Plant HR Manager

Requisition Number: 77408

 

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Corning is one of the world’s leading innovators in glass, ceramic, and materials science. From the depths of the ocean to the farthest reaches of space, our technologies push the boundaries of what’s possible.  ​  

 

How do we do this? With our people. They break through limitations and expectations – not once in a career, but every day. They help move our company, and the world, forward. ​  

 

​At Corning, there are endless possibilities for making an impact. You can help connect the unconnected, drive the future of automobiles, transform at-home entertainment, and ensure the delivery of lifesaving medicines. And so much more.​   

 

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Corning’s businesses are ever-evolving to best serve our customers, industries, and consumers. Today, we accelerate and transform life sciences, mobile consumer electronics, optical communications, display, automotive, and solar markets. We are changing the world with: 

• Trusted products that accelerate drug discovery, development, and delivery to save lives
• Damage-resistant cover glass to enhance the devices that keep us connected
• Optical fiber, wireless technologies, and connectivity solutions to carry information and ideas at the speed of light
• Precision glass for advanced displays to deliver richer experiences 
• Auto glass and ceramics to drive cleaner, safer, and smarter transportation 
• Solar polysilicon, wafers, and innovative photovoltaic modules, enabling low-cost solar energy solutions

The global Human Resource (HR) Function provides an integrated talent management system that delivers a workforce that is Corning's competitive differentiator in the global marketplace.

HR provides service offerings that align solutions to business challenges by ensuring the programs are Effective, Efficient, Global, Scalable, and Repeatable.  Corning’s Values are operationalized by the HR Function through the facilitation of Talent Management offerings, as well as programs and processes that aid in making Corning’s Values visible.

Role Purpose:

• Ensures plant has the right number and type of talent required to execute plant strategy and achieve desired business results
• Ensures plant realizes required levels of employee productivity and performance excellence required to execute plant strategy and achieve desired business results
• Ensures plant establishes and maintains a positive work environment and operates as “One Corning” in support of Corning’s Values
• Assists in achieving or beating plant budgetary objectives in support of top quartile cost performance objectives while maintaining appropriate levels of HR service delivery
• Ensures the successful implementation of global HR business processes within the plant
• Ensures plant compliance with HR-related legal and regulatory guidelines
  
  

Scope of Position:

• Contributing member of the plant staff; guides and influences decisions with the staff and support and partnership with the plant manager
• Responsible for labor and employee relations for a unionized, hourly workforce of 250 employees as well as a salaried workforce associated with one or more client groups.
• Works closely with plant staff and HR team to develop and deploy processes and policies that are consistent across the business unit.
• Responsible for plant recognition management to support a positive work environment and continuous improvement of employee satisfaction.
  
  

Day to Day Responsibilities:

• Employee relations leader for the facility and the identified client groups.
• Leads and manages labor relations efforts for unionized workforce with coordination with the plant HR consultant, plant manager and operations leadership
• Site deployment of HR, ER, and LR strategies.
• Coordinate and calibrate efforts with HR colleagues and leadership across the business unit to build processes in support of the vision of "one complex".
• Develop and deploy people movement and recruiting strategies in collaboration with HR and operations leadership