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Corning

Specialty glass, ceramics, and tech components

Autonomous Maintenance Engineer

Mechanical Maintenance and Reliability EngineeringPosted on Nov 13
Full-timeDurham, NC, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Bachelor's degree in Engineering is required.
  • At least 5 years of industrial maintenance, reliability, or manufacturing equipment experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment is required.
  • Hands-on experience with equipment maintenance, machine reliability, troubleshooting, and equipment improvement is required.
  • Working knowledge of total productive maintenance (TPM), preventive and predictive maintenance, and root cause analysis methods is required.
  • Experience leading improvement projects with measurable results in uptime, cost, or efficiency is required.
  • Working knowledge of manufacturing equipment and processes, good manufacturing practices, and safety requirements such as lockout/tagout is required.
  • Availability for a flexible schedule, including off-hours support for critical equipment issues and shutdown activities, is required.

Responsibilities

  • Lead continuous improvement of the maintenance group by setting priorities, tracking reliability, uptime, and cost results, and implementing optimization opportunities identified through equipment, downtime, and work order analysis.
  • Lead root cause analysis of recurring equipment failures and implement permanent corrective and preventive actions.
  • Develop and sustain maintenance standards, including cleaning, inspection, and lubrication routines, and optimize preventive and predictive maintenance tasks, frequencies, and schedules to reduce unplanned downtime.
  • Build team capability through skill matrices, development plans, training materials, and one-point lessons that share best practices across shifts.
  • Evaluate equipment upgrades, tools, and spare parts strategies; maintain accurate maintenance records; and enforce plant safety and quality system requirements, including lockout/tagout.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with 5S and Lean continuous improvement methods.
  • Experience building maintenance standards, skill matrices, or training materials.
  • Experience evaluating equipment upgrades or spare parts strategies.
  • Experience using work order history and equipment performance data to guide maintenance decisions.

About the Company

Corning

Specialty glass, ceramics, and tech components

Corning develops and manufactures specialty glass, ceramics, and related components for a range of industries. Its engineered glass and ceramic materials are produced and integrated into devices and systems such as smartphone screens, high‑performance displays, optical networks, automotive emissions controls, and life‑science equipment. The company differentiates itself with a broad portfolio across multiple markets, material science expertise, reliable supply, and end‑to‑end components and systems. Its goal is to help customers achieve performance and reliability by providing durable, high‑quality materials and connected solutions that scale with growing demand.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Corning, NY
Founded
1851

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