PPG Industries, Inc
Atmospheric Testing Site Supervisor
PPG Industries
Sunrise, Florida
Overview
Lead a small team (2‑4 direct reports) at PPG's primary outdoor weathering site in South Florida, currently home to approximately 80,000 painted metal test panels (4" O 12") on exposure racks. This is a true working supervisor role – you will spend ~50% of your time outdoors in extreme South Florida heat and humidity performing and overseeing panel handling, inspections, gloss/color measurements, rack maintenance, and photography alongside your team.
You will have full site ownership (safety, quality, budget, security, hiring/performance management, customer presentations, and global stakeholder alignment).
Key Responsibilities
Leadership & People Management
Direct day‑to‑day supervision of 2‑4 technicians.
Build and sustain an outstanding safety culture in a hot, outdoor environment; own all safety training, Job Safety Analyses, incident investigations, and weather‑related safety decisions.
Hire, develop, performance‑manage, and make all personnel decisions for the site.
Provide regular coaching and growth feedback to develop employees.
Hands‑On Field & Technical Work (50% of time)
Work side‑by‑side with the team receiving, inspecting, racking, evaluating, and returning 4" O 12" painted metal panels arriving from PPG sites.
Perform and oversee gloss, color, and visual evaluations (blistering, cracking, chalking, rust creep, etc.).
Maintain exposure racks, build special racks, calibrate instruments, and keep precise panel organization and database records.
Monitor and log daily weather conditions.
Site Management & Administration
Full P&L responsibility – manage site budget, negotiate with vendors, order supplies, oversee custodial, maintenance, and groundskeeping contracts.
Host customers and present to customers and senior leadership during site visits.
Quality, Projects & Stakeholder Management
Ensure all testing follows industry and internal PPG standards; own quality audits and documentation.
Prioritize and re‑deploy the team rapidly to urgent customer issues or high‑priority projects.
Collaborate virtually with other sites globally and multiple business units.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Corrosion Engineering, Biology/Ecology or other STEM field (Master's preferred).
Minimum 8 years of relevant experience with prior people‑leadership experience required.
Proven track record of leading small teams (2‑10 people).
Ability and willingness to work outdoors in extreme South Florida heat/humidity ~50% of the time.
Experience in coatings, corrosion, or atmospheric exposure testing strongly preferred.
Comfort with databases, LIMS systems, and Microsoft Office.
Excellent communication, conflict‑resolution, and influence‑without‑authority skills.
About us
PPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD. We partner with customers to create mutual value, are “One PPG” to the world, trust our people every day, and make it happen by running it like we own it.
PPG provides equal opportunity to all candidates and employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability status, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. If you need assistance to complete your application due to a disability, please email recruiting@ppg.com.
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Sunrise, Florida
Overview
Lead a small team (2‑4 direct reports) at PPG's primary outdoor weathering site in South Florida, currently home to approximately 80,000 painted metal test panels (4" O 12") on exposure racks. This is a true working supervisor role – you will spend ~50% of your time outdoors in extreme South Florida heat and humidity performing and overseeing panel handling, inspections, gloss/color measurements, rack maintenance, and photography alongside your team.
You will have full site ownership (safety, quality, budget, security, hiring/performance management, customer presentations, and global stakeholder alignment).
Key Responsibilities
Leadership & People Management
Direct day‑to‑day supervision of 2‑4 technicians.
Build and sustain an outstanding safety culture in a hot, outdoor environment; own all safety training, Job Safety Analyses, incident investigations, and weather‑related safety decisions.
Hire, develop, performance‑manage, and make all personnel decisions for the site.
Provide regular coaching and growth feedback to develop employees.
Hands‑On Field & Technical Work (50% of time)
Work side‑by‑side with the team receiving, inspecting, racking, evaluating, and returning 4" O 12" painted metal panels arriving from PPG sites.
Perform and oversee gloss, color, and visual evaluations (blistering, cracking, chalking, rust creep, etc.).
Maintain exposure racks, build special racks, calibrate instruments, and keep precise panel organization and database records.
Monitor and log daily weather conditions.
Site Management & Administration
Full P&L responsibility – manage site budget, negotiate with vendors, order supplies, oversee custodial, maintenance, and groundskeeping contracts.
Host customers and present to customers and senior leadership during site visits.
Quality, Projects & Stakeholder Management
Ensure all testing follows industry and internal PPG standards; own quality audits and documentation.
Prioritize and re‑deploy the team rapidly to urgent customer issues or high‑priority projects.
Collaborate virtually with other sites globally and multiple business units.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Corrosion Engineering, Biology/Ecology or other STEM field (Master's preferred).
Minimum 8 years of relevant experience with prior people‑leadership experience required.
Proven track record of leading small teams (2‑10 people).
Ability and willingness to work outdoors in extreme South Florida heat/humidity ~50% of the time.
Experience in coatings, corrosion, or atmospheric exposure testing strongly preferred.
Comfort with databases, LIMS systems, and Microsoft Office.
Excellent communication, conflict‑resolution, and influence‑without‑authority skills.
About us
PPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD. We partner with customers to create mutual value, are “One PPG” to the world, trust our people every day, and make it happen by running it like we own it.
PPG provides equal opportunity to all candidates and employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability status, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. If you need assistance to complete your application due to a disability, please email recruiting@ppg.com.
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