Industrial Engineer
Corning · Canton, NY
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Industrial
- Base pay
- $69k–$95k
- Travel
- 10%
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level industrial role at Corning (industrial) in Canton, NY. At the Canton site, engineers support advanced glass and materials manufacturing across semiconductor, aerospace, and defense applications.
- They ask for
- 2+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, Kaizen, Value stream mapping, OEE, DMAIC, Minitab
- Base pay
- $69k–$95k
- Day to day
- about 10% travel
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Industrial Engineer roles in New York: typical posted base $69k–$95k. This one lists $69k–$95k.
Median of the low and high ends of 3 live postings that list pay, out of 7 industrial engineer openings in New York, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
New York plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 385 other live industrial postings in the US.
- Base pay
- About 22% below similar roles
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 5+)
Typical $85k–$125k, from 78 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Lean 53%
- ✓ Time studies 36%
- Six Sigma 33%
- New product launch 28%
- Root cause 24%
- ✓ AutoCAD 23%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for OEE, DMAIC, Minitab, MES, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Industrial team at Corning
Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.
- 2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is it more layout and capacity work, or time studies and standard work?
- The posting says about 10% travel. Between which sites?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
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If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
This plant: Corning in Canton
5 other open roles at this site.
- Manufacturing Team Leader · Manufacturing · Supervisor
- Quality Engineer · Quality
- Equipment Engineer · Manufacturing
- Process Engineer · Process
- Process Engineering Technician · Process
Full description from CorningAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Key Responsibilities
- ◆Support continuous improvement initiatives to improve throughput, productivity, cost, on-time delivery, and overall manufacturing performance.
- ◆Conduct time studies and work measurement to develop, validate, and maintain labor standards, cycle times, and standard work documentation.
- ◆Analyze capacity, line balance, bottlenecks, and equipment utilization (OEE) to identify constraints and opportunities for improvement.
- ◆Evaluate plant layout, material flow, and workstation design to reduce travel, handling, work-in-process, and non-value-added activity.
- ◆Partner with production, maintenance, planning, and engineering teams to support daily manufacturing operations, troubleshoot flow and capacity issues, and build expertise in the manufacturing system through floor observation, data analysis, and collaboration with experienced team members
Required Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering, industrial and systems engineering, manufacturing engineering, or a related engineering field.
- ✓0–2 years of experience in a technical, manufacturing, internship, co-op, research, or industrial engineering environment.
- ✓Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to clearly communicate technical issues and observations.
- ✓Demonstrated ability or interest in working in a manufacturing or production-focused environment.
- ✓Ability to learn quickly, adapt to changing priorities, and work effectively in a team-based environment.
- ✓In order to comply with Corning’s government contract
requirements
at this location, if you receive an offer of employment for this position, you will need to provide documentation of your U.S. citizen status.
Experiences/Education – Desired
- ✓Internship, co-op, research, or other hands-on engineering experience in manufacturing, operations, or continuous improvement.
- ✓Exposure to lean manufacturing and structured problem-solving methodologies (DMAIC, KT, value stream mapping, kaizen).
- ✓Experience with time studies, work measurement, labor standards, or standard work development.
- ✓Experience with data analysis and visualization tools (Excel, Minitab, Power BI, SQL) to support engineering decisions.
- ✓Exposure to discrete-event simulation, capacity modeling, or facility layout tools (AutoCAD, FlexSim).
- ✓Familiarity with ERP/MES systems and shop-floor data collection.
- ✓Ability to work effectively with hourly production employees in a union setting.
This position does not support immigration sponsorship.
The range for this position is $68,958.00 - $94,817.00 assuming full time status. Starting pay for the successful applicant is dependent on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education.
A job that shapes a life.
Corning offers you the total package.
- ✓Company-wide bonuses and long-term incentives align with key business results and ensure you are rewarded when the company performs well. When Corning wins, we all win.
- ✓As part of our commitment to your financial well-being, we provide a 100% company-paid pension benefit with fixed contributions that grow throughout your career. Combined with matching contributions to your 401
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Role Purpose
Corning is hiring an Industrial Engineer to support manufacturing operations at its Canton, New York facility. This is a full-time, onsite role with a standard Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. schedule, with additional time as business needs require. Limited travel (approximately 5–10%) may be necessary for internal meetings, training courses, or supplier and customer visits.
At the Canton site, engineers support advanced glass and materials manufacturing across semiconductor, aerospace, and defense applications. The Industrial Engineer plays an active role on the plant floor, partnering closely with production, maintenance, and experienced engineering team members to improve how work flows through the plant – how material moves, how capacity is used, how labor is planned, and how efficiently equipment and people are utilized. Success in this role comes from building a working knowledge of the manufacturing system, applying sound industrial engineering fundamentals, learning from data and plant experience, and clearly communicating observations and recommendations in a union manufacturing environment.