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Hickory, NC

Manufacturing Associate - Hickory

No experience
Manufacturing & Industrials
Operations
​$21.50 - $26.25 / Hour
Posted:
February 7, 2026

Corning

Materials-science technologies & specialty glass
72.1
Palpable Score
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Purpose of Position:

Manufacturing Associates are responsible for raw materials, in- process ware flow, subassemblies, and finished goods used within the cable manufacturing process. This may include UV coloring, stranding, buffering, ribboning, IPQC, jacketing, print/respool, cable repair, shipping/ receiving, and cutting and packaging

Major Responsibilities:

This description is intended to provide general duties and responsibilities and not meant to be an exhaustive inventory of the role. You may be assigned and expected to perform duties not otherwise contained in this description. May be required to acquire forklift certification

Working Conditions:

Requirements:

About the company

Corning

Company overview
Corning is a materials science company best known for specialty glass, ceramics, and optical physics used in products and infrastructure that most people touch every day. The company’s work spans display glass, optical fiber and connectivity, life sciences labware, environmental technologies for vehicles, and advanced optics. Corning sells to large manufacturers and enterprise customers, including consumer electronics and data center supply chains. Corning also runs a large footprint of manufacturing and R&D, which shapes the kinds of early-career roles available.

Locations and presence

Corning is headquartered in Corning, New York, and operates across more than 150 locations in 30+ countries, including a large network of manufacturing sites and R&D facilities. Work setup depends heavily on the role, with many plant roles being on-site while some corporate and tech roles explicitly allow hybrid or remote patterns.

Palpable Score

72.1
/ 100
Corning gives graduates plenty of entry points through internships, co-ops, and multiple rotational tracks that are described clearly enough to apply without insider context. Corning’s process transparency is better than many industrial employers because the company publishes hiring-process materials, but public interview feedback still points to uneven follow-up and pacing across teams. Pay transparency is a consistent plus in job ads, while early-career outcome reporting is mostly limited to program descriptions and social proof rather than published metrics.
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