New Product and Contract Manufacture Engineer

Inolex; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Inolex in Charlotte, NC, seeks a New Product and Contract Manufacturing Engineer to lead production of new products at the Charlotte site and coordinate with contract manufacturers across North America. You will manage technology transfer, qualification batches, and collaborate with engineering, quality, supply chain, and sustainability teams to baseline LCAs and ensure alignment with Inolex values.

The role requires a senior engineer with 10+ years in chemical manufacturing, strong project

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, chemistry, or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of related experience or 15 years in chemical manufacturing.
• Experience coordinating tech transfer and external manufacturing partners.
• Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving abilities.
• Knowledge of ISO-9000 and sustainability practices.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate best location for production for new products (Charlotte or regional partners).
• Lead tech transfer packaging and ensure small-scale qualification batches at Charlotte or regional CMOs.
• Monitor qualification batches and provide final data (cycle time, yield, quality).
• Coordinate manufacturing partner site EHS audits and ensure compliance with sustainability goals.
• Provide process engineering support to Charlotte site and global CMs.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Independent worker

Cross-functional

MS Office

ISO-9000 knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Chemistry, or related field

Minimum of 10 years of related experience or 15 years of hands-on experience in a chemical manufacturing facility

Job description

Duties and responsibilities:

Other duties assigned based on business needs

Brief Description

Duties and responsibilities:

Other duties assigned based on business needs

Supports the New Product Introduction process

• As new products are given the greenlight for development, evaluates the best location for eventual production (Charlotte, existing regional Contract Manufacturer, new regional Contract Manufacturer).
• After R&D process development is complete, takes tech transfer package and ensures small-scale qualification batches are completed either in Charlotte or at a regional Contract Manufacturer.
• Monitors and assists with qualification batches, and provides final qualification data for evaluation (e.g. cycle time, yield, quality data).

Manages The Company’s Business Continuity Plan

• Identifies and pursues sourcing opportunities with existing partners as manufacturing capabilities align with the Business Continuity needs.
• Maintains and builds relationships with existing partners.
• Investigates and works with regional business agents to identify new partners to satisfy the company’s business continuity needs and profitable growth.
• Works with all partners to ensure they are aligned with Inolex’s sustainability and safety values and the business objectives.
• Manages expansion collaboration projects at strategic partners ensuring Inolex’s engineering, quality and sustainability protocols are followed.
• Works with Charlotte engineering and operations to ensure process improvements are integrated into our external partners operations and equally learnings from partners are shared within the global manufacturing network.
• Works with manufacturing partners, Inolex engineering, process development, and sustainability to ensure LCA’s for externally manufactured products are baselined and optimized.
• Partners with Supply Chain to identify and lead the qualification effort for external manufacturing partners.
• Coordinates product qualification with potential partners through the quality process working with Supply Chain, R&D, Technical Service, and Quality.
• Coordinate manufacture partner site EHS audits with Global EHS and Engineering.

Provides engineering support to production

• Provides process engineering assistance to Charlotte manufacturing site.
• Responsible for understanding the manufacturing process for Charlotte products that are also made at global Contract Manufacturers; provides technical support to global Contract Manufacturers as needed on these products

Supports operational and procurement efforts in the company’s sustainability initiatives

• Provides operational support in the management of the RSPO program.
• Serves as an Operations resource in support of the corporate sustainability program.
• Supports other customer or regional programs (Ecovadis, Sedex, REACH, ASD, etc).
• Generates Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) to evaluate the sustainability practices of third-party vendors, assessing their environmental, social, and economic impact of products they supply.
• Ensures that vendors adhere to sustainable practices that align with sustainability goals and business continuity requirements.
• Ensures raw material origins for existing feedstocks and future requirements are understood as it relates to sustainability, marketing strategy, etc.

Requirements

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong self-starter with the ability to work independently, take initiative to identify improvement opportunities, and collaborate proactively with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to troubleshoot and create strategic action plans.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Ability to read and understand manuals and maintain proper records.
• Basic understanding of ISO-9000.

Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Chemistry, or related field preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of related experience or 15 years of hands‑on experience in a chemical manufacturing facility, batch manufacturing, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Requirements

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• This position will be primarily located in an office and partially in a chemical plant environment.
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Some lifting may be required for packing and shipping of boxes, up to 55 lbs.
• Travel approximately 30% primarily in the Americas region with international travel possible to EMEA.

This company is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer (EOE/including disability/vets).

Summary

The New Product and Contract Manufacture Engineer will report to the Charlotte Engineering Manager. The primary purpose of this position is to develop, manage, and execute the activities associated with production of new products at the Charlotte manufacturing site, as well as develop, manage, and execute activities with our contract manufacturers, suppliers and partners within the North America region. In addition, this position will provide support for select contract manufacturing activities in the EMEA region as business needs evolve. This position will also serve as a technical resource for global production of products that are also manufactured at the Charlotte site. The importance is to ensure Inolex’s ingredient supply is multi sourced with partners that share Inolex’s sustainability and safety values and are in regions that provide a strategic value to the organization, provide engineering support to production and quality, and lead the operational aspects of the company’s sustainability program. The position is based in Charlotte, NC.