Coatings QC Analyst — Data, Color & QA

PPG Industries, Inc.; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

PPG Industries, Inc. in Cleveland, OH seeks a QC CIT Analyst to lead quality assurance and control activities supporting the development of chemical coatings products.

The role includes investigating abnormal batches, establishing metrics for data analyses, and performing statistical chemical analyses to ensure product quality. The successful candidate will provide cross-functional QC support during development, including verification check-mixes and training QC chemist technicians, with a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry or Chemistry plus two years of related experience.
• Experience preparing and applying liquid coating products utilizing spectrophotometers for color measurements (Xrite MA68, MA98, BYK MAC1, MacBeth ColourEye).
• Product development and quality control: paint sample tests, operate lab equipment, troubleshoot issues.
• Familiarity with panel testing techniques, GMP/GLP, safety, SOPs, QC data lookup, continuous improvement (Kaizen).

Responsibilities

• Lead quality assurance and control activities to support development of chemical coatings products.
• Investigate and analyze abnormal batches and remakes, including producing one-shot lab batches and identifying high probable failures with RM lots.
• Establish internal and external metrics for data analyses of batch investigations and tests.
• Perform statistical and chemical analyses regarding product quality.
• Provide cross-functional QC support during product development, including verification check-mixes and training QC chemist technicians.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Quality control

Data analysis

Lab equipment maintenance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry or Chemistry

Tools

Xrite MA68

Xrite MA98

BYK MAC1

MacBeth ColourEye

Job description

PPG Industries, Inc. in Cleveland, OH seeks a QC CIT Analyst to lead quality assurance and control activities supporting the development of chemical coatings products.

The role includes investigating abnormal batches, establishing metrics for data analyses, and performing statistical chemical analyses to ensure product quality. The successful candidate will provide cross-functional QC support during development, including verification check-mixes and training QC chemist technicians, with a