# Manufacturing Development Engineer

As a Manufacturing Development Engineer, you will begin in a structured two-phase career progression, initially focusing on establishing departmental standards and documentation before transitioning into a Production Supervisor role. You will function as a Manufacturing Engineer, gaining technical knowledge of the manufacturing process while documenting and improving processes. Upon successful completion of Phase 1, you will transition into a Production Supervisor role, leading a team of operators and taking full ownership of daily production operations. Responsibilities Develop, evaluate, and improve chemical manufacturing processes to enhance productivity, reduce waste, and lower costs. Create process documentation including SOPs, work instructions, Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs), and facility diagrams. Work with quality, EHS, maintenance, and supply chain teams to support new product introductions, scale-up activities, and process changes. Support Management of Change (MOC) processes for all process modifications. Lead Lean Six Sigma programs, Kaizen events, and waste reduction projects Implement daily production schedules to meet safety,

- **Id**: 4077721
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/ppg-manufacturing-development-engineer>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: junior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Rock Hill, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 1
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-11T15:59:55Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-11
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-12T18:40:31Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 1
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5046
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Continuous learning, Insurance coverage
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Aerospace Manufacturing, Chemical Manufacturing, Building Materials

## Company

- **Id**: 8313
- **Name**: PPG
- **Domain**: ppg.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/ppg>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 82
- **Open postings**: 104
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.923
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 20
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Technologies

- **Agile** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 1

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 1
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-11T15:59:55Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 63
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.632
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 20
- **Reasons**: conf:5, stale_co, velocity, win:early, comp:junior,brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

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