About PPG
PPG recognises the need to recruit and develop young talented employees to ensure the future success of the corporation, and one of the ways to do this is to provide quality student placement programmes to give potential future employees a taste of life in a dynamic, challenging and innovative organisation.
The company is composed of 13 strategic business units in six major product areas, the 12 month student placement programme will take place in the Automotive Refinish business unit based at the Manufaturing Plant, Stowmarket, Suffolk. PPG's Stowmarket manufacturing facility produces automotive refinish coatings and resins for a variety of brands.
PPG employs around 3,000 employees in the UK & Ireland, with around 350 based at the site in Stowmarket. There is a Sales and Technical Field Force of over 80 within the UK &I refinish team. The refinish team are the partner of choice for OEM’s and bodyshops:-
- Over 4,000 bodyshop customers
- Supplying 26 of the top 30 Independent Bodyshop Groups (Auto Body Professionals)
- Strong Relationships with key market influencers
- Wholly own Pinetree Consulting including Advance & Active Webbrands
- Wholly own BROWN BROTHERS® Distribution including BODYLINE®
- The Official Paint Partner to the Williams F1 Team since 2003. PPG paint technologies reduce weight and provide the highest definition finishes.
The PPG Placement Programme will give you the opportunity to experience many areas of our business. You will be given specific responsibilities in your chosen role, and will not only develop skills in leadership and management, organisation and planning, team work and communication, but you will also build your personal confidence and gain a better understanding of future career preferences.
No matter what you want to achieve in your career, we’ll give you all the support, knowledge and experience you need to learn, develop and grow your potential. We will support you to put your skills and knowledge gained into practice, and develop an understanding of how they can add value within a dynamic business environment.
You will spend the first 3 months of your placement getting to know the business, your colleagues, the department you will be working in and how it contributes to the wider organisation and all the key information you will need to know in order to be successful in your role. Following your comprehensive induction you will then be given full responsibility for achieving your objectives successfully over the remaining course of your placement.
You will be provided with regular opportunities to build a network both within your functional area and the wider organisation, develop yourself through our internal training programmes and share ideas and feedback with your team.
Your line manager will provide you with regular performance and development reviews and you’ll have the chance to regularly meet with fellow placement students. Your line manager will also encourage you to complete a monthly professional development log to support your development over the course of your placement, and provide the necessary support you may need to complete any university work during your placement.
At the end of the placement we’ll take the time to reflect on your experiences and recognise your achievements at a celebration event. You will also have the opportunity to shape the placement programme for the next intake, be involved in recruitment and selection process, and then the handover to and manage the induction of new students.