Machining Team Leader
CorningAbout the role
Requisition Number: 75632
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Role Purpose
The machining team leader will serve as frontline leadership for the machining operations team. This role is responsible for directing daily activities, developing employees, and optimizing the use of people, equipment, and materials to meet production, quality, and delivery goals.
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
- Rotating 12‑hour shift schedule (6am–6pm / 6pm–6am) following a 2‑3‑2 pattern, alternating between day and night shifts every two weeks.
- Flexibility required to support weekend or evening operational needs, including occasional coverage for shift supervisors on the 12‑hour rotation when necessary.
Education & Experience
- 2+ years of manufacturing or 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.
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