Aerospace Industrial Engineer

PPG has an exciting opportunity for an Aerospace Industrial Engineer / Supervisor at our Kennesaw, GA location. In this on-site role with PPG's Aerospace Business, you'll lead daily operations of the Shipping and Receiving Departments, with a focus on warehouse flow, team leadership, and continuous improvement. In this role you will help ensure safe, efficient operations that support PPG's sales and delivery goals.

This will be an on-site position at our Kennesaw, GA facility and report directly to the Aerospace Operations Manager.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise daily operations of the Shipping Department

• Oversee drivers, trucks, and weekly delivery schedules

• Ensure department goals are met with safety, quality, and procedural standards

• Direct workflow, train employees, and ensure appropriate staffing levels

• Coordinate material and equipment needs for shipping and receiving activities

• Lead Lean initiatives to drive process improvements and reduce waste

• Monitor daily operations to maintain schedule adherence and safe practices

• Hire, train, develop, and retain qualified team members

• Lead daily team activities by setting clear expectations, communicating effectively, and managing multiple priorities to meet operational goals

• Apply basic math skills to perform standard and metric conversions accurately in daily operations

Qualifications

• Only US Citizens, Green card holders, political asylees, or refugees are eligible to apply

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED) required

• 4+ years in a lead or supervisory role within shipping, receiving, warehouse, or inventory operations required

• Forklift certification and DOTA/IATA/IMDG experience a plus

• Experience using QAD or similar ERP system a plus

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About us: 

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 X. 

The PPG Way 2030  

We are customer champions 

Proactive. Bold. Trustworthy. Everything we do starts with our customers. We listen, move fast and don’t stop until we solve their biggest challenges. When our customers win, we all grow. 

We act with purpose and speed 

Agile. Data-driven. Empowered. We take smart risks to stay ahead of the competition. We work proactively with agility, using quality data to develop solutions that create value.  

We are excellent operators 

Productive. Collaborative. Accountable. No matter our role, we identify problems, take ownership and always bring solutions. We are both proactive and responsive to drive continuous improvement and deliver results. We support our frontline, the faces of PPG to our customers.   

We compete to win 

Future-focused. Driven. Ambitious. We are passionate about growing our business and winning with our customers. We deliver results, embrace new technologies and leverage agility and speed as strengths. 

We are PPG proud 

Strong. United. Passionate. We work safely, act with integrity and value our diverse perspectives. We celebrate achievements and take pride in the positive impact we create together to protect and beautify the world. 

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

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, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.  

If you need an adjustment due to a disability, please email recruiting@ppg.com. 

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