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Manufacturing and Process Engineering Lead - Aerospace Transparencies

PPG Industries, Inc
retirement plan
United States, Alabama, Huntsville
1719 Highway 72 East (Show on map)
Sep 09, 2026
Manufacturing Process Engineering Lead - Aerospace Transparencies

Huntsville, AL

Are you a passionate and driven Manufacturing and Process Engineering professional who is looking to take their career to new heights? Then look no further than this opportunity with PPG's Aerospace business! We are looking for someone who is able to see the future of aviation transparencies and take our exceptional products to the next level!

As a Manufacturing Process Engineering Lead - Aerospace TransparenciesLead, you will cover all areas of Safety, Quality, Manufacturing Performance Improvement, World Class Manufacturing, Process and Capital Improvement, and Personal Growth. You will report to the Production Engineering Manager. This is a fully onsite position, first-shift role with off shift responsibilities and oversight as needed.

This is an On-site role reporting to the Huntsville, AL facility. In this role you will report to the Production Engineering Manager.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead an engineering team and assist operations in achieving all objectives including safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
  • Responsible for driving improvement and maximizing productivity among the products and processes associated with one or more work areas.
  • Serve as a technical resource for production team in the work area, and with operators to eliminate barriers to production.
  • Priorities include improve product quality and manufacturability, increasing process capacity, improving process safety, reducing variation within product and process, reducing cycle times and setup times, and adopting new technologies to modernize manufacturing processes
  • Track and analyze relevant production metrics within work cell, to identify opportunities for improvement and track progress.
  • Collaborate with quality team, design engineering team, new product development team, safety team, analytical lab, operators, and other manufacturing engineers on a regular basis to resolve problems, improve manufacturing processes, and improve safety of the work environment.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor of Science in Engineering required, with preference for Mechanical, Manufacturing, or similar disciplines
  • Three (3) or more years of leadership or managerial experience are required.
  • Three (3) or more years of industrial/manufacturing experience are required.
  • Experience with process automation is preferred.
  • Proven success in process improvement and lean reductions required.
  • Lean Manufacturing/Six Sigma/Continuous Improvement principles knowledge preferred
  • Only U.S. Citizens, Green Card holders, and political asylees or refugees are eligible to apply

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

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