Manufacturing Leadership-Chemical

About the role

We are actively looking for people leaders who can motivate, champion the PPG culture, and lead a diverse operational team focused on complex manufacturing processes for multiple Manufacturing Leadership roles in our Ohio area plants. Our plants are large-scale, manufacturing environments with multiple product lines, large teams and multi-million dollar assets. They will report directly to an on-site or regional manager.

Responsibilities

• Develop an engaged organizational culture that is committed to operational and manufacturing excellence.
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities and guide resulting change programs through lean manufacturing and six sigma concepts.
• Promote a safety culture and monitor and review Environmental, Health, and Safety performance to ensure compliance and swift, corrective response to critical issues.
• Support associate personal and professional development.
• Guide the root-cause analysis for critical issues and ensure that all corrective actions are completed, sustained and yield the predicted results.
• Engage a diverse group of partners across the facility and with corporate or business leaders to ensure appropriate communications and agreement on goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in chemistry, engineering, or MBA
• 10+ years of industrial operations or engineering experience in a manufacturing environment
• 5+ years of team management experience
• Experience leading Capex projects
• Experience with the production of resins, paints, coatings, or technical films
• Six Sigma or Lean certifications

Pay

Salary range: $100,000 – $140,000, depending on role.

About Us

PPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD™

Through leadership in innovation, sustainability and color, PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets to enhance more surfaces in more ways than does any other company. To learn more, visit www.ppg.com and follow @PPG on X.

The PPG Way 2030

• We are customer champions. Proactive. Bold. Trustworthy. Everything we do starts with our customers. We listen, move fast and don’t stop until we solve their biggest challenges. When our customers win, we all grow.
• We act with purpose and speed. Agile. Data-driven. Empowered. We take smart risks to stay ahead of the competition. We work proactively with agility, using quality data to develop solutions that create value.
• We are excellent operators. Productive. Collaborative. Accountable. No matter our role, we identify problems, take ownership and always bring solutions. We are both proactive and responsive to drive continuous improvement and deliver results. We support our frontline, the faces of PPG to our customers.
• We compete to win. Future-focused. Driven. Ambitious. We are passionate about growing our business and winning with our customers. We deliver results, embrace new technologies and leverage agility and speed as strengths.
• We are PPG proud. Strong. United. Passionate. We work safely, act with integrity and value our diverse perspectives. We celebrate achievements and take pride in the positive impact we create together to protect and beautify the world.