Product Development Process Engineer

Elevation Labs; Idaho Falls (ID); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading personal care product manufacturer is seeking a Product Development Process Engineer to oversee the technical aspects of R&D pilot programs. This mid-senior level role involves close collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure successful product commercialization and manufacturing feasibility. Ideal candidates will have a BS in Chemical Engineering and 5+ years of CPG experience, preferably in organic or clean beauty sectors.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in the CPG industry.
• Successful track record of scale-up for New Product Development.
• Organic/clean-beauty experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee ELID R&D pilot program for product commercialization.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners.
• Provide manufacturing feasibility assessments.

Skills

Technical expertise

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Time management

Coaching and mentoring

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

BS in Chemical Engineering or related sciences

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

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Job Summary

The Product Development Process Engineer role resides within the Research and Development function at Elevation Labs Colorado, reporting to the VP of R&D. This individual will collaborate closely with R&D and Compounding, ensuring appropriate translation of lab batching to the compounding floor, and will provide ownership for all New Product Development pilot and scale-up initiatives to ensure Batch Right First Time.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Owns technical oversight of the ELID R&D pilot program as part of product commercialization.
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional partners as part of the New Product Development Stage Gate process.
• Provide manufacturing feasibility assessments during new project brief reviews.
• Interface directly with Customers, as needed, to ensure client requirements are met during piloting/scale-up.
• Author, review, and/or approve new manufacturing instructions to ensure BRFT.
• Develop/manage/execute post-batch analyses to identify necessary updates to manufacturing instructions.
• Assist in root Cause analysis for failed batches originating in Compounding.
• Retroactively review problematic formulations and propose processing changes to enable BRFT.
• Support Compounding by ensuring staff have a basic understanding of formulation principles/methodologies, as well as the challenges and how to address them during batching.
• Maintain an external focus on manufacturing trends with the intention of identifying capacity or capability expansions for ELID.
• Lead CI initiatives as appropriate to the role.

Knowledge & Skills

Ideal Candidate Qualifications:

• Possesses technical expertise as required by the listed responsibilities, education, and experience.
• Performs work with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Performs work using good organizational and time management skills.
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office Products.
• Works with minimum supervision.
• Flexibility and ability to handle multiple tasks in a short amount of time.
• Ability to coach and mentor others.
• Perform essential duties and responsibilities efficiently, accurately, and safely.

Education/Experience

• BS in Chemical Engineering, or related sciences, required. Advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum five years of experience in the CPG industry, with a demonstrated track record of successful scale-up for New Product Development.
• Organic/clean-beauty experience preferred.

Physical and Mental Demands

• Ability to work in a manufacturing environment around heavy machinery.
• Ability to stand or walk for extended periods of time.
• Ability to work flexible hours and weekends as business needs require.
• Regularly required to stand
• Frequently required to walk
• Regularly reach with hands and arms
• Lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Must have a positive attitude.
• Able to work with a variety of people inside and outside of the organization.
• Communicate well with others.

The physical demands identified above are representative of those that will be required to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Regularly required to work in areas where chemical materials are encountered
• Manufacturing setting with moving machinery
• Regularly required to wear appropriate personal protective equipment
• May involve exposure to the shop environment, including variable noise levels
• Must customarily have a high consciousness of personnel and equipment safety

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Industries

• Personal Care Product Manufacturing

Elevation Labs is an equal employment opportunity employer. Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Elevation Labs. This description does not represent a complete list of duties or responsibilities and may be amended as needed.