Process Engineer I

PPG Industries (UK) Limited; Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

PPG Industries (UK) Limited is seeking a Process Engineer based in Lafayette, Indiana. The role involves optimizing manufacturing processes to enhance safety, quality, and efficiency while ensuring compliance with stringent requirements. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in an engineering related field or a high school diploma with 10 years of relevant experience.

Your responsibilities include process design, troubleshooting support, and contributing to strategic manufacturing initiatives. This position offers a dynamic opportunity to work collaboratively with various teams focused on continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in manufacturing/production roles.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, optimize, and sustain manufacturing processes.
• Provide hands-on process troubleshooting support.
• Support implementation of recipe control and process control strategies.
• Develop, update, and maintain engineering standards and documentation.
• Ensure compliance with Local, State, Federal, and corporate requirements.
• Participate in RCA, MOC, PHA, PSSR, and ACT activities.
• Identify and mitigate risks in manufacturing processes.
• Support achievement of plant safety goals.
• Support KPI improvement initiatives.
• Lead or support improvement projects, including cost estimates and schedules.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering related field

High school diploma and 10 years of experience

Job description

Job Overview

The Process Engineer is responsible for designing, optimizing, and sustaining safe, compliant, high‑quality, and reliable manufacturing processes. This individual contributor role applies strong technical expertise to support day‑to‑day operations, continuous improvement initiatives, and longer‑term manufacturing capability development. The Process Engineer works closely with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, EHS, and Engineering teams to ensure robust processes that meet current production requirements while supporting future‑state manufacturing objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, optimize, and sustain manufacturing processes to improve safety, quality, efficiency, reliability, and cost performance.
• Provide hands‑on process troubleshooting support for production supervisors and operations teams.
• Support implementation and sustainment of recipe control and process control strategies to ensure consistent and compliant operation.
• Develop, update, and maintain engineering standards, procedures, and process documentation.
• Ensure assigned processes, systems, and projects comply with Local, State, Federal, and corporate (PPG) requirements.
• Participate in and support RCA, MOC, PHA, PSSR, and ACT activities, including documentation and action closure.
• Identify, assess, and help mitigate risks associated with manufacturing processes and process control systems.
• Support achievement of plant safety goals through improved process design, controls, interlocks, and alarms.
• Comply with Engineering JDI process and applicable governance requirements.
• Support development and execution of KPI improvement initiatives aligned with plant and business objectives.
• Identify, evaluate, and justify process improvement opportunities.
• Lead or support improvement and capital projects within assigned scope, including cost estimates, schedules, and progress updates.
• Contribute to plant X‑Matrix action items and site improvement initiatives.
• Support achievement of strategic goals aligned with the future‑state manufacturing roadmap.
• Contribute technical input toward longer‑term process robustness, digitalization, and automation initiatives.
• Balance short‑term operational support with long‑term process capability improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering related field OR high school diploma and 10 years of experience.
• 3-5 years of experience in manufacturing/production roles.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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