Are you a hands-on Chemical Engineer who thrives on transforming ideas into real, scalable products? If so, we invite you to consider this opportunity. We are looking for an innovative problem-solver to perform end-to-end product development—taking formulations from creation to the pilot plant to full-scale manufacturing, including the opportunity to support packaging development and scale-up.
Kutol Products Company is a recognized leader in hand hygiene and skin care solutions, offering a collaborative environment where science, quality, and innovation drive real-world impact. This Product & Process Development Engineering role provides the opportunity to influence products from concept through commercialization while working across diverse regulated product categories including OTC drugs, cosmetics, and industrial products.
Key Areas of Responsibility Include:
Product Formulation & Development: Develop, refine, and validate innovative formulations by creating new products, improving existing ones, qualifying raw materials, and conducting studies to ensure stability, performance, and regulatory compliance.
Process Development & Scale-Up: Scale product and process development, from laboratory formulation through pilot-plant and full-scale manufacturing, including process validation.
Packaging Development & Scale-Up: Support the creation, evaluation, and scale‑up of innovative, compliant packaging solutions by participating in the design of new systems, assessing materials, supporting commercialization, and owning all packaging specifications.
GMP & Regulatory Support: Ensure development work meets cGMP and regulatory standards by maintaining thorough technical documentation, supporting audits and submissions, and contributing to investigations and continuous improvement efforts.
Cross-Functional Collaboration & Continuous Improvement: Collaborate across teams to strengthen products and processes by applying scientific and statistical tools, driving continuous improvement, and staying current on evolving technologies and industry expectations.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry or a related scientific discipline with minimum 3 years of GMP‑regulated formulation and process development experience, including scaling products from lab to commercial manufacturing and authoring validation documentation. Experience with package/dispenser design and packaging process development preferred.
Practical, hands‑on approach to scale‑up and manufacturing needed, paired with strong technical writing, communication, and cross‑functional collaboration skills. Must be a detail‑oriented problem solver who can manage multiple projects, innovate, and troubleshoot complex manufacturing issues using scientific and data‑driven methods.
Benefits
Competitive salary range with a comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, paid time off and more. Our shared fate culture has resulted in a strong track record of company-wide profit sharing, a goal that every Teammate works to achieve annually.
More about us:
Kutol manufactures hand soaps, sanitizers, and other skin care products in our LEED® Silver Certified, FDA-registered facility. Our company boasts a rich 100+ year history while being uniquely positioned for significant growth. As a $60M company, Kutol hand care products and dispensers can be found across the US and Canada in schools, restaurants, offices, medical buildings, and industrial/manufacturing facilities.