Process Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at PPG with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 56% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Process Engineer roles take an average of 51 days to get hired, when considering 10 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at PPG overall takes an average of 27 days.
Common stages of the interview process at PPG as a Process Engineer according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
Phone interview: 14%
Group panel interview: 11%
Presentation: 8%
Personality test: 8%
Background check: 8%
Drug test: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Other: 3%
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I applied online. The process took 9 months. I interviewed at PPG (Pittsburgh, PA) in Jul 2024
Interview
As a Process Engineer, you will improve production processes to minimize losses, enhance yield, uptime, and efficiency rates. You will use the scientific method and design of experiments approach to identifying opportunities for improvement, implementing solutions, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. You will collaborate with multiple departments on improvement initiatives and support the plant's future state roadmap. Reporting directly to the Process Control Engineer Manager you will have a commitment to safety, environmental stewardship, and compliance with regulatory standards.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at PPG
Interview
I was contacted by a recruiter via email and asked me basic questions about my resume. Then had a second interview with the hiring manager via zoom and was asked questions about my resume and my hobbies.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: Tell me about your current role. Q: Tell about a time when you improved ergonomics in production environment
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at PPG (Grand Prairie, TX) in Mar 2022
Interview
Meet with several plant personnel for a panel interview and then had a plant tour and met with the plant manager. More behavior based questions than technical questions about the role
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked about my LinkedIn and social media presence