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Date: Jul 6, 2026
Location: Corning, NY, US, 14831 Fairport, NY, US, 14450
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Company: Corning
Requisition Number: 76283
The company built on breakthroughs.
Join us.
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.
Come break through with us.
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
- This position can be performed remotely.
Shape the manufacturing strategy behind the next phase of growth
Advanced Optics is entering a pivotal phase of growth and transformation. With plans to double revenue over the next four years and a clear path to even greater scale beyond that, the business is rethinking its manufacturing system to support faster growth, stronger margins, greater agility, improved resilience, and lasting competitive advantage.
We are seeking a Director of Manufacturing Strategy to lead that effort.
This is a high-impact leadership role responsible for defining how Advanced Optics manufactures in the future—where we manufacture, which capabilities we invest in, what we partner externally, and how we build the most scalable, cost-competitive, and resilient manufacturing network for the business.
This is not a program management role. It is a strategic leadership role at the center of some of the business’s most important decisions.
The Opportunity:
The Director of Manufacturing Strategy will lead the design of Advanced Optics’ manufacturing system over a 3–5 year horizon, translating business strategy into a clear roadmap across:
Manufacturing footprint and network design
Make-versus-buy strategy and external partnerships
Capacity planning and capital deployment
Structural cost transformation and gross margin expansion
Long-range manufacturing capability development
This role operates at the intersection of operations, finance, engineering, supply chain, and commercial strategy and will serve as a key thought partner to the Advanced Optics leadership team. It also leads a small team of two and is especially well suited for a leader who can operate effectively in a highly matrixed environment.
Required Qualifications:
10–15+ years of combined experience in manufacturing strategy, operations strategy, supply chain strategy, industrial transformation, or related fields
Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field
MBA or master’s degree highly preferred
Experience working in a highly matrixed organization, with demonstrated success influencing across functions, priorities, and leadership levels
Experience in a growing business or division where manufacturing strategy needed to evolve to support scale, competitiveness, and stronger operational performance
Experience helping a growing, low-volume, high-complexity business build a more scalable, competitive, and operationally excellent manufacturing model
Experience in one or more of the following:
Global manufacturing footprint design
Capacity strategy and capital planning
Make-versus-buy and sourcing strategy
Complex, high-mix or high-complexity manufacturing environments
Strong financial modeling and business case development skills, including experience with capital analysis and return metrics such as NPV and ROIC
Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders and drive cross-functional decisions
Ability to bring structure and clarity to complex, ambiguous problems
This position does not support immigration sponsorship.
The range for this position is $189,165.00 - $260,102.00 assuming full time status. Starting pay for the successful applicant is dependent on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education.
A job that shapes a life.
Corning offers you the total package.
Your well-being is our priority. Our compensation and benefits package supports your health and wellness, financial aspirations, and career from day one.
Company-wide bonuses and long-term incentives align with key business results and ensure you are rewarded when the company performs well. When Corning wins, we all win.
As part of our commitment to your financial well-being, we provide a 100% company-paid pension benefit with fixed contributions that grow throughout your career. Combined with matching contributions to your 401(k) savings plan, Corning’s total contributions to your retirement accounts can reach between 7% and 12% of your pay, depending on your age and years of service.
Our health and well-being benefits include medical, dental, vision, paid parental leave, family building support, fitness, company-paid life insurance, disability, disease management programs, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to support you and your family.
Getting paid for our work is important, but feeling appreciated and recognized for those contributions motivates us much more. That’s why Corning offers a recognition program to celebrate successes and reward colleagues who make exceptional contributions.
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
[email protected].
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