Sr Commercialization Engineer

Overview

At Benjamin Moore, we empower our team members to achieve their goals and make a positive impact in our communities. We offer a rewarding and inspiring work environment that fosters creativity, collaboration, and a strong sense of camaraderie. Our culture of excellence and transparency encourages our colleagues to bring their authentic selves and unique perspectives/ideas every day. With 140 years of rich history behind our brand, we know that our people are the driving force behind our success. We believe in investing in our colleagues by offering work-life balance, competitive/ benefits, ongoing learning/continuing education, and skill development. Through a positive and engaging workplace, we facilitate growth, development, and fulfillment for all.  

 

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Job Summary

Benjamin Moore has an opening for a Senior Commercialization Engineer in the Corporate Supply Chain group, based out of the Flanders NJ location. The Senior Commercialization Engineer is responsible for supporting New Products Introductions & Formula Optimization by providing the link between product development R&D and manufacturing. This position supports Benjamin Moore’s new product and product improvement pipelines and will report directly to the Sr. Resin, PSM, & Commercialization Manager.

 

The ideal candidate will have experience and a proven record of working cross-functionally and achieving results in commercializing high-performing customer-centric products. This is an outstanding opportunity for someone who understands process operation, loves to work for hands-on with production equipment, and is a skilled communicator of engineering concepts to non-engineers. The ability to analyze the processes that affect the overall production cycle. Outstanding problem-solving ability and understanding of various processes in the manufacturing plant.

 

Responsibilities

• Well-rounded experience in commercialization and scale-ups in a liquid/batch processing environment.
• Lead new product and process implementation when products move past the R&D phase and are being scaled up at Benjamin Moore's manufacturing facilities
• Support new product development projects through R&D and commercial scale-up.
• Cultivate relationships with key personnel in Operations, Product Marketing, R&D, Corporate Engineering, and Procurement.
• Actively support ongoing and new technical projects. Lead coordination of commercialization master schedule and drive on-schedule / on specification scale-ups in support of new product/formula launches
• Development of standardized scale-up process tools & techniques. Drive consistent approach to scale-up.
• Use analytical tools to ensure lab formulations translate smoothly to production scale
• Develop a database of manufacturing capabilities & parameters across all sites
• Partner with R&D and Operations to clarify roles, success criteria, and methodology for the commercialization process.
• Develop proposals to improve the technology and tools used in the scale-up process
• Capture & communicate the learnings from commercialization / scale-up initiatives to drive organizational learning.
• Build & Share knowledge on the “science of scalability” at Benjamin Moore to add speed & agility to the commercialization process.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or chemistry; chemical or mechanical engineering required
• 7+ years engineering experience in a manufacturing environment
• 5+ years of cross functional coordination, collaboration & leadership with R&D, Procurement, Marketing, Quality
• 5+ years of batch/liquid processing experience in an industrial setting preferred
• Direct experience successfully leading scale-up/commercialization projects from Bench/R&D though to large scale manufacturing.
• Ability to manage multiple projects independently with strong project management skills
• Solid problem-solving skills; RCCA experience preferred
• Ability to translate complex technical needs into robust commercialization plans
• Leads individuals or project teams to achieve milestones and objectives by setting priorities and providing direction
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite & Minitab (or other statistical software packages)
• Strong ability to communicate verbally and in writing with all levels in the organization
• Ability and willingness to work in corporate, R&D, and production environment
• Travel required: ~35%