Technical Assistant, Senior

PPGs Specialty Coatings and Materials business is committed to product development technology leadership and materials across multiple applications and industries. Solving complex problems with unique solutions has been a legacy of PPG and improving the performance and value of our customers products continues to guide our innovation.

We are looking for a Senior Dye Technical Assistant. You will be the technical subject matter expert for DYE Process. You will also development operations by leading scale-up activities mentoring Jr. technicians driving process improvements and providing operational leadership across development and commercial products. You will sit in our Monroeville PA location and will report to the Senior Research Manager.

Main Responsibilities

Complete complex process development and scale-up campaigns.

Serve as primary technical resource for kilo-lab operations.

Support commercialization technology transfer and manufacturing readiness scale activities and provide feedback to PD chemists for improvements.

Lead complex troubleshooting and root cause investigations on kilo lab equipment.

Mentor entry and experienced technicians.

Develop SOPs training programs and best practices.

Lead continuous improvement projects focused on safety quality productivity and cost.

Communicate lab status issues and updates with the technical team.

Collaborate with chemists engineers and other team members.

Document process data material usage and observations in laboratory records and electronic systems

Maintain a safe clean and organized work environment; follow PPE requirements and report hazards or near-misses

Qualifications

Associate Degree or Bachelors Degree preferred.

7 years of chemical manufacturing scale-up pilot plant or process development experience.

Advanced troubleshooting scale-up expertise mentoring leadership standard operating procedures development and continuous improvements.

Support training of new technicians

Balance hands-on technical work with support responsibilities

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PPG offers comprehensive benefits such as Health Dental Life Retirement Plan Paid Vacation and Holidays Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Disability/Leave Family leave and other Voluntary benefit offerings. Actual benefit offerings confirmed at the time of hire.

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