Quality Manager
Silgan Containers · Breinigsville, PA
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Quality
- Degree
- Preferred
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Packaging
- Posted
- 2 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management quality role at Silgan Containers (packaging) in Breinigsville, PA. You will lead the plant’s quality assurance systems and processes while partnering closely with manufacturing teams to maintain product quality, support continuous improvement, and resolve quality issues.
- They ask for
- 3+ years · degree preferred
- Tools it names
- SPC
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 26, 2026
Quality Engineer roles in Pennsylvania: typical posted base $88k–$130k.
Median of the low and high ends of 9 live postings that list pay, out of 33 quality engineer openings in Pennsylvania, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Pennsylvania plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 32 other live quality postings in Pennsylvania.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (3+ vs 5+)
Typical $88k–$130k, from 9 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 64%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 48%
- Supplier quality 39%
- Six Sigma 36%
- ISO 9001 36%
- ✓ Team leadership 36%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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How to get in at this plant
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Quality team at Silgan Containers
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Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Which standards drive the work here: ISO 13485, IATF 16949, AS9100?
- How much of the job is customer complaints versus prevention?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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What You Will Do
As the Quality Manager, you will lead the plant’s quality assurance systems and processes while partnering closely with manufacturing teams to maintain product quality, support continuous improvement, and resolve quality issues.
Key Responsibilities
- ◆Lead and maintain plant quality assurance and quality control procedures, policies, records, and documentation
- ◆Drive the plant’s continuous improvement and Statistical Process Control (SPC) program
- ◆Provide quality leadership and direction to hourly and salaried employees regarding quality control procedures
- ◆Prepare the manufacturing facility for internal and external quality, quality systems, and food safety audits
- ◆Manage customer quality concerns, complaints, reports, and corrective actions while building strong customer relationships
- ◆Monitor manufacturing processes and make informed decisions regarding product quality and risk
- ◆Maintain quality control software, including GainSeeker training, system maintenance, and record control
- ◆Maintain and support quality inspection and measuring equipment
- ◆Monitor quality forms, records, material identification, chemical logs, sanitation requirements, and controlled process changes
- ◆Process quality-related vendor claims and coordinate resolution of raw material concerns
- ◆Work closely with production and plant leadership to identify quality issues and support improvements throughout the manufacturing process
Qualifications
- ✓High School Diploma or equivalent
- ✓Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field is a plus
- ✓At least 3 years of quality control or quality assurance experience in a manufacturing environment
- ✓Strong working knowledge of Statistical Process Control (SPC)
- ✓Experience supporting manufacturing quality systems, procedures, documentation, and audits
- ✓Proven leadership skills and the ability to provide quality direction to employees across plant operations
- ✓Knowledge of measuring and inspection instruments
- ✓Understanding of manufacturing processes, material flow, raw materials, finished products, and product identification
requirements
are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some
requirements
may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws.
Requirements
are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Continued employment remains on an “at-will” basis.
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Quality Manager
Silgan Containers – Breinigsville, Pennsylvania
Silgan Containers is seeking a Quality Manager to lead quality assurance and quality control activities at our manufacturing facility in Breinigsville, Pennsylvania. This is a hands-on plant leadership opportunity for a quality professional who enjoys working closely with production teams, improving manufacturing processes, maintaining strong quality systems, and ensuring products consistently meet customer and company standards.
As the Quality Manager, you will oversee plant quality procedures, lead continuous improvement and Statistical Process Control (SPC) efforts, prepare the facility for quality and food safety audits, manage customer quality concerns, and help drive quality performance throughout the manufacturing operation.
What We Offer You
Join a manufacturing team where quality has a direct impact on our customers, products, and daily plant operations. You will have the opportunity to lead the quality function while working closely with plant leadership, production employees, customers, and other partners.
Benefits and Perks
- •Excellent base salary based on experience, education, skills, and market factors
- •Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, prescription, life, and disability coverage
- •401k retirement savings plan with a 6% employer match
- •15 paid vacation days plus 10 paid holidays annually
- •Tuition assistance and professional development opportunities
- •Wellness programs, telemedicine, employee assistance resources, employee discounts, and optional pet insurance
- •Long-term career stability with a leading metal packaging manufacturer
- •Hands-on leadership opportunity with significant visibility across plant operations
- •Safety-focused manufacturing environment through our Drive to Zero Injuries initiative
to Bring
The ideal candidate combines hands-on manufacturing quality experience with strong leadership, problem-solving, communication, and continuous improvement skills.
Who We Are
Silgan Containers is a leading producer of metal food packaging in North America. Our manufacturing teams support the production of packaging used by well-known consumer brands while focusing on quality, operational excellence, sustainability, safety, and continuous improvement.
Apply Today
If you are a Quality Manager or manufacturing quality professional looking for an opportunity to lead quality assurance, quality control, SPC, continuous improvement, and customer quality initiatives in a hands-on plant environment, apply today to learn more about joining Silgan Containers in Breinigsville, Pennsylvania.