QC Lab Supervisor

PPG Industries; Reybold (DE); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

PPG Industries is seeking a Quality Lab Supervisor to lead the QC team onsite in Delaware, OH. You will manage technicians, oversee sample validation, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement within our quality systems.

Reporting to the QC Lab Manager, you will drive daily operations and coordinate with other departments to meet regulatory standards. You will ensure adherence to Delaware’s Quality Management System requirements, lead daily team meetings, and mentor staff to strengthen

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering
• At least 4 years of professional experience in a laboratory setting
• Experience in people leadership required
• Work additional overtime as determined by team, business, and project needs

Responsibilities

• Audit, monitoring, and determining the quality of manufacturing processes or outputs against defined internal and regulatory standards
• Complete daily allocation of resourcing amongst the QC team
• Drive team performance and develop an accountability mechanism to support feedback
• Identify the requirements for support of multiple departments and help achieve strategic goals
• Test random samples of finished goods
• Identify and scope improvement opportunities in the process
• Collaborate with fellow QC lab supervisors to scope opportunities amongst different work areas
• Report manufacturing process deviations and defects in finished goods and partnering with Quality Assurance to troubleshoot and resolve problems
• Lead daily meetings with technicians
• Acknowledge and facilitate fulfillment of the needs of the technicians, the QC team, and the physical resourcing of the lab
• Understand and maintain Delaware’s Quality Management System requirements
• Ensure policies, practices and procedures are understood and followed by direct reports, customers and stakeholders

Skills

People leadership

Quality control

Laboratory operations

Process improvement

Team management

Auditing

Education

Bachelor's in Chemistry

Biochemistry

Chemical Engineering

Job description

As a Quality Lab Supervisor working onsite in Delaware, OH, you will be responsible for a variety of laboratory operations in quality control and research settings. In the QC team, you will manage a team of technicians in the pursuit of sample validation, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement. Reporting directly to the QC Lab Manager you will be a model performer, a facilitator for the technicians, and a driver of strategic plans at the laboratory level.

Key Responsibilities

• Audit, monitoring, and determining the quality of manufacturing processes or outputs against defined internal and regulatory standards

• Complete daily allocation of resourcing amongst the QC team

• Drive team performance and develop an accountability mechanism to support feedback

• Identify the requirements for support of multiple departments and help achieve strategic goals

• Test random samples of finished goods

• Identify and scope improvement opportunities in the process

• Collaborate with fellow QC lab supervisors to scope opportunities amongst different work areas

• Report manufacturing process deviations and defects in finished goods and partnering with Quality Assurance to troubleshoot and resolve problems

• Lead daily meetings with technicians

• Acknowledge and facilitate fulfillment of the needs of the technicians, the QC team, and the physical resourcing of the lab

• Understand and maintain Delaware’s Quality Management System requirements

• Ensure policies, practices and procedures are understood and followed by direct reports, customers and stakeholders

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering

• At least 4 years of professional experience in a laboratory setting

• Experience in people leadership required

• Work additional overtime as determined by team, business, and project needs

About us:

PPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD ®

Through leadership in innovation, sustainability and color, PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets to enhance more surfaces in more ways thandoes any other company. To learn more, visit www.ppg.com and follow @PPG onX.

The PPG Way 2030

We are customer champions

Proactive. Bold. Trustworthy. Everything we do starts with our customers. We listen, movefastanddon’tstop until we solve their biggest challenges. When our customers win, we all grow.

We act with purpose and speed

Agile. Data-driven. Empowered. We take smart risks to stay ahead of the competition. We work proactively with agility, using quality data to develop solutions that create value.

We are excellentoperators

Productive. Collaborative. Accountable. No matter our role, weidentifyproblems, takeownershipand always bring solutions. We are both proactive and responsive to drive continuous improvement and deliver results. We support ourfrontline,the faces of PPG to our customers.

We compete to win

Future-focused. Driven. Ambitious. We are passionate about growing our business and winning with our customers. We deliver results, embrace newtechnologiesand leverage agility and speed as strengths.

We are PPG proud

Strong. United. Passionate. We work safely, act withintegrityand value our diverse perspectives. We celebrate achievements and take pride in the positive impact we create together to protect and beautify the world.

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PPGprovidesequal opportunity to all candidates and employees. We offer an opportunity to grow and develop your career in an environment that provides a fulfilling workplace for employees, creates an environment for continuous learning, and embraces the ideas and diversity of others. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability status, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genderidentityor expression.

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PPG pay ranges and benefits can vary bylocationwhich allows us to compensate employees competitively in different geographic markets. PPG considers several factors in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, qualifications and education, licensure and certifications, and other organizational needs. Other incentives may apply.
Our employee benefits programs are designed to support the health and well-being of our employees. Any insurancecoveragesand benefits will bein accordance withthe terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.Benefits will be discussed with you by your recruiter during the hiring process.

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