Jobs at PPG

One-year R&D trainee program at PPG’s Global Coatings Innovation Institute, featuring rotations, training, project participation, mentoring, and presentations. Trainees may specialize in product formulation, simulation and modeling, digital technology and AI, or color science and 3D rendering. The role supports coatings innovation, data-driven development, digital twins, process optimization, and advanced product development, with potential management, technical, or cross-functional career paths.

Manage and grow key industrial customers in Vietnam for PPG’s Coil Coatings and General Finishes business. Responsibilities include achieving sales and profitability targets, developing new business, managing negotiations and forecasts, coordinating cross-functional customer support, supporting product trials and commercialization, and maintaining strategic relationships with technical, purchasing, and management stakeholders.

Operate, set up, maintain, and troubleshoot manufacturing equipment; move, pack, sort, inspect, and rework parts; monitor quality, handle rejects, and load/unload racks. Able to lift up to 50 lbs and work overtime as needed.

Provides Level 1–2 technical and customer support across email, phone, chat, messaging, and social media. Acts as a digital tools subject-matter expert, improves service workflows, maintains knowledge content, coaches junior colleagues, monitors quality, identifies recurring issues, and collaborates with Customer Service, IT, Digital, and Product teams on process and tool implementations.

Supports the commercial sales team at Sigma Service Center Rotterdam West. Responsibilities include assisting customers in person and by phone, advising on products and services, identifying commercial opportunities, processing orders and quotations, maintaining customer records, supporting local marketing and sales activities, and collaborating with sales, logistics, and customer service colleagues. The internship starts in November 2026 and requires availability four days per week.

Provides engineering support for manufacturing processes, including process optimization, cycle-time improvement, capital projects, equipment troubleshooting, root-cause investigations, corrective actions, formula maintenance, standard work, and operator training. Collaborates with production, maintenance, quality, planning, procurement, and IT teams. Supports EHS initiatives, Kaizen events, commissioning, and continuous improvement across the Cleveland facility, including occasional evening or weekend on-call support.

Leads marine coatings sales strategy, revenue growth, profitability, pricing, market development, and strategic account management. Oversees working capital activities including accounts receivable, demand forecasting, and inventory optimization. Develops marine business plans, expands distribution channels in Luzon, promotes premium coating solutions, supports Philippine Navy product accreditation, and manages customer engagement, tenders, pricing analysis, and sales-team leadership using Salesforce and other digital tools.

Leads commercial strategy, channel development, key account management, distribution management, strategic customer development, profitable growth, and sales team leadership in a B2B environment.

Develops sales and marketing strategies for self-service channels, manages personnel at assigned points of sale, oversees sales and trade marketing execution, monitors inventory and store performance, analyzes sales information, and prepares mobile reports covering results, budgets, checklists, shrinkage, and portfolio movement.

Develops sales and marketing strategies for the self-service channel, manages personnel at assigned points of sale, oversees sales and trade marketing execution, monitors store portfolios, and reports on inventories, budgets, checklists, shrinkage, and sales results. The role requires visiting approximately four to five stores daily across Morelos, Mexico.

Organizes, stores, relocates, and replenishes products and inventory manually and with handheld scanners. Operates hydraulic pallet jacks, stacks materials, loads and unloads heavy merchandise, wraps products and pallets, and maintains workplace cleanliness and order.

Leads the Sealants Quality Laboratory, managing daily testing, product release, staffing, training, resources, audits, and compliance with customer, AS9100, and Nadcap requirements. Oversees investigations, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, laboratory performance, and continuous improvement. Partners with Manufacturing, Quality, Science and Technology, and other functions to resolve product and process issues while ensuring safe, accurate, and timely laboratory operations.

Develop pigment-based coatings, dispersions, and intermediates meeting color, performance, and regulatory requirements; support manufacturing, provide technical consultation and training, guide technicians, and run continuous improvement and EHS projects using structured project execution.

Manages the development, maintenance, auditing, documentation, and continuous improvement of quality management systems across plants, laboratories, and products. Responsibilities include internal auditor training, certification maintenance, supplier portal administration, corrective action follow-up, layered process audits, compliance with ISO, IATF, and VDA standards, and advanced quality planning. The role supports certification retention, manufacturing process effectiveness, customer requirements, and audit readiness.

Coordina y supervisa servicios administrativos y generales en Centroamérica, incluyendo instalaciones, mantenimiento, seguridad, suministros, proveedores, compras en Oracle, control documental, activos fijos, pagos municipales y atención a entidades gubernamentales. Monitorea consumos, optimiza servicios, coordina visitantes y apoya la entrega de herramientas de TI para nuevos ingresos. Requiere estudios universitarios en Administración o afín, dos años de experiencia administrativa y nivel intermedio-avanzado de inglés.

Manage and grow strategic aerospace accounts across airlines, MROs, OEMs, distributors, and service providers in Australia and the South Pacific. Responsibilities include developing account plans, driving revenue, identifying opportunities, managing customer relationships, supporting technical product qualification, monitoring aerospace market trends, forecasting sales, negotiating contracts, and representing the company at industry events. Requires substantial aerospace sales or account management experience and knowledge of aerospace products, maintenance, and regulatory requirements.

Handle Credit and Collection activities for German and French accounts, conduct collection calls and emails, review open accounts, and manage customer disputes.

Leads packaging production operations at an onsite chemical-industry plant in Tepexpan. Plans packaging schedules, supervises production lines and equipment, ensures quality, environmental, and safety compliance, manages training programs, and optimizes personnel and material resources. Requires a relevant bachelor’s degree, at least three years of similar chemical-industry experience, rotating-shift availability, and intermediate English.

Manage production resources, schedules, personnel processes, and process flow to meet customer demand and organizational objectives. The role focuses on optimizing human and material resources, maintaining safety and quality standards, reducing waste, supporting continuous improvement, and achieving volume and cost targets. Responsibilities also include workforce scheduling, training, incident resolution, payroll and hiring coordination, and developing short- and medium-term operational strategies at an onsite chemical manufacturing plant.

Reviews and monitors accounting transactions, performs monthly and annual close activities across AP, GL, fixed assets, AR, and Lucernex, and prepares financial reports and reconciliations. The role supports budgeting and internal and external audits, ensures compliance with IFRS, US GAAP, local regulations, corporate policies, and internal controls, and coordinates information across regional entities and departments.