MES Analyst

Requisition Number: 60563

Corning is vital to progress – in the industries we help shape and in the world we share.

We invent life-changing technologies using materials science. Our scientific and manufacturing expertise, boundless curiosity, and commitment to purposeful invention place us at the center of the way the world interacts, works, learns, and lives.

Our sustained investment in research, development, and invention means we’re always ready to solve the toughest challenges alongside our customers.

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, and automotive 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 life
• Precision glass for advanced displays to deliver richer experiences
• Auto glass and ceramics to drive cleaner, safer, and smarter transportation

Title: MES Analyst

Location: Fairport, NY

Corning is one of the world’s leading innovators in materials science! For more than 160 years, Corning has applied its unparalleled expertise in specialty glass, ceramics, and optical physics to develop products that have created new industries and transformed people’s lives. Corning succeeds through sustained investment in R&D, a unique combination of material and process innovation, and close collaboration with customers to solve tough technology challenges.

The Corning Specialty Materials (CSM) segment manufactures products that provide more than 150 material formulations for glass, glass ceramics and fluoride crystals to meet demand for unique customer needs. Consequently, this segment operates in a wide variety of commercial and industrial segments that include display optics and components, semiconductor optics components, aerospace and defense, astronomy, ophthalmic products, telecommunications components and cover glass that is optimized for portable display devices.

Purpose of Position:

Short Term: This position will be instrumental in enabling the implementation of a new plant-wide Manufacturing Execution System (MES) aimed at bringing a growing plant from legacy, independent manufacturing systems to a robust, common systems platform.

Long Term: This position will have responsibility for Plant MES administration, providing overall leadership for its proper use, maintenance, upgrades, etc. Implementation and future leadership of this MES are critical components of Corning Fairport’s strategy around Manufacturing 4.0 transformation.

Major Responsibilities:

• Work as key member of cross-functional project team to ensure system requirements are properly defined, designed, tested, and implemented.

• Cross-functional team includes: corporate system developers, business and IT program managers, plant manufacturing dept. leaders, process engineers, and hourly workforce leaders associates.

• Learn from experts regarding fundamentals of system interface design; apply to later functionality as implementation team moves on and database evolution falls under purview of the plant

• Create transitional tools to crystallize manufacturing execution needs while long term MES is in development

• Provide overall long-term leadership for proper use of MES, maintenance, upgrades, etc. Skills:

• Ability to harvest data from multiple data sources and turn into informative spreadsheet, manufacturing report, or other tool that captures the essence of a manufacturing process in a meaningful, informative way

• Enjoys spending time on manufacturing floor interfacing with hourly workforce working to understand details of their daily challenges and working to create solutions that result in efficiency gains

• Works collaboratively in diverse team environment, possesses robust written and communication skills, can communicate effectively across numerous groups (project team, manufacturing floor, plant leadership, etc.), and enjoys building strong relationships

• Advanced spreadsheet modeling skills

• Experience harvesting data from multiple data stores via SQL or other

• Experience managing and supporting Microsoft SQL databases

• Experience creating custom reports in Microsoft SSRS

• Programming skills, including .NET, C#

• Familiarity with OSI PI and OPC • Experience with data visualization via Power BI and SharePoint

• Experience with Camstar a plus

• Hands-on project experience with demonstrated success

Education & Experience:

• Four year degree in Computer Science, Computer IS, Software Development, or similar

• 5-10 years in manufacturing or technical field

This position does not support immigration sponsorship.

Corning Puts YOU First!

We are committed to supporting your health, financial, career development, and life goals as you grow professionally and personally to achieve your highest potential. All benefits begin as soon as you start your career at Corning.

• Our monetary peer-to-peer recognition program is tied to our Values and celebrates you and your colleagues’ contributions.
• Health and well-being benefits include medical, dental, vision, mental health/substance use, fitness, and disease management programs.
• Financial benefits include a 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and a 100% company-paid pension benefit that grows steadily throughout your career.
• Companywide bonus and attractive short- and long-term compensation programs are available based on your role and responsibilities.
• Professional development programs help you grow and achieve your career goals.

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.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Nearest Major Market: Rochester