Senior Dye Process Specialist: Scale-Up & Mentoring

PPG Industries, Inc; Monroeville (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental benefits

Retirement plan

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

PPG's Specialty Coatings and Materials business seeks a Senior Dye Technical Assistant to serve as the technical subject matter expert for the DYE Process at the Monroeville, PA site. The role includes leading scale-up campaigns, mentoring technicians, and driving process improvements while partnering with PD chemists on commercialization and manufacturing readiness.

You will report to the Senior Research Manager and collaborate across chemists, engineers, and the development team in a

Qualifications

• 7+ years of chemical manufacturing, scale-up, pilot plant, or process development experience.
• Advanced troubleshooting, scale-up expertise, mentoring, leadership, SOPs, development, and continuous improvements.
• Support training of new technicians
• Balance hands-on technical work with support responsibilities

Responsibilities

• Complete complex process development and scale-up campaigns.
• Serve as primary technical resource for kilo-lab operations.
• Support commercialization, technology transfer, and manufacturing readiness scale activities and provide feedback to PD chemists for improvements.
• Lead complex troubleshooting and root cause investigations on kilo lab equipment.
• Mentor entry and experienced technicians.
• Develop SOPs, training programs, and best practices.
• Lead continuous improvement projects focused on safety, quality, productivity, and cost.
• Communicate lab status, issues, and updates with the technical team.
• Collaborate with chemists, engineers, and other team members.
• Document process data, material usage, and observations in laboratory records and electronic systems
• Maintain a safe, clean, and organized work environment; follow PPE requirements and report hazards or near-misses

Skills

Scale-up

Troubleshooting

Mentoring

Leadership

SOPs

Process development

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor’s or Associate degree preferred

Job description

PPG's Specialty Coatings and Materials business seeks a Senior Dye Technical Assistant to serve as the technical subject matter expert for the DYE Process at the Monroeville, PA site. The role includes leading scale-up campaigns, mentoring technicians, and driving process improvements while partnering with PD chemists on commercialization and manufacturing readiness.

You will report to the Senior Research Manager and collaborate across chemists, engineers, and the development team in a