As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will improve production processes to minimize losses, enhance yield, uptime, and efficiency rates. You will use the scientific method and design of experiments approach to identifying opportunities for improvement, implementing solutions, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. You will collaborate with multiple departments on improvement projects and support the plant's future state roadmap. Reporting directly to the Plant Manager, you will have a commitment to safety, environmental stewardship, quality, productivity and cost.
Responsibilities- Develop improvement plans by presenting data and recommendations to justify and implement capital projects to improve processes and equipment.
- Support projects and the plant's future state roadmap by identifying opportunities for improvement.
- Collaborate and partner with operations and maintenance to improve equipment availability.
- Apply engineering principles for seamless new product introductions to manufacturing by supporting scale-up activities, departmental work, and process improvements.
- Implement and improve production processes to eliminate production losses (yield, productivity, downtime) through troubleshooting problems with manufacturing processes, strategic analysis, and implementation of improvement measures.
- Conduct and implement RCA efforts to identify solutions, including process analytical technologies to implement process control.
- Develop and review departmental procedures to ensure all process improvements are documented to follow and maintain safety and quality.
Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
- 2-5 years of experience in site manufacturing/operations, process engineering performance engineering, or related roles within manufacturing environments.
- PSM experience preferred but not required.
- Experience in continuous improvement and Lean Six Sigma methodologies.
- Minimum of Green Belt certification is desired.
- #LI-Onsite
- #Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K
PPG pay ranges and benefits can vary by location which 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 insurance coverages and benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.