Chemical Product Engineer

As Chemical Product Engineer, you will specialize and have experience in the Manufacturing/Process and Product Design and troubleshooting and improvement of the plant process systems and network regarding paint and/or coatings within a manufacturing environment. The primary focus of this position is to work closely with operations and Technical lab to implement strategies to continuously improve plant operations. You will work at the Oak Creek, Wisconsin PPG plant and report to the Plant Manager.

Key Responsibilities

• Be site expert for plant technical issues by providing proactive analytical skills to troubleshoot and problem solve process within the plant.

• Collaborate with Technical and the formulators on new batch requests, review, document results, and make minor adjustments to meet specifications.

• Update formulas as needed for transferred product codes (according to Technical guidelines)

• Preview batches in production schedule to proactively reduce chance of issues and identify potential changes with cleans.

• Manage Work-off inventory by writing AVOs to consume and identify action items during post batch reviews.

• Execute raw material substitutions to eliminate production delays and produce savings (according to Technical guidelines

• Resolve formulation issues on problem batches during production run by specifying adjustments through AVOs

• Lead and/or help follow processes: PPAPs, Gauge R&R, FMEA, RCFA, DOEs, and MOCs as it relates to products and process.

• Lead root cause failure analysis and problem solving sessions,

• Support new product and technology introductions to the plant, working with global teams including R&D.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry, Engineering or related technical field preferred

• Minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience

• Working knowledge of process improvement, process design and optimization, and quality assurance processes and procedures.

• Ability to successfully manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to foster collaborative relationship within all levels of the organization.

• Strength in creative problem solving and leading cross functional teams to meet business objectives.

• Training and experience with root cause failure analysis (RCFA).

• Six Sigma Black Belt Certification preferred.

Gehaltsstrukturen und Zusatzleistungen von PPG konnen je nach Standort unterschiedlich sein, sodass wir unsere Mitarbeiter in verschiedenen geografischen Markten wettbewerbsfahig entlohnen konnen. PPG berucksichtigt bei Vergutungsentscheidungen mehrere Faktoren, wie unter anderem Fertigkeiten, Erfahrung und Schulung, Qualifikation und Ausbildung, Lizenzen und Zertifizierungen sowie andere organisatorische Anforderungen. Es konnen andere Leistungsanreize Anwendung finden.

Unsere Programme fur Sozialleistungen sind so konzipiert, dass sie die Gesundheit und das Wohlbefinden unserer Mitarbeiter unterstutzen. Jeder Versicherungsschutz und alle Leistungen richten sich nach den Bedingungen der jeweiligen Plane und den dazugehorigen mageblichen Plandokumenten.