Principal Process Engineer - Vitamins and Supplements

The Principal Process Engineer at Melaleuca will play a crucial role in supporting the development and manufacturing of various health-oriented products. This position requires a deep understanding of process development, scale-up, and technology transfer.

Responsibilities

• Deliver robust and efficient processes, scale-up and technology transfer of formulations and processes to Manufacturing.
• Work with manufacturing to scale up all products, improve processing steps and formulation for optimized manufacturing and product delivery.
• Establish blend sizes, protocols, and testing requirements for scale up as well as production.
• Provide technical support and expertise, ensuring a smooth and efficient process development, scale up and manufacturing transfer of several dosage forms including capsules, tablets and powders.
• Perform data gathering, root cause analysis and performance trending to develop appropriate process control for key parameters affecting product performance.
• Prioritize and implement process change requirements based on the critical project needs.
• Demonstrate experience with development and process scale up of capsules, tablets and powders.
• Lead change management system with process changes and new processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Manufacturing and Quality to develop and implement process improvements that ensure optimized and efficient manufacturing operations that are compliant with regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
• R&D GMP training and management
• Implement GMP for Dietary supplements, Food as well as Pharmaceutical products.
• Develop and formulate to meet pre-determined goals.
• Able to research materials and provide scientific reviews.
• Formulate capsules, tablets, and softgels for global market.
• Evaluate materials for quality and use in formulations. Includes alternate sourcing for price optimization.
• Enter value data into database that contains all applicable information of raw ingredients, blends, and formulas that go into products.
• Update and scientifically evaluate all data imputed into database.
• Develop and maintain specifications for all Melaleuca products.
• Develop and maintain raw ingredient specifications for components of products.
• Travel to suppliers to conduct development & process scale-up, audits, and testing as needed.
• Work effectively with external co-manufacturing partners in the formulation and process development.
• Perform planning, monitoring and documentation of plant trials at outside manufacturers for successful commercialization of new products.
• Keep accurate records of lab work, documentation of ingredients used, and formulation modifications.
• Oversee all applicable technology transfers.
• Understand and work within DSHEA and Pharmaceutical regulations.
• Critically evaluate plant / facilities to determine best relationship.
• Work against COGs budget to find savings in formulation, manufacturing, and process.
• Troubleshoot lab to plant issues, make suggestions for improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering or related field with a minimum of 10 years’ experience in Supplement Formulation, Process Development & Manufacturing Scale Up.
• Master’s degree in chemical engineering or related field with a minimum of 7 years’ experience in Supplement Formulation, Process Development & Manufacturing Scale Up.
• Other Science degrees with experience in plant and process development process will be considered.
• Demonstrate proficiency with structured methodologies such as Quality by Design, Process Control Strategies and Good Engineering practices.
• Additional Chemical Engineering background and/or manufacturing related experience preferred.
• Previous work experience in consumer products companies is preferred.