Manufacturing Operations Supervisor – Quality & Lean

ppg; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

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

This role leads a 20–25 person team across 24/7 shifts, drives quality improvements, and partners with maintenance and engineering to sustain operations.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Own process quality and incident investigation with root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Manage a team of ~20-25 across 24/7 shifts including engineers, a small lab, and scheduling.
• Deliver year over year improvements in non-conforming product and formula/specification optimization.
• Collaborate with technical, process engineering and production teams to meet standards and drive improvements.
• Develop and implement long-term strategies for quality and cost improvement.
• Coordinate with Maintenance/Engineering for expenses and capital work.
• Analyze data to provide inventive ideas and execute swiftly with minimal oversight.

Skills

Team leadership

Operations management

Data analysis

Lean methodology

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, chemistry, or equivalent

Tools

LEAN/Six Sigma

Job description

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

This role leads a 20–25 person team across 24/7 shifts, drives quality improvements, and partners with maintenance and engineering to sustain operations.