Description

What's in it for you?

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Summary Description:

The Senior Process Engineer serves as the technical process owner for GMP manufacturing operations, with primary responsibility for defining process requirements, leading equipment commissioning and startups, and ensuring compliant, reliable, and scalable production in a cosmetic manufacturing environment. They are responsible for defining, specifying, and validating manufacturing equipment designs, including process sizing, material selection, and operating limits, to enable compliant, scalable, and robust GMP manufacturing operations. This role is accountable for startup success of new and modified equipment, from process definition through stabilized production. The Senior Process Engineer is the final technical escalation point during commissioning and early production.

What will your day look like?

Serve as lead process engineer for new and modified manufacturing processes and equipment in a GMP-regulated cosmetic manufacturing environment.

Define process requirements, operating parameters, and functional expectations for manufacturing equipment, including safeguards and interlocks.

Make and defend technical decisions under GMP and operational pressure, including when to pause, modify, or stop startup activities to protect product quality and compliance

Partner with controls engineers and system integrators by translating process needs into clear functional specifications; no direct PLC/HMI programming responsibility.

Lead commissioning, startup, and stabilization activities, coordinating cross-functionally with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and Controls.

Participate in and lead FAT, SAT, dry runs, wet runs, and first production runs, resolving technical issues in real time.

Ensure processes and equipment comply with GMP requirements, including documentation, change control, and audit readiness.

Develop and maintain process documentation, SOPs, and technical standards.

Support validation activities and quality investigations related to new equipment or process changes.

Act as a technical mentor and escalation point for complex process issues.

Identify opportunities to improve process robustness, reliability, and compliance; continuous improvement experience is a plus but not the primary focus.

Lead or support equipment design and specification for new and modified manufacturing processes, including tanks, pumps, piping, and associated utilities

Perform or review process and equipment sizing calculations (e.g., flow rates, pump sizing, mixing requirements, operating pressures, CIP considerations)

Develop and review equipment specifications and technical requirements for OEMs, integrators, and internal stakeholders

Participate in design reviews, ensuring proposed equipment meets process, GMP, safety, and scalability requirements

Support or lead build, test, and acceptance activities for new manufacturing equipment, including bench testing, factory testing, and onsite commissioning

Validate that equipment performance aligns with design intent and process assumptions prior to and during startup

All other duties as assigned.

Requirements

What will you bring to the table?

Education & Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Chemical and/or Mechanical preferred).
8–10+ years of progressive process engineering experience in a GMP-regulated manufacturing environment; cosmetic, personal care, pharmaceutical, or similar regulated industries preferred.
Exposure to continuous improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, structured problem solving) is a plus, but not required.
 

Specific Skills:

Demonstrated experience with equipment design principles, including pumps, tanks, piping systems, and material handling equipment
Ability to perform and/or evaluate engineering calculations related to flow, pressure, capacity, and process constraints
Strong understanding of equipment specifications, vendor documentation, and design tradeoffs
Experience developing or reviewing scope documents, equipment lists, and technical requirements, preferred
Experience supporting process scaleup, technology transfer, or capacity expansion initiatives, preferred
Exposure to vertically integrated manufacturing environments, where upstream and downstream process interactions must be considered holistically, preferred
Lead and own commissioning, startup, and stabilization activities, including real time technical decision making during FAT, SAT, dry runs, wet runs, and first production.
Experience serving as technical process owner for new or modified equipment, including defining process requirements and supporting implementation.
Proven ability to work crossfunctionally with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and Controls throughout project execution and startup.
Experience supporting GMP documentation, change control, and audit readiness activities.
Strong understanding of process design, equipment functionality, operating parameters, and safeguards in a manufacturing environment.
Ability to define process control requirements, operating logic, and interlocks and translate those needs into functional specifications
Ability to partner effectively with controls engineers and system integrators.
Skilled in reviewing control strategies and verifying correct implementation without direct responsibility for PLC/HMI programming or hardware configuration.
Solid working knowledge of GMP principles as applied to cosmetic manufacturing.
Experience developing and maintaining process documentation, SOPs, and technical standards.
Ability to support validation activities, deviations, and quality investigations related to process or equipment changes.
Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills during startup and steady-state operations.
Ability to lead technical discussions, influence decisions, and act as an escalation point for complex process issues.
Comfortable mentoring engineers or technicians and providing technical guidance
 

Company Values:

Adhere to The Gorilla Glue Company’s Core Values that ensure everyone works together to exceed expectations.

Have fun, be passionate and show it!
Act with integrity and respect in all relationships.
Communicate openly & appreciate the effort of others.
Embrace knowledge, growth and change.
Strive for excellence in what we do every day!