Description

Our Guardian Glass facility in Corsicana, Texas is looking for our next Quality Engineer!

Based in Auburn Hills, Michigan, Guardian Industries is a diversified, global company with a vision to create value for customers and society through constant innovation using fewer resources. Guardian, its subsidiaries and affiliates employ 17,000 people and operate facilities throughout North America, Europe, South America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Guardian Glass is a leading international manufacturer of float, value-added coated, and fabricated glass products and solutions for architectural, residential, interior, transportation and technical glass applications. For more information, visit www.guardian.com.

This role is eligible for Relocation Assistance!

What You Will Do In Your Role

• Develop a thorough understanding of glass manufacturing (float) and fabrication (coating, tempering) fundamentals including potential failure modes.
• Coordinate with the Quality Manager and department managers to investigate and resolve plant and customer quality concerns through containment, remediation, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Use data driven decision methods to identify opportunities for process improvements within the plant, and work with department managers and engineers to fully deploy those improvements.
• Support the Quality Manager in meeting quality KPI goals according to the facility’s business plan in coordination with Regional OPEX and to Global Quality initiatives.
• Actively identify and reduce sources of variation in the manufacturing and logistics processes.
• Provide quality performance reports to plant and regional management.
• Advance the Layered Process Audit program through continuous improvement of content while providing direct support to users.
• Develop and share best/proven practices amongst peers in the Region.
• Aid in supporting the plant’s document control system.
• Maintain and socialize a strong customer focus to ensure quick and accurate responses to customer issues.
• Advance the Principle Based Management culture through the Challenge Process, Principled Entrepreneurship™, and Knowledge sharing.
• Must be willing to travel up to 15% within the United States (primarily local customer visits).

The Experience You Will Bring

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering or another STEM discipline, OR in lieu of a degree at least 3+ years of relevant experience in the quality field in a manufacturing environment
• Experience working with standard quality tools (8D, DMAIC, FMEA, multiple RCA techniques)
• Experience in measuring and improving processes to meet organization goals
• Experience in team leadership or project management
• Experience in coordinating cross functionally with multiple teams or departments
• Experience in communicating professionally both verbally and in writing
• Experience with Microsoft Office suite to create charts, graphs, and formulas; author policies, procedures, and presentations; communicate via email

What Will Put You Ahead

• Certified Quality Engineer
  
• Knowledge and experience in statistics
• Practical experience in Six Sigma or Lean
• Knowledge of databases and Power BI
  

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
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