Onsite Chemical Process Engineer – Reactor Lead

PPG Industries, Inc; Circleville (OH); On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

PPG Industries in Circleville, Ohio seeks a Chemical Process Engineer to serve as the technical lead for reactor systems. This onsite role reports to the Process Engineering Manager and focuses on delivering safe, high-quality production.

You will drive process improvements from raw materials to customer delivery, apply lean methods, scale up new products, and develop training for operators.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering is required.
• 3+ years' experience in chemical manufacturing preferred.
• Understanding of polymer/organic chemistry.
• Basic knowledge of chemical plant unit operations and equipment (batch reactors, pumps, piping, tanks, heat exchangers).

Responsibilities

• Monitor the quality of and improve manufacturing methods from raw material receipt to customer delivery to ensure all customer requirements are met.
• Lead the proper operation of reactor systems to ensure compliance with established safety standards, customer requirements, and automotive quality standards.
• Lead the scale-up of new products and assure quality systems are in place for process changes to existing products.
• Use Lean methodologies to find opportunities, recommend solutions, and implement corrective actions to help meet plant safety, cost, and productivity goals.
• Develop complete and accurate production logs that ensure safe procedures for producing quality products.
• Complete daily technical review of production batches.
• Support the development and presentation of training programs for operators and other department personnel

Skills

Chemical process engineering

Lean methodologies

Safety standards

Process optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering

Tools

Batch reactors

Heat transfer

Process control

Pumps

Job description

PPG Industries in Circleville, Ohio seeks a Chemical Process Engineer to serve as the technical lead for reactor systems. This onsite role reports to the Process Engineering Manager and focuses on delivering safe, high-quality production.

You will drive process improvements from raw materials to customer delivery, apply lean methods, scale up new products, and develop training for operators.