Process Engineer I

Job title: Process Engineer I

About the Role The Process Engineer is responsible for designing, optimizing, and sustaining safe, compliant, high-quality, and reliable manufacturing processes. This individual contributor role applies strong technical expertise to support day-to-day operations, continuous improvement initiatives, and longer-term manufacturing capability development. The Process Engineer works closely with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, EHS, and Engineering teams to ensure robust processes that meet current production requirements while supporting future-state manufacturing objectives.

What You'll Do

• Design, implement, optimize, and sustain manufacturing processes to improve safety, quality, efficiency, reliability, and cost performance.
• Provide hands-on process troubleshooting support for production supervisors and operations teams.
• Support implementation and sustainment of recipe control and process control strategies to ensure consistent and compliant operation.
• Develop, update, and maintain engineering standards, procedures, and process documentation.
• Ensure assigned processes, systems, and projects comply with Local, State, Federal, and corporate requirements.
• Participate in and support RCA, MOC, PHA, PSSR, and ACT activities, including documentation and action closure.
• Identify, assess, and help mitigate risks associated with manufacturing processes and process control systems.
• Support achievement of plant safety goals through improved process design, controls, interlocks, and alarms.
• Comply with Engineering JDI process and applicable governance requirements.
• Support development and execution of KPI improvement initiatives aligned with plant and business objectives.
• Identify, evaluate, and justify process improvement opportunities.
• Lead or support improvement and capital projects within assigned scope, including cost estimates, schedules, and progress updates.
• Contribute to plant X-Matrix action items and site improvement initiatives.
• Support achievement of strategic goals aligned with the future-state manufacturing roadmap.
• Contribute technical input toward longer-term process robustness, digitalization, and automation initiatives.
• Balance short-term operational support with long-term process capability improvements.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelors degree in engineering related field OR high school diploma and 10 years of experience.
• 3-5 years of experience in manufacturing/production roles.

Compensation & Benefits

• PPG pay ranges and benefits can vary by location which allows us to compensate employees competitively in different geographic markets.
• Our employee benefits programs are designed to support the health and well-being of our employees.
• Benefits will be discussed with you by your recruiter during the hiring process.