Job Description

Lab Technician, AWL

As an Accelerated Weather Lab (AWL) Technician, you will perform routine and non-routine technical activities in support of durability testing of development project and production products for both domestic and global customers. Are you detail oriented and capable of working independently? Do you enjoy troubleshooting and addressing problems? If yes, this may be the role for you!

In this role you will:

* Ensure that safety attitudes, procedures and housekeeping are accurate and maintained in all work areas and conduct work in a manner that protects self, co-workers, equipment, environment and safety of the community
* Work independently with minimum supervision to operate, trouble shoot and perform minor repairs of weathering equipment in the Accelerated Weathering Lab (AWL)
* Perform tests, to generate and record results to provide blind test result reports to all customers and dig into test units to identify any issues that arise
* Accurately document detailed observations using specific defect terminology and communicate results in a timely manner
* Process panels for atmospheric testing in Florida, verify all required data present, assign Exposure Study numbers, ship, and create files for shipped studies
* Maintain records for Florida studies recalled by teams, return recalled panels to the Florida facility, record completed returned Florida studies, and maintain the Archive library

QUALIFICATIONS

* H.S. Graduate required
* Coursework in Chemistry, Science Laboratory and/or Math a plus.
* Comfortable working with Color Portal, Excel and willing to learn rudimentary Access database skills.

The AWL lab technician will consistently demonstrate attention to detail, organization skills, flexibility, and relentlessly abide by instructions and procedures.

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 insightful, dedicated and proactive. We have intimate knowledge of the market and our customers. We focus on practical solutions that make a difference.

We are One PPG to the world.

We are better and stronger together. We leverage our scale to reach new markets and introduce innovative technologies as we differentiate and disrupt our markets.

We trust our people every day, in every way.

We enable and empower our people to make the right decisions. We are inclusive, transparent and respectful. Our feedback is clear and actionable.

We make it happen.

We have a passion for winning. We achieve. We deliver with discipline and integrity. We bring our best energy to our work. We decide and act intelligently and quickly.

We run it like we own it.

We respect one another by being responsible and accountable. We always act in the best interest of our company, customers, shareholders and our communities.

We do better today than yesterday everyday.

We continuously learn. We develop our people to grow our businesses.

PPG Way: (Click here to learn more about the PPG Way)

PPG vision: http://corporate.ppg.com/Our-Company/PPG-Vision.aspx

We are One PPG: http://one.ppg.com/

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.

To read more about Equal Employment Opportunity please see attached links:

http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf
https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/pdf/EO13665_PrescribedNondiscriminationPostingLanguage_JRFQA508c.pdf
https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCP_EEO_Supplement_Final_JRF_QA_508c.pdf