Quality Engineer, Automotive Glass Manufacturing

Pilkington North America Inc.; Shelbyville (IN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Paid holidays

Paid vacations

Education assistance

Job summary

Pilkington North America Inc. in Shelbyville, IN, is seeking a Quality/Manufacturing control professional to lead the site’s quality efforts on a full-time basis.

The role requires 3–5 years of experience, strong analytical skills, and travel as needed to support customer quality activities. Responsibilities include leading safety leadership behaviors, translating customer requirements into production specs, and driving continuous improvement across audits and PDCA cycles.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (engineering preferred).
• 3–5 years manufacturing/quality experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication across levels.
• Willingness to travel.
• Experience with APQP CP, FMEA and revision control.

Responsibilities

• Lead team using the 10 Key Safety Leadership Behaviors to ensure safe, quality parts with world-class yields.
• Provide a safe work environment and implement improvements to prevent injuries.
• Drive preventive actions and resolve quality issues.
• Translate customer requirements into production specs, control plans, and FMEAs.
• Direct hourly Auditor teams and complete internal audits.
• Lead certification audits (TS/ISO, GM BIQS, Ford Q1) and track corrective actions.
• Run weekly quality improvement meetings and PDCA cycles.
• Travel to customer locations to support quality concerns and liaison activities.
• Support first production trials and monitor part quality improvements.
• Coordinate action tracking for customer complaints and audits.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Multi-tasking

Willingness to travel

Education

Bachelor's degree (engineering preferred)

Tools

APQP knowledge (CP, FMEA)

Job description

Pilkington North America Inc. in Shelbyville, IN, is seeking a Quality/Manufacturing control professional to lead the site’s quality efforts on a full-time basis.

The role requires 3–5 years of experience, strong analytical skills, and travel as needed to support customer quality activities. Responsibilities include leading safety leadership behaviors, translating customer requirements into production specs, and driving continuous improvement across audits and PDCA cycles.