PPG Primer Internships

Are you a 2026 or 2027 student looking for a summer 2025 Internship?

PPG Primers Internship Program is crafted with the primary goal of developing PPG’s future leaders through Internships and Emerging Talent Programs. 

Primers will choose an internship track giving them the opportunity to assume responsibilities and gain real-world work experience. All 2025 Internships will be on-site in one of PPG offices, plants, manufacturing sites, or research centers.  Within each of our strategic business units, Interns will lead meaningful projects, expand their academic knowledge, and foster collaboration within teams. Post Internship offer acceptance, Interns are matched with openings based on student interest in location, business group, and project details.

PPG offers a 2-year internship program, including students who are in their junior year (2027) and senior year (2026), along with Masters level candidates. Each summer provides the opportunity for students to join a new team and refine skills in their area of focus. Projects can include process improvement, creation of new PPG products, updating current systems, researching best practices, and more. In addition to a manager, each Intern is provided with a mentor for the summer.

The program kicks off with a Spring 2025 Primer Insight Day, an Intern focused program giving selected students the opportunity to build professional skills and engage with top leaders in PPG’s businesses and learn about our organization before the formal Internship Program begins. Our 2025 Primer Insight Day will be hosted virtually in the spring of 2025. This afternoon program is designed to help connect students with each other, prepare them for the formal internship program, and set them up for a successful internship. 

During our 12 week program, Interns across different business units will participate in meaningful work within their field of study. The program curriculum includes:

Robust onboarding and first day/week training curriculum designed specifically for Interns

Executive Leader Speaker series

Learning and Development workshops focused on professional etiquette, business acumen skills, enhancing leadership, and building networks within the organization

Overviews of PPG’s Strategic Business Units

In person and virtual networking events

National Intern Day Celebration

Volunteer Opportunities

Cross functional projects

Impact Work Projects

End of Internship Presentations

Tracks include rotations focused in:

Analytics, Business Administration, Business Analysis

Engineering (Aerospace, Chemical, Electrical, Energy, Mechanical, Materials Science, and more)

Chemistry, Research and Development, Processing and Testing

Digital

Environmental Health and Safety

Finance

Human Resources

IT

Supply Chain

Research and Development

Selection Criteria for PPG Primers – Apply if you meet the requirements!

Students must be in their junior or senior year of school and graduate between December 2025 and April 2027.

In addition, students must:

Be a full-time undergraduate or graduate student 

Ability to relocate within the US for each rotation and work a minimum of 11 weeks in each rotation.

Be a citizen of the U.S. or have authorization to work in the United States on a permanent basis.

Demonstrate Leadership Potential, Strong Communication Skills, and Interest in a career with PPG

Preferred:

Maintain a 3.2 GPA or higher

Graduating after April 2027? Check out our Primers Week Program, posting will be live later this fall!

ABOUT US:

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.

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 Twitter.

The PPG Way - Every single day at PPG:

We partner with customers to create mutual value.

We are insightful, dedicated and proactive. We have intimate knowledge of the market and our customers. We focus on practical solutions that make a difference.

We are “One PPG” to the world.

We are better and stronger together. We leverage our scale to reach new markets and introduce innovative technologies as we differentiate and disrupt our markets.

We trust our people every day, in every way.

We enable and empower our people to make the right decisions. We are inclusive, transparent, and respectful. Our feedback is clear and actionable.

We make it happen.

We have a passion for winning. We achieve. We deliver with discipline and integrity. We bring our best energy to our work. We decide and act intelligently and quickly.

We run it like we own it.

We respect one another by being responsible and accountable. We always act in the best interest of our company, customers, shareholders, and our communities.

We do better today than yesterday – everyday.

We continuously learn. We develop our people to grow our businesses.

PPG Way: (Click here to learn more about the PPG Way)  

PPG vision: http://corporate.ppg.com/Our-Company/PPG-Vision.aspx 

We are One PPG: http://one.ppg.com/

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, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. If you need assistance to complete your application due to a disability, please email recruiting@ppg.com.

PPG values your feedback on our recruiting process. We encourage you to visit Glassdoor.com and provide feedback on the process, so that we can do better today than yesterday.

Benefits will be discussed with you by your recruiter during the hiring process.

To read more about Equal Employment Opportunity please see attached links:
 

Pay Transparency poster: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_ English_formattedESQA508c.pdf

EEO is the Law: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/migrated_files/employers/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf

PPG pay ranges and benefits can vary by location which allows us to compensate employees competitively in different geographic markets. PPG considers several factors in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, qualifications and education, licensure and certifications, and other organizational needs. Other incentives may apply. 
 
Our employee benefits programs are designed to support the health and well-being of our employees. Any insurance coverages and benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.
 

\nAbout us:

\n \n 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.
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\n PPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD™
\n \n 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 Twitter.
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\n The PPG Way
\n Every single day at PPG:
\n We partner with customers to create mutual value.
\n We are “One PPG” to the world.
\n We trust our people every day, in every way.
\n We make it happen.
\n We run it like we own it.
\n We do better today than yesterday – everyday.

\n \n 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, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. If you need assistance to complete your application due to a disability, please email recruiting@ppg.com.

\n \n PPG values your feedback on our recruiting process. We encourage you to visit Glassdoor.com and provide feedback on the process, so that we can do better today than yesterday.
\n \n Benefits will be discussed with you by your recruiter during the hiring process.