Process Engineer I

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health and wellness programs

Job summary

PPG Industries, Inc is seeking a Process Engineer in Lafayette, Indiana. This role involves designing and optimizing manufacturing processes to ensure safe and reliable operations. Responsibilities include working with various teams to enhance process robustness while aligning with future manufacturing objectives.

Benefits include competitive compensation, health and wellness programs, and a commitment to diversity and equal employment opportunities. Interested candidates can apply through their channels.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in manufacturing/production roles.
• Proven technical expertise in process engineering.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, optimize, and sustain manufacturing processes.
• Provide troubleshooting support for production teams.
• Ensure compliance with local, state, federal, and corporate requirements.

Skills

Manufacturing process design

Process optimization

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or high school diploma with 10 years experience

Job description

The Process Engineer is responsible for designing, optimizing, and sustaining safe, compliant, highquality, and reliable manufacturing processes. This individual contributor role applies strong technical expertise to support daytoday operations, continuous improvement initiatives, and longerterm 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 futurestate manufacturing objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, optimize, and sustain manufacturing processes to improve safety, quality, efficiency, reliability, and cost performance.
• Provide handson 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.

Qualifications

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

Additional Responsibilities

• 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 XMatrix action items and site improvement initiatives.
• Support achievement of strategic goals aligned with the futurestate manufacturing roadmap.
• Contribute technical input toward longerterm process robustness, digitalization, and automation initiatives.
• Balance shortterm operational support with longterm process capability improvements.

Benefits

PPG offers competitive compensation and benefits that may vary by location. Compensation includes base salary, incentives, and other monetary elements. Employee benefits are designed to support health and wellness, including medical, dental, vision, and related programs as governed by applicable plans and documents. Further benefits may be provided.

PPG provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. We consider all qualified applicants regardless of gender, pregnancy, race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression.

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