Scale-Up R&D Engineer II: Process Improvement & CapEx

The Sherwin-Williams Company; Grove City (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

The Sherwin-Williams Company is seeking a Scale-Up Engineer to drive the scale-up of new products at the plant and act as the liaison between R&D, Commercialization Engineering and plant personnel.

The role focuses on implementing new equipment, upgrading existing systems, and applying process engineering principles to improve scale-up efficiency, quality, and customer lead-times. Collaboration with chemists, process engineers and site teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Formal training or work experience applying continuous improvement tools (Six Sigma, Lean, 5-S).
• BS in Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, Manufacturing or Industrial).
• Three+ years in engineering or product development; CapEx experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Track metrics for scale-up products (Plant FTR, Customer FTR, OTIF).
• Lead Process Improvements projects for LWR, scale up processes, and quality as needed.
• Support all CapEx projects for R&D equipment from concept to installation and commissioning.
• Review CapEx requirements for the Lab and propose upgrades to improve scale-up and turnaround times for Lab Samples.
• Maintain Critical spare Parts Inventory for Lab equipment and collaborate on Spare Part and Maintenance Strategy.
• Collaborate with site engineers to identify improvement opportunities in existing manufacturing operations to improve scale-up metrics.
• Lead Scale-Up Trials for new products and create Trial Reports and Control Plans.
• Develop best practices, routines and innovative solutions to improve Scale-Up Metrics with Commercial Engineering.
• Review and advise on formula change requests with new products.
• Lead Pre and Post Trial reviews for new products.
• Responsible for Trial Follow Up Action Items and training documentation for new products.

Skills

Continuous improvement

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Teamwork

Education

BS in Engineering

MS in Engineering

Tools

Salesforce

Discovery

Job description

The Sherwin-Williams Company is seeking a Scale-Up Engineer to drive the scale-up of new products at the plant and act as the liaison between R&D, Commercialization Engineering and plant personnel.

The role focuses on implementing new equipment, upgrading existing systems, and applying process engineering principles to improve scale-up efficiency, quality, and customer lead-times. Collaboration with chemists, process engineers and site teams is essential.