Associate Manager, Extrusion Process Engineer

SC Johnson • Bay City, MI

50d • Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• 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

Nice To Haves

• 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 Designed Experiments, Taguchi Methods)
• Prioritize and plan work activities, sets clear goals and objectives.
• Must have ability to prioritize and execute simultaneous projects and support activities.
• Able to balance team and individual responsibilities to support overall objectives
• Focal point for contracted design teams and assure as-built modifications are accurate and recorded upon completion.
• Management of change approver
• Knowledge and experience in TPM, Early Management methodology and Lean Manufacturing.
• Autodesk Autocad and Inventor skills
• SAP, Microsoft Project, MS Office

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

Benefits

• SC Johnson’s total compensation packages are at or above industry levels.
• In addition to salary, total packages may include bonuses, long-term incentives, matching 401(k) contributions and profit sharing based on company profitability, job level and years of service.
• As a family company, we’re committed to providing benefits such as subsidized health care plans, maternity/paternity/adoption leave, flexible work arrangements, vacation purchase options, recreation and fitness centers, childcare, counseling services and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees