Process Engineer-Manufacturing

ppg; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

PPG is seeking a Process Engineer to enhance manufacturing operations at a chemical coatings plant. You will lead projects to improve process reliability, product quality, safety, and cost performance while troubleshooting issues to minimize downtime.

Using hands-on experience, you will translate technical expertise into measurable business outcomes and collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, and EHS teams to drive continuous improvement across the plant.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in one of the listed engineering disciplines.
• 3+ years of process engineering experience in a manufacturing or similar plant environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily process engineering support for manufacturing operations.
• Troubleshoot production, quality, and process issues to minimize downtime and improve throughput.
• Lead process optimization projects focused on safety, quality, productivity, yield, and cost reduction.
• Analyze process data and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Support root cause investigations and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Participate in Process Hazard Analyses (PHA), Management of Change (MOC), Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR), and risk reduction projects.
• Develop process documentation, operating procedures, process flow diagrams, and engineering standards.
• Partner with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, and EHS teams to improve manufacturing performance.
• Support process control strategies, automation projects, alarms, and interlocks to improve process reliability.
• Support capital projects including scope development, cost estimates, equipment specification, installation, and startup activities.
• Monitor and improve key manufacturing KPIs including throughput, yield, scrap, OEE, quality, and downtime.
• Support Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement projects across the plant.

Skills

Process engineering

Continuous improvement

Troubleshooting

Lean manufacturing

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Chemical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Industrial Engineering

Manufacturing Engineering

Job description

As a Process Engineer, Manufacturing, you will improve manufacturing operations in a chemical coatings plant. You will improve plant processes, troubleshoot production issues, lead continuous improvement projects, and support capital projects that improve safety, quality, productivity, and cost performance.

Using your hands-on manufacturing experience, you will lead projects that improve process reliability, product quality, operational efficiency, and safety. Working closely with cross-functional teams, you will translate technical expertise into measurable business and operational outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide daily process engineering support for manufacturing operations.
• Troubleshoot production, quality, and process issues to minimize downtime and improve throughput.
• Lead process optimization projects focused on safety, quality, productivity, yield, and cost reduction.
• Analyze process data and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Support root cause investigations and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Participate in Process Hazard Analyses (PHA), Management of Change (MOC), Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR), and risk reduction projects.
• Develop process documentation, operating procedures, process flow diagrams, and engineering standards.
• Partner with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, and EHS teams to improve manufacturing performance.
• Support process control strategies, automation projects, alarms, and interlocks to improve process reliability.
• Support capital projects including scope development, cost estimates, equipment specification, installation, and startup activities.
• Monitor and improve key manufacturing KPIs including throughput, yield, scrap, OEE, quality, and downtime.
• Support Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement projects across the plant.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
• 3+ years of process engineering experience in a manufacturing, production, chemical, coatings, industrial, consumer products, plastics, food, building products, or similar plant environment.

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