Operations Manager

As the Operations Manager, you will be in a critical leadership role for the S&E/ regulatory compliance. You will meet commercial targets and modernization of the Monroeville Small Scale manufacturing facility. You will lead the modernization initiatives to enhance engineering standards, productivity, digital integration, and operational resilience.

You will be located at PPG's Monroeville R&D Center and will report to the Plant Manager. PPG offers excellent Medical, Dental, & Vision Benefits; matching 401k + retirement savings; and Paid Vacation, Holiday pay.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain standards and ensure adherence to all PPG and local legislative environmental, health, and safety (EHS) requirements and programs.
• Collaborate with commercial and technical teams to implement the transfer of new product introductions (Photochromic, OLED and HI-GARD) from the development laboratories to the plant.
• Lead any capacity expansion projects to support increasing customer demand.
• Guide capital investment planning aligned with long-term business strategy.
• Develop and execute a plant modernization roadmap for equipment and automation.
• Support workforce development through technical training and succession planning.
• Collaboration with supply chain, sales, customer service, commercial and technical teams to deliver positive customer outcomes and revenue growth for PPG.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in an Engineering/ Chemistry field; Chemical Engineering degree preferred.
• 10+ years' proven experience in an industrial environment and 5+ years' proven experience in a management role.
• Experience with New Product/Process Introduction (NPI) is highly preferred.
• Knowledge of regulatory and legislative requirements (environmental, health and safety, and quality and employment law).
• Plant control/ automation system knowledge.
• Lean, Continuous Improvement or Six Sigma skills.

About us:

Here at PPG we make it happen, and we seek candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our values, with the commitment and drive to strive today to do better than yesterday - everyday.

PPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD

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

At PPG we use AI in the hiring process to make the process more efficient. AI tools do not make hiring decisions. You can learn more by going to https://careers.ppg.com/us/en/candidate-resources.

PPG provides equal 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, gender identity or expression. If you need assistance to complete your application due to a disability, please email recruiting@ppg.com.

PPG values your feedback on our recruiting process. We encourage you to visit Glassdoor.com and provide feedback on the process, so that we can do better today than yesterday.

Benefits will be discussed with you by your recruiter during the hiring process.

Gamele de salarii i de beneficii ale PPG pot varia in funcie de locaie, ceea ce ne permite s compensm angajaii in mod competitiv pe diferite piee geografice. PPG ia in considerare mai muli factori in luarea deciziilor de compensare, inclusiv, dar fr a se limita la, seturi de abiliti, experien i formare, calificri i educaie, licene i certificri, i alte nevoi organizaionale. Se pot aplica i alte stimulente.

Programele noastre de beneficii pentru angajai sunt concepute pentru a contribui la sntatea i bunstarea angajailor notri. Orice acoperiri i beneficii ale asigurrii vor fi in conformitate cu termenii i condiiile planurilor aplicabile i cu documentele aferente planului de guvernare.