Atmosphere Testing Site Supervisor

Atmospheric Testing Site Supervisor

PPG Industries

Sunrise Florida

At PPG (NYSE: PPG), we work every day to develop and deliver the paints, coatings and materials that our customers have trusted for 142 years. Through dedication and creativity, we solve our customers' biggest challenges, collaborating closely to find the right path forward. With headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and operations in more than 70 countries, PPG generated $18.2 billion in 2024 net sales and employs approximately 50,000 people worldwide who are passionate about protecting and beautifying the world.

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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).

• 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.

• 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.

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.

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  and follow @PPG on Twitter.

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