Aerospace Specialty Chemical - Facilities & Maintenance Engineer

Aerospace Specialty Chemical - Facilities & Maintenance Engineer

Shelby, NC

Are you a dedicated and driven Facilities Engineer who is ready to take their career to new heights? PPG is looking for you to join our team, APPLY TODAY!

As the Aerospace Specialty Chemical - Facilities & Maintenance Engineer you will support our specialty chemical manufacturing facility in Shelby, NC. This is a key technical and leadership role responsible for supporting the plant throughout its life cycle-from construction and commissioning, through start-up and ramp-up, to ongoing operations. This position acts as the owner's representative during construction, leads vertical start-up activities, and manages capital expenditure (CAPEX) and small EHS, Maintenance and Productivity projects during steady-state operations. The role requires strong engineering expertise, project management capabilities, and effective coordination with multiple stakeholders to ensure the plant's successful delivery, safe start-up, and reliable operation.

You will work on-site at our Shelby, NC facility and during the Construction and Start-up phase you will report to the Project Engineering Manager. Post Start-up you will report to the Site Engineering Leader.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as PPG's representative during construction, reviewing plans, conducting inspections, coordinating with contractors, and ensuring compliance with design, safety, and regulatory standards.
• Review and approve construction documentation, manage field project change notices, evaluate cost/time impacts of changes, and track budget against authorized modifications.
• Provide regular status updates, monitor schedules for delays or constraints, manage punch lists for substantial completion, and recommend corrective actions to stakeholders.
• Develop and execute vertical start-up plans, lead cross-functional teams, oversee system checks and safety reviews, and monitor plant performance during commissioning phases.
• Coordinate troubleshooting activities, manage start-up documentation, facilitate training and knowledge transfer to operations personnel, and support the transition to steady-state operations.
• Identify and prioritize capital projects, develop project scopes and budgets, manage execution including procurement and contractor oversight, and conduct risk assessments with mitigation plans.
• Ensure adherence to company standards and safety regulations, coordinate project integration with ongoing operations, prepare project evaluations, and support plant reliability and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with a major in an Engineering specialty or a related discipline highly preferred.
• Five (5) or more years of proven experience in industrial facility construction, commissioning, start-up, and operations required.
• Strong knowledge of chemical process engineering, plant equipment, and safety standards preferred.
• Demonstrated project management experience, including CAPEX project execution required.
• Ability to work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams.
• Previous experience with project management and engineering software tools required.
• Commitment to safety, environmental stewardship, and regulatory compliance.

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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.

All offer amounts are dictated by length/breadth of applicable experience and current departmental pay equity.

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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.

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At PPG, we use AI in the hiring process to make it more efficient. AI tools do not make hiring decisions. You can learn more by visitinghttps://careers.ppg.com/us/en/candidate-resources.

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