Coatings Process Engineer — Drive Quality & Efficiency

PPG Industries, Inc; Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

PPG Industries, Inc. seeks a Process Engineer, Manufacturing for our coatings plant in Indiana.

You will improve process reliability, reduce downtime, and lead continuous improvement projects that enhance safety, quality and productivity. You will analyze data, support capital projects, and collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Quality and EHS to drive best practices and measurable business results in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing Engineering or related field.
• 3+ years of process engineering experience in manufacturing or similar plant environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily process engineering support for manufacturing operations.
• Troubleshoot production, quality, and process issues to minimize downtime and improve throughput.
• Lead process optimization projects focused on safety, quality, productivity, yield, and cost reduction.
• Analyze process data and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Support root cause investigations and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Participate in Process Hazard Analyses (PHA), Management of Change (MOC), Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR), and risk reduction projects.
• Develop process documentation, operating procedures, process flow diagrams, and engineering standards.
• Partner with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, and EHS teams to improve manufacturing performance.
• Support process control strategies, automation projects, alarms, and interlocks to improve process reliability.
• Support capital projects including scope development, cost estimates, equipment specification, installation, and startup activities.
• Monitor and improve key manufacturing KPIs including throughput, yield, scrap, OEE, quality, and downtime.
• Support Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement projects across the plant.

Skills

Process engineering

Manufacturing operations

Continuous improvement

Project leadership

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering

Job description

PPG Industries, Inc. seeks a Process Engineer, Manufacturing for our coatings plant in Indiana.

You will improve process reliability, reduce downtime, and lead continuous improvement projects that enhance safety, quality and productivity. You will analyze data, support capital projects, and collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Quality and EHS to drive best practices and measurable business results in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.