WCS Ops Lead T25 - Instrumentation, 1st Shift

SC Johnson; Racine, Northern (WI, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

SC Johnson in Racine, WI is seeking an Ops Lead for the Instrumentation group on 1st shift. You will lead maintenance activities, manage technician competency, and ensure timely execution of preventative, predictive, and corrective actions on production lines.

You will collaborate across departments to uphold safety, regulatory requirements, and continuous improvement, leveraging SAP and CMMS tools. The role involves hands-on maintenance about 50% of the time and staff leadership the rest.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7-10 years in industrial maintenance, preferably in a chemical plant.
• Strong computer skills including MS Office and SAP; CMMS experience.
• Ability to motivate and lead maintenance and operations crews to own key processes.
• Knowledge of TPM/Lean and continual improvement methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Provide instrumentation maintenance leadership and ensure execution of maintenance plans.
• Review and validate technician competency; allocate resources for weekly plans and schedule.
• Ensure safety processes are followed during daily work and inspections.
• Collaborate with multiple departments on safety, regulatory, and capital projects.
• Document and prioritize corrective/preventive maintenance in SAP; track KPIs.

Skills

SAP

MS Excel

MS Office

Education

Associate degree in technical field

Tools

CMMS

Job description

## WCS Ops Lead T25 - Instrumentation, 1st ShiftApply: USA - WI - Racine: Full time: Posted Today: End Date: October 18, 2026 (9 days left to apply): 34221SC 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, RedzonePreferred 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.