Associate Manager, Extrusion Process Engineer

SC JOHNSON IS A FIFTH-GENERATION FAMILY COMPANY BUILT ON THE SPIRIT OF OUR PEOPLE. We have been leading with purpose for over 130 years, building iconic brands that win the hearts and minds of consumers – such as Raid®, Glade®, Ziploc® and more, in virtually every country around the world. Together, we are creating a better future – for the planet, for future generations and for every SCJ team member. Join our winning team of Wave Makers and Go Getters and help us write the next chapter in the SCJ story.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Join our Global Home Storage Engineering team as the go-to expert in resin processing and equipment. In this hands-on role, you’ll lead cutting-edge projects across global Ziploc production sites, partnering with Manufacturing, R&D, Quality, and Safety, Health & Environment (SHE) teams. From designing advanced web handling systems to piloting new product innovations, you’ll shape the future of sustainable, high-performance packaging. If you're passionate about materials, process design, and continuous improvement, this is your opportunity to make a global impact.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Act as SME leading development and maintenance of global resin equipment technical standards

  • Own key Home Storage document template standards within SCJ’s Engineering Work Process for resin handling and web making systems

  • Create and maintain preferred vendor list for all major resin equipment components

  • Conduct technical audits of resin systems within SCJ Home Storage plants

• Routinely lead technical teams through design phases of major projects, and support key maintenance/rebuilds as appropriate

  • Provide technical judgments that help guide business and / or operational decisions

  • Drives creative thinking and solutions in face of challenging business / project requirements

  • Work with plant engineering to navigate and solve critical technical problems (incl. complex safety system design), thereby enabling equipment design / efficiency improvement

  • Lead HAZOP & DFMEA analysis efforts for new systems and installations

• Work with R&D and other technical partners on new scale-up process developments

  • Provide breakthrough innovation opportunities involving capacity improvement, cost savings, process optimization, productivity and new process control strategies

  • Research business and technical industry trends to understand broader landscape

• Lead thinking in key areas of resin process and equipment development - transferring technology-based innovation across geographical boundaries to develop new capabilities and seek out best available technologies to maintain/advance our manufacturing processes

  • Key Engineering Lead for Home Storage Resin technical COP (community of practice) in partnership with R&D / Procurement

  • Role model behaviors by actively seeking out development areas of deep technical mastery, while broadly reapplying expertise to provide business building opportunities

• Create/develop training packages to coach and develop site manufacturing process engineers (both internal and external) – fostering a learning culture to enable continued growth of our resource pool and maintaining BU expertise over the next decade

  • Equipment Specifications and Standards Development

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING

• Bachelor of Science Mechanical / Chemical / Plastics / Materials Engineering with 5+ years of experience leading all aspects of resin handling and processing design, experience in plant factory environment, with capital project leadership

• Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to work in the US

PREFERRED EXPERIENCES AND SKILLS

• Preferably has supported commercial R&D initiatives

• Led or supported project design and delivery greater than $5 million budget

  • Working knowledge of industry both resin quality and web handling - while able to create and maintain specification standards

  • Ability to read, interpret and create engineering drawings

  • Experience in contractor and vendor management

  • Ability to independently develop and manage project scope, cost estimate and schedule.

  • Ability to contribute to MRA (Machine Risk Assessment) initiatives

• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain resin processing and web handling equipment standards

  • Use statistical methods for design of experiments or process improvement (incl. Factorial Des