Automotive Glass Quality Lab Technician

Torrey Holistics; Ligonier (IN); On-site; USD 18,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Shift bonus

Weekly pay

Referral bonus

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Safety shoes

Job summary

Torrey Holistics is seeking an Automotive Glass Quality Lab Technician to join our production and lab teams. You will collect windshield samples from active lines, cut and prep test coupons, and perform a range of tests to verify strength, clarity, and durability.

This role emphasizes precise data logging, trend analysis, and reporting for internal and external audiences, with shifts up to 12 hours and possible overtime.

Qualifications

• 1+ year of lab-based testing experience (glass industry background preferred).
• Familiar with ANSI standards and international market standards.
• Able to read and follow detailed test specs and logs.

Responsibilities

• Gather and section windshield samples to create test coupons.
• Set up and execute tests including distortion and moisture checks.
• Check water softener systems to maintain test integrity.
• Run follow-up testing on non-compliant products and document outcomes.
• Perform validations for European and Asian market requirements.

Skills

Lab testing

ANSI standards

Tempered glass knowledge

Data logging Excel

Independent worker

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Build safer drives- one windshield at a time. Step onto the production floor and into a lab where precision rules. As our Automotive Glass Quality Lab Technician, you'll start by collecting windshield samples from active lines, carefully cutting and prepping them, and then moving through a suite of tests that verify strength, clarity, and durability. Your day blends hands-on testing with thoughtful analysis-making sure every pane that leaves our facility earns your approval.

What your day looks like

• Gather and section windshield samples to create test coupons.
• Set up and execute testing: body glass fragmentation; distortion; moisture; pummel; light transmission; boil; ball drop; opacity; and robustness (as needed).
• Check the water softener system for each windshield line to maintain test integrity.
• Run follow-up testing on any non-compliant product and document corrective outcomes.
• Perform additional validations for European and Asian market requirements.

What you bring

• 1+ year of lab-based testing experience (glass industry background preferred, not required).
• Working knowledge of ANSI standards and familiarity with European and Asian market standards.
• Comfort reading and executing detailed test specifications; understanding of tempered glass and windshield standards.
• Intermediate Microsoft Word and Excel skills for data logging and reporting.
• Ability to work independently, keep meticulous logs, summarize trends, and produce reports for internal/external audiences.
• Alignment with our values: Safety, Customer Focused, Teamwork, Excellence, and Trust.

Schedule & expectations

• Alternative work schedules including 12-hour shifts.
• Occasional overtime beyond 40 hours per week, including some weekends and holidays, as workload dictates.

Compensation & rewards

• Pay up to $21.15/hour.
• Sign on Bonus - $1500.
• Shift commitment bonus $2 per hour (40 - perfect attendance).
• Opportunity to earn quarterly incentive bonus up to $750.
• Weekly pay and referral bonus.

Benefits from Day 1

• Safety Driven Culture with all PPE provided.
• Medical and prescription, dental, and vision insurance.
• 100% matching 401(k) plan.
• Vacation and holidays starting Day 1.
• Short-term and long-term disability; paid life insurance.
• Tuition reimbursement and branded work attire.
• Safety shoe program and prescription safety glasses.
• Vehicle discounts.

If you're energized by precise testing, careful documentation, and making products safer for millions of drivers, we'd love to meet you.