grow
- Strong customer advocacy
Desired Skills
- Experience with early-stage manufacturing and new product delivery
- FDA regulations and cGMP
Soft Skills
- Effective team leadership
- Flexible and adaptable; willing to work outside of role to move the team forward
- Excellent communications skills, written and verbal
- Conflict management
This position does not support immigration sponsorship.
The range for this position is $63,086.00 - $86,743.00 assuming full time status. Starting pay for the successful applicant is dependent on a variety of job-
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