Facilities Engineer IV

About the role

The Facilities Engineer IV is responsible for planning, coordinating, and controlling complex projects involving multiple disciplines for Optical Fiber and Cable manufacturing processes worldwide. This includes solving advanced manufacturing problems and improving understanding and control of these processes to meet manufacturing objectives.

Responsibilities

• Propose, plan (scope), and implement projects requiring engineering analysis and modeling.
• Initiate and implement major process improvement projects leading to improved understanding, significant cost reduction, or quality improvement.
• Develop staffing requirements for projects and ensure coordination, interaction, and effective resource utilization of appropriate groups on projects.
• Direct the activities of other engineering personnel assigned to the projects.
• Provide technical leadership on one or more projects, particularly on Facilities Projects. Manage project management on a wide variety of projects.
• Act as a division consultant on problems involving delivery and integration of process services worldwide for Optical Fiber and Cables (OFC) locations.
• Maintain knowledge of current work being conducted both inside and outside of Corning in the areas of OFC.
• Effectively communicate plans, progress, and problems to all concerned parties.
• Document results.
• Ensure coordination and interaction with other organizations involved in the projects.
• Train other specialists in project engineering, modeling, and engineering analysis.

Requirements

• A minimum of an Associate or Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, or related engineering field.
• 10+ years of experience doing project management for large teams and large facilities.
• Project Management experience at green field / brown field building construction site and/or site modification.
• Experience from development through production.
• Skilled in designing Power and/or Electronic systems.
• Experience working with suppliers, contractors, technical staff.
• Skilled at reading and interpreting drawings and piping and instrumentation diagrams.
• Ability to deliver lowest total costs and identify savings opportunities on projects.
• Ability to demonstrate concept to commissioning on several relative projects.
• Can explain troubleshooting and systems design to all levels of management and employees.
• Can identify potential problems and offer corrective or preventative actions.
• Strong analytical skills to recognize the total cost of a solution and offer effective alternatives.
• Ability to analyze systems data and develop a plan to increase the safety or efficiency of the system.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to secure cooperative and effective performance from associates assigned to projects.
• Maintain and value diversity / quality of personnel recruited, trained, and promoted.
• Deep appreciation for the safety aspects of the Process Services design and the implementation.
• Self-starter. Able to work alone or in teams equally well.
• Ability to build relationships within cross-functional groups; team building skills.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to manage large external teams of contractors/sub-contractors to achieve project objectives.

Skills

• Project Management experience at green field / brown field building construction site and/or site modification.
• Experience from development through production.
• Skilled in designing Power and/or Electronic systems.
• Experience working with suppliers, contractors, technical staff.
• Skilled at reading and interpreting drawings and piping and instrumentation diagrams.
• Ability to deliver lowest total costs and identify savings opportunities on projects.
• Ability to demonstrate concept to commissioning on several relative projects.
• Can explain troubleshooting and systems design to all levels of management and employees.
• Can identify potential problems and offer corrective or preventative actions.
• Strong analytical skills to recognize the total cost of a solution and offer effective alternatives.
• Ability to analyze systems data and develop a plan to increase the safety or efficiency of the system.