Assistant Ops Manager — Quality & Process Improvement

PPG Industries, Inc; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

PPG Industries, Inc in Cleveland, Ohio is seeking an Assistant Operations Manager to oversee the engineering and sub-standard product recovery functions and ensure the safe, efficient operation of production systems. You will work onsite in Cleveland, OH and report to the Operations Manager.

You will lead a team of 20–25 across 24/7 shifts, drive root-cause investigations, and deliver year-over-year improvements in product quality and cost optimization while coordinating with maintenance and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, chemistry, or equivalent.
• 5+ years of manufacturing operations management experience.
• Experience with LEAN or Six Sigma.
• Ability to flex schedule to follow batches when customer impact is involved.

Responsibilities

• Own process quality and process incident investigation and ensure root cause analysis and corrective actions are established.
• Manage a team of ~20-25 headcount across 24/7 shifts: Engineers (~8 HC), a small lab (~4 HC), and a scheduling team (~11 HC).
• Deliver year over year improvements in non-conforming product and formula/specification optimization
• Work with technical, process engineering team, and production team to match output to standards. Establish criteria for bad actor production and drive for improvement on these metrics.
• Develop and implement long‑term strategies for quality/cost improvement.
• Partner with Maintenance/Engineering for all expense and capital work required to maintain operations.
• Analyze data to provide inventive ideas and execute swiftly with minimal oversight

Skills

LEAN

Six Sigma

Team leadership

Manufacturing operations management

Flex schedule

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Bachelor's degree in chemistry

Job description

PPG Industries, Inc in Cleveland, Ohio is seeking an Assistant Operations Manager to oversee the engineering and sub-standard product recovery functions and ensure the safe, efficient operation of production systems. You will work onsite in Cleveland, OH and report to the Operations Manager.

You will lead a team of 20–25 across 24/7 shifts, drive root-cause investigations, and deliver year-over-year improvements in product quality and cost optimization while coordinating with maintenance and