Engineer, Tech Transfer

Edgewell is not just a company, but a vibrant global community of6,800 visionaries, doers, and makers
. Our family of over
25 personal care brands serves people in more than
50 countries
. We are dedicated to infusing joyfulness into every aspect of our work. Our pledge goes beyond our products, with our fundamental value of
People First
guiding us to foster a diverse, inclusive, and respectful environment where every team member can flourish and celebrate our shared achievements.

This position supports the development of processes, specifications, experimental design and engineering controls for chemical products at our Ormond Beach sunscreen manufacturing facility. This involves manufacturing of product batches in a lab and pilot scale and at times pilot production batches at either internal or third party manufacturing. The candidate shall be responsible for analyzing formulas and Lab/Pilot/Production data to determine their robustness to provide direction to the business as to feasibility and risk.

This position leads transfer of technology from product development to production for new product development, future emergent technology, regulatory & compliance projects, and other business continuity projects.

• Interactive member of technical cross-functional teams providing technical expertise, innovation and evaluation of risk.
• Develops and coordinates all activities related to Tech Transfer’s role of introducing formulas to production.
• Keeps abreast of new technologies related to design and manufacturing.
• Issues Process Development Summaries.
• Provides project estimated costs, delivery and resource timing to program managers.
• Design with manufacturability, compliance, and safety in mind.
• Analysis interpretation of SPC data
• Liaison with formulation chemists to develop batch processing instructions.
• Design and execution of lab or pilot plant experiments to define and optimize the process.
• Identify problems, suggest solutions, record and report results.
• Scale-up formulas from the laboratory to the pilot plant.
• Scale-up and transfer technology from the pilot plant to production.
• Assist with troubleshooting plant production issues.
• Represent R&D and at times Quality at internal and external (contract labs / plants) for scale up, process experiments, validation batches and or other project related activities.
• Fill out paperwork and prepare samples for delivery to Analytical and Micro
• Generate and maintain process development history files.
• Provide technical assistance to less experienced technicians
• Represent company / department in internal and external meetings.
• Maintain the readiness of the pilot plant.
• Pilot Lab record keeping and inventory
• Adhere to 5S and cGMP policies
• Travel will be required on a flexible and short term basis at times

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering, or another related field
• 3+ years’ experience in process development in the consumer products industry or related area.
• Working knowledge of cGMP, cGLP, OSHA, and EPA requirements.

The salary range for this position is $72,000 - $108,000. Actual base salary offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, the competitive compensation package may include, depending on the role, participation in an incentive program linked to performance.

Edgewell is an equal opportunity employer. We do all we can to create a collaborative and diverse global team, where good ideas can thrive, and our colleagues can learn and lead. We prohibit discrimination based on age, color, disability, marital or parental status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status or any legally protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

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