Plant Chemist
PPG Industries Inc. - Brazil, Indiana
PPG: We protect and beautify the world.
At PPG, we work every day to develop and deliver the paints, coatings and materials that our customers have trusted for more than 130 years. Through dedication and creativity, we solve our customers’ biggest challenges, collaborating closely to find the right path forward. With headquarters in Pittsburgh, we operate and innovate in more than 70 countries. We serve customers in construction, consumer products, industrial and transportation markets and aftermarkets. To learn more, visit www.ppg.com and follow @ PPG on Twitter.
Why join us:
With PPG, you will find meaning in your work every day, and engage in opportunities that will shape you, personally and professionally.
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Your personal strengths will empower you to succeed and make an impact from day one.
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You will be inspired to learn and grow, and to get the support you need to identify and achieve your boldest career aspirations.
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Your passion to excel will be fueled by your connection to world-class partners, industry experts, the best and brightest colleagues, and future forward technologies.
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Your contributions will not only meet the challenges of our global customers, but help theme propel their industries forward.
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You will be welcomed into a culture where everyone’s ideas and contributions are valued and encouraged.
Key Responsibilities
The Plant Chemist, located in Brazil, IN (40 minutes West of Indianapolis), is primarily responsible for providing hands-on technical support to manufacturing through scale-ups, troubleshooting, lab experiments, and by providing technical expertise and making recommendations for various phases of production. He/she will use his/her technical experience to play a major role in aiding production departments in the manufacture of industrial coatings to satisfy customer requirements to achieve growth, according with the Industrial Coatings business vision, values and strategy.
Major accountabilities:
- The incumbent is responsible for the processability of formulas as measured by FRC, control of variances and elimination of defective or sub-standard products.
- Execute all technical related activities related to manufacturing zero-defects products with a high sense of urgency in support of the Industrial Coatings growth strategy, with responsibility for product decisions and analysis, in order to satisfy customer requirements.
- Address quickly all local and on-line issues due to product manufacturing issues.
- Use his/her experience to independently lay out plans and experiments to be run, and solves problems through the creative use of technical and scientific knowledge.
- Handle multiple projects concurrently and complex activities.
- Interact effectively with other functions, integrate input from various sources and adapt accordingly to achieve success. May also need to interact efficiently with customers.
- Promote experimental design where/when it applies.
- Capable of utilizing the computer system. Understand databases and ability to manipulate them. Ability to prepare a variety of reports for both internal and external use.
- May need to provide training to production people if required
- Efficiently utilize and optimize resources, equipment, materials, budget, formulation practices to deliver the business objectives related to sales, profitability, quality, cost and responsiveness and to best support the Industrial Coatings business model.
- Strive for a product leadership position in the marketplace
- Drive compliance with PPG Environmental, Health and Safety policies
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Minimum Required Qualifications
- A Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate technical discipline (i.e. Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering)
- A minimum of 3 years of experience in Coatings technology
- Experience in Coil technology and its manufacturing principles is preferred but not required.
Skills
- Demonstrated and strong technical and leadership capability
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work in a dynamic and high pressure environment with competing priorities.
PPG prides itself on the quality of its employees and as such, candidates who receive a job offer will be required to successfully pass a hair drug/toxins test and a background check.
PPG Industries, Inc. offers 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, protected veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected status. PPG is an Equal Opportunity Employer. You may request a copy of PPG’s affirmative action plan by emailing ppgaap@ppg.com.
To read more about Equal Employment Opportunity please see attached links:
http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf
https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/pdf/EO13665_PrescribedNondiscriminationPostingLanguage_JRFQA508c.pdf
https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCP_EEO_Supplement_Final_JRF_QA_508c.pdf
PPG Industries, Inc. offers 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, protected veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected status. PPG is an Equal Opportunity Employer. You may request a copy of PPG’s affirmative action plan by emailing ppgaap@ppg.com.
To read more about Equal Employment Opportunity please see attached links:
http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf
https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/pdf/EO13665_PrescribedNondiscriminationPostingLanguage_JRFQA508c.pdf
https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCP_EEO_Supplement_Final_JRF_QA_508c.pdf
Posted: 30+ days ago
About PPG Industries Inc.
PPG's vision is to continue to be the world's leading coatings and specialty products company. Through leadership in innovation, sustainability and color, PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction ma... more
