WCS Ops Lead T25 - Instrumentation, 1st Shift

SC Johnson; Racine (WI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

SC Johnson is seeking an experienced maintenance leader for the Instrumentation department. You will manage safety-driven daily work, validate manpower needs, and coordinate maintenance execution across production lines.

Proficiency in SAP and MS Office is required, with a focus on preventive and corrective maintenance, planning, and collaboration with cross-functional teams. The role emphasizes leadership of a technical workforce, continual improvement, and hands-on maintenance tasks about half

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7–10 years in industrial maintenance, preferably in a chemical plant environment.
• Computer skills (MS Office, SAP).

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance activities in the Instrumentation department.
• Ensure safety processes are followed during daily work.
• Validate estimated time/manpower requirements and assign tasks.
• Document corrective and preventive maintenance in SAP and track KPIs.
• Coordinate weekly planning and scheduling with Waxdale Central Service.
• Support safety, regulatory, and environmental requirements.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

SAP

MS Excel

Industrial maintenance

Safety leadership

Planning & scheduling

Team coordination

Problem solving

Education

Associate degree in technical field

Journeyman (HVAC, Electrician, etc.)

Tools

SAP

MS Office

Job description

SC Johnson has been leading with purpose for 140 years, building high-quality products and iconic brands found in homes, schools and businesses in virtually every country worldwide – including OFF!®, Raid®, Glade®, Windex®, Scrubbing Bubbles®, Ziploc®, Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day®, method®, Autan®, Baygon®, Mr Muscle®, Duck®, Lysoform® and more.

The 13,000 people of our global, fifth-generation family company are committed to making the world a better place today and for future generations.

Provide Instrumentation department maintenance leadership. Review and validate technician competency levels, ensure that the appropriate resources are available to support required preventative, predictive, and corrective maintenance actions on assigned production lines. Ensures execution of weekly maintenance plans, realigning technical workforce to account for the available production schedule and the required shift staffing.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure safety processes are followed during daily work

• Execution of all scheduled maintenance activities in the assigned unit, including:

  • Identify safety requirements
  • Validation of estimated time/manpower requirements
  • Assign activities to individuals in the assigned unit
  • Auditing task completion
  • Validating materials and tools,
  • Supporting technical information requirements such as Management of Change (MOC)
  • Preventative Maintenance plan review.

• Working with personnel across multiple departments to support safety requirements and investigations, regulatory and environmental requirements, base business projects, and capital projects.

• Strong knowledge of SAP and Microsoft applications such as Excel these items are routinely utilized to support the evaluation and execution of the overall maintenance process.

• Ensure that required corrective and preventive maintenance activities are properly documented and prioritized within SAP. This process includes identification of potential competency gaps, developing collaborative plans to close any gaps, and validation of standard daily work execution expectations.

• Participate in weekly Waxdale Central Service’s (WCS) planning and scheduling meetings, identifying potential gaps in resources for upcoming weeks, along with providing feedback from the previous week’s plan, helping to drive a continual improvement mindset in the planning and scheduling routine.

• Participate in problem solving activities for the assigned team, WCS department, and production teams. Project complexity will vary from basic process failures and breakdown analysis, through more complex DMAIC activities.

• Coach, train, and access assigned technical workforce, ensuring the application of WCS’s assigned standards is adhered to with the expected rigor.

• Approximately 50% of time in this role will be spent performing maintenance work and related tasks. The remaining time will be spent on administrative tasks such as leading the assigned team and working with personnel in various departments.

Required Skills / Experience / Competencies:

• Minimum of 7-10 years in industrial maintenance preferably in a chemical plant environment.
• Computer skills (MS Office, SAP, Redzone

Preferred Skills / Experience / Competencies:

• Associate degree in technical field
• Journeyman (HVAC, Electrician, etc.)
• Demonstrated high degree of organization, prioritizing, and motivational skills.
• Ability to motivate and work well with maintenance and operations crews to solicit input and develop ownership of key processes.
• High level of computer skills (MS Office), previous CMMS experience and capable of learning new applications.
• Proven track record of safe work with demonstrated safety leadership examples.
• Demonstrated experience in maintenance planning and scheduling including shutdowns and the creation of standard procedures for preventative maintenance work.
• Knowledge of SAP systems as it pertains to maintenance and operations a plus.
• Knowledge of Microsoft software.
• Use of KPIs for decision making and corrective action.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to conduct effective meetings.
• TPM/Lean knowledge and application, including continual improvement process application.

Job Requirements

• Full-time
• Ability to complete the essential functions of the job and tolerate the ergonomic stressors of the job. This includes lifting, up to fifty (50) pounds on a regular basis and up to seventy-five (75) pounds occasionally, standing, sitting, walking, bending, climbing stairs and ladders, kneeling, reaching overhead, pushing, and pulling for up to (8) hours daily.
• All of one’s time is spent in manufacturing working environment

Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice as assigned by the Manager. The job description does not constitute a contract of employment, and the position remains at-will.

Inclusion & Diversity

We’re a global business, with people from every culture, ethnicity, race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age and ability. We recognize the breadth of human experience, and we work to celebrate it. It is our goal to build a diverse, inclusive and supportive work environment where all people can thrive.

We’re committed to ongoing efforts that help us attract, hire, and retain diverse talent who want to build a positive, inclusive environment. Read more about our ongoing initiatives at https://jobs.scjohnson.com/inclusion.

Better Together

At SC Johnson, we believe people achieve their best when they collaborate and work together in person. We value connection to strengthen teamwork, accelerate problem solving, and drive innovation.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The policy of the Company is to ensure equal opportunity for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, gender identity, gender expression, disability, citizenship, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in any active or reserve component of the U.S. or state military forces, genetic history or information or any other category protected by law.

Accommodation Requests

If you are an individual with a disability and you need an accommodation or other assistance during the application process, please call our Human Resources department at 262-260-3343 or email your request to [e-mail]. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. Download the EEO Know Your Rights poster for more information.