Sr. Equipment Engineer

Purpose of the Position: The position is needed for Corning Precision Glass Solutions (PGS) to support and manage the equipment & facility activities, leading the Contact Manufacturer (CM) equipment & facility team.

Day to Day Responsibilities:

• Be responsible for managing equipment/facility activities in CM plant, leading equipment/ facility teams in achieving manufacturing excellence

• Plan and manage for capital spending in equipment/facility area, evaluate and mitigate potential risk for aging equipment

• Manage spare parts in equipment/ facility area, optimize the spare parts inventory and monthly procurement.

• Review the daily purchase requirement (PR) in equipment & facility area, assist Finance with the assets control, e.g., assets physical count, transfer and disposal.

• Identify cost reduction opportunities and lead the cost reduction projects in equipment and facility area

• Troubleshoot the unscheduled equipment breakdowns leading equipment team with urgency to ensure production resumes in a timely manner. Come up with continuous improvement plan to prevent the repeat issues.

• Leverage vendors to industrialize, fabricate, install and replicate prototypes, pilot or production equipment, when new-design equipment is needed for specific process or product

• For new equipment/ facility projects, Lead team in plan, coordinate and execute site preparation, equipment move-in, installation, hook-up, power-on, check-out, testing and start-up by interfacing with suppliers, development, manufacturing, technicians and trades professionals to get systems set-up and qualified

• Present ideas, plans, project status & opinions in writing and orally with visual aids • Ensure compliance with EHS rules and regulations. Project involved with: Equipment & facility management, equipment improvement activity, new equipment introduction, cost reduction project Reporting Structure: Report to, Manufacturing Engineering Section Manager