R&D Associate Manager — Personal Care Scale-Up & Innovation

SC Johnson; Racine (WI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Domestic relocation assistance

Job summary

SC Johnson is seeking a Senior Process Development Engineer at the Racine Pilot Plant to lead development and scale-up of new Personal Care products across our Lifestyle Brands network. You will partner with the Production Services Manager to ensure high-quality, consumer-ready products produced at various sites.

This hands-on role on the manufacturing floor focuses on formulation, process development, and scale-up with attention to detail and fast decision making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or related field
• 5+ years’ experience with a focus on formulation scale-up, commercialization, qualification, and hands‑on troubleshooting in a manufacturing environment
• 2+ years’ experience in the personal care/cosmetics industry
• Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship for full-time employment

Responsibilities

• Conduct all necessary process development experiments (i.e. Design of Experiments) for scale-up readiness for new product launches.
• Execute lab and pilot plant studies outlined in the process development plan to ensure the scalability and robustness of formulas. Develop the process instructions and quality specs that will be used in production.
• Develop qualification plans, line trials, and equipment capability studies to ensure successful commercialization at internal and external manufacturing locations.
• Conduct in-depth technical feasibility assessments of contract manufacturers/suppliers, including manufacturing capabilities, cost drivers, and quality systems.
• Assist quality and supply planning teams to troubleshoot quality and/or production issues at manufacturing locations.
• Develop commercialization risk assessments ahead of scale-up to help ensure the right level of resource and time allocation (depending on product complexity and supply chain stability).
• Create quality specifications, process instructions, and formula specifications as well as ongoing management of data accuracy in ProjectLifecycle Management software (SAP).
• Participate in project teams, influencing short- and long-term project plans. Identify new product, cost, supply assurance and quality improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate with Engineering and other groups to build capabilities and continuously strive to improve the operation, efficiency and capability of the sites.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or related field

Process development

Scale-up

Formulation

Troubleshooting

Tools

SAP

Job description

SC Johnson is seeking a Senior Process Development Engineer at the Racine Pilot Plant to lead development and scale-up of new Personal Care products across our Lifestyle Brands network. You will partner with the Production Services Manager to ensure high-quality, consumer-ready products produced at various sites.

This hands-on role on the manufacturing floor focuses on formulation, process development, and scale-up with attention to detail and fast decision making.