Operations Research Engineer
Posted on: 1 Feb 2022
Wilmington, NC
Job Description
Scope of Position: Develop and deliver engineered solutions to complex manufacturing challenges including labor efficiency, cost reduction, ware movement and tracking, and optimization in Optical Fiber and Cable manufacturing. Candidate will apply advanced mathematical and analytical methods to improve manufacturing operations across multiple sites.
Day to Day Responsibilities:
Identify and define opportunities to improve capacity or cost within the manufacturing process using operations research techniques.
Collect and organize relevant data, including data acquisition, observations, and technical research.
Use statistical analysis, simulations and/or optimization techniques to analyze information and develop practical solutions to problems.
Communicate options and make recommendations to plant and division leadership.
Document work.
Required Education: BS Industrial Engineering or related field + MS Operations Research (or equivalent MS degree).
Required Years and Area of Experience: 0-3 years of relevant experience in Operations Research. Relevant Co-op or internship work is a plus.
Required Skills:
Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Judgment & Decision Making: Considering the relative cost and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate option.
Mathematical Reasoning: Ability to choose the appropriate mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
Inductive Reasoning: Ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions, including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events.
Deductive Reasoning: Ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Desired Skills:
Strong fundamental grasp of Industrial Engineering concepts such as sequencing and scheduling and inventory control models.
Experience applying advanced analytics to solve complex problems.
Optimization modeling.
Soft Skills:
Strong interpersonal skills to build relationships with team, leadership, and functional groups at all levels of the organization.
Ability to question incumbent processes and challenge viewpoints.
Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, work proactively and independently in a rapidly changing environment.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, including leadership presentations.
Travel Requirements:
Domestic travel (mostly within NC) is typically 15% or less.
International travel could be required depending on project requirements.
Corning Inc.
Corona, NY
Corning Incorporated engages in display technologies, optical communications, environmental technologies, specialty materials, and life sciences businesses worldwide. The company’s Display Technologies segment manufactures glass substrates for organic light-emitting diodes and liquid crystal displays used in televisions, notebook computers, and flat panel desktop monitors. Its Optical Communications segment manufactures optical fibers and cables; and hardware and equipment products, including cable assemblies, fiber optic hardware and connectors, optical components and couplers, closures, network interface devices, and other accessories for various carrier network applications. This segment also offers subscriber demarcation, connection and protection devices, various digital subscriber line passive solutions, and outside plant enclosures; and coaxial RF interconnects for the cable television industry and microwave applications. The company’s Environmental Technologies segment manufactures ceramic substrates and filter products for emissions control in mobile, gasoline, and diesel applications.
Its Specialty Materials segment manufactures products that provide material formulations for glass, glass ceramics, and fluoride crystals. The company’s Life Sciences segment develops, manufactures, and supplies laboratory products comprising consumables, such as plastic vessels, specialty surfaces, cell culture media, and serum, as well as general labware and equipment for cell culture research, bioprocessing, genomics, drug discovery, microbiology, and chemistry. This segment sells its products under the Corning, Falcon, Pyrex, and Axygen brands.
The company was formerly known as Corning Glass Works and changed its name to Corning Incorporated in April 1989. Corning Incorporated was founded in 1851 and is headquartered in Corning, New York.
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IndustryManufacturing
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No. of Employees51, 500
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Website
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Jobs Posted1430
