Commerical Color Lab Manager

As the Commercial Color Lab Manager, your central role revolves around leading color management operation to ensure precise color formulation, ensure efficient lab operations, and lead transformative changes using Lean or Six Sigma principles. You will guide multiple groups supporting business for PPG Refinish. You will manage optimization of operations in all aspects of color matching and data; lead automation and digital transformation projects, assist Business in color platform management of Refinish color matching lines, and ensure best market position in the region. Key Responsibilities Lead the Delaware Commercial Lab Organization, focusing on Commercial Truck, Commercial Truck OEM, Light industrial coatings, and Matthews (Sign Business) sectors by coordinating necessary resources to ensure seamless lab operations aligning with business indicators. Lead and coordinate activities to ensure compliance with EHS targets, promoting a safe and sustainable working environment. Define, set up, and oversee color matching projects aligning with our needs. Lead Commercial Color Capability Activities, overseeing projects to enhance color capabilities according to our goals. Provide Laboratory performance reports tailored to meet evolving needs and targets. Cultivate and sustain relationships with important motor manufacturers, collecting essential color and model data Manage a team of color information specialists, ensuring data accuracy and entry. Manage customer service requests, collaborate with customers and Colorists for prompt resolution for commercial lab. Create development plans and talent pipeline for the color lab personnel. Manage customer service color matching. Manage Refinish portion of GRID application including color laboratory management, color chip tool management and customer color retrieval software. Qualifications Degree in Chemistry, engineering or related field. 5+ years managing technical teams within the coating industry. Knowledge of PPG Refinish paint systems and their global applications. About us: Here at PPG we make it happen, and we seek candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our values, with the commitment and drive to strive today to do better than yesterday - everyday. PPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD Through leadership in innovation, sustainability and color, PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets to enhance more surfaces in more ways than does any other company. To learn more, visit www.ppg.com and follow @ PPG on Twitter. The PPG Way Every single day at PPG: We partner with customers to create mutual value. We are "One PPG" to the world. We trust our people every day, in every way. We make it happen. We run it like we own it. We do better today than yesterday - everyday. PPG provides equal opportunity to all candidates and employees. We offer 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, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. If you need assistance to complete your application due to a disability, please email recruiting@ppg.com. PPG values your feedback on our recruiting process. We encourage you to visit Glassdoor.com and provide feedback on the process, so that we can do better today than yesterday. Benefits will be discussed with you by your recruiter during the hiring process. PPG pay ranges and benefits ca