Job Description

Lifestyle Brands (the LSB) is a growing house of like-minded brands under the SC Johnson umbrella including Method®, Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day®, Babyganics® and Ecover®. Headquartered in San Francisco with additional operations in Chicago and throughout Europe, the LSB is home to 650 employees. Together we act as a force for bold, transformative growth with a focus on delivering positive impact for people and the planet. If you’re into pioneering the future and doing good while doing business, come join us.

The LSB is part of SC Johnson, a family-owned company and leading manufacturer of household cleaning, home storage, air care, pest control and shoe care products, as well as professional products. Originally founded in 1886 and headquartered in Wisconsin, U.S.A., SC Johnson and the Lifestyle Brands division are at work for a better world.

The Company's Total Rewards package is at or above industry levels. The expected base salary range for this position is between 93,600.00 USD - 122,850.00 USD. Job related skills, experience, education, and location will be considered in setting actual starting base salary. In addition to your base salary and depending on job level, eligibility, and performance, a total package may include profit sharing, a short-term incentive and/or long-term incentives. As a family company, benefits are a key piece of our Total Rewards package as well and we’re proud to provide a comprehensive, competitive, and differentiated benefits program that our people and their families value.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Join us at SC Johnson Lifestyle Brands – Where Innovation Meets Impact!

We’re looking for a Facilities and Maintenance Engineer to join our dynamic team at our Chicago-based manufacturing facility, affectionately known as the Southside Soapbox (SSSB). Reporting directly to the Site Engineering Leader, this role is a key player in keeping our operations running smoothly and efficiently.

As our Facilities and Maintenance Engineer, you’ll:

• Lead facility maintenance efforts, ensuring our site remains safe, efficient, and future-ready.

• Provide hands-on technical support to plant operations, solving problems and driving performance.

• Advance our preventative maintenance program, helping us stay ahead of issues before they arise.

• Champion continuous improvement, contributing innovative ideas and solutions as an individual contributor.

If you're passionate about engineering excellence, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and want to make a tangible impact every day, we’d love to hear from you!

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Proactively engage the engineering, maintenance and production teams to achieve productivity standards, provide quality enhancements and deploy cost reductions using lean manufacturing, preventative maintenance and other methodologies. Instill and drive a continuous improvement and problem-solving culture. Collaborate on team projects to solve problems and improve processes and procedures that enhance quality, safety, cost and supply assurance

• Manage Plant Facilities by developing and executing strategies to maintain, optimize and support ongoing plant operations.

• Partner with the Maintenance Manager to manage day-to-day needs of the plant operations.

• Assist the Director of Engineering in building a multi-year capital strategy ensuring the optimal performance, maintenance and operation of all installed assets, including facilities, production and process equipment.

• Own the end-to-end technical delivery of projects, including supplier identification, specifications, costing, contract negotiation and execution, scopes of work development, contractor selection, work-site management, scheduling and task-tracking and all activities related to the execution of the project

• Assist the production team in the flawless execution of new product launches within the SSSB. Establish and document equipment centerlines, develop documentation to ensure proper setup and performance of the process and production systems and champion initiatives to improve overall performance

• Serve as a passionate steward of the SSSB, ensuring the site is well-maintained through partnerships with outside service providers. Rapidly respond to and resolve performance issues with the building systems

• Provide floor-level technical leadership for the manufacturing and logistics organizations, including facilities, processing and production

• Serve as a Safety Champion for specific programs as identified.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING

• Bachelors degree and 5+ years of Engineering/Maintenance support within a manufacturing setting

• Legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship

PREFERRED EXPERIENCES AND SKILLS

• Experience working in a manufacturing and production environment and knowledge of process equipment, liquid fill technology and packaging processes

• LEAN manufacturing experience

• Demonstrated capability to manage capital engineering projects over $500,000

• Proficiency in AutoCAD, Microsoft Project and Microsoft Suite

• PLC/HMI/Productivity Apps programming (Rockwell Automation platform) skills and broad-based knowledge of automation strategies a plus

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work within tight timeframes and deadlines

• Strong interpersonal communication, organization and experience leading teams

• Independent and strong thought leadership as well as strong “hands-on” approach.

• Proactive approach and work ethic appropriate for a fast-paced, team-oriented, growing company

• Sense of humor + a positive outlook with a “can-do” attitude!

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Full-time, salaried (exempt)

• This role is in Chicago, IL (Southside)

• Travel approx.. 15%

• Onsite, 5 days a week requirement

• This role is not offering relocation assistance

BENEFITS & PERKS

At Lifestyle Brands, we handle our team members with care and provide a variety of benefit offerings to build a supportive environment at work and beyond.

• Subsidized health insurance benefits package
• Competitive vacation + holiday bundle
• Generous retirement match + pre-tax savings options
• Dedicated volunteer time, to be a force for good
• Pioneering events + experiences that build team connection (...ask us about the Packaging Olympics, Bubble Bash, Ping Pong Tournament + more!)
• Access to discounted/free products

Inclusion & Diversity

We believe that being a team of diverse people with different ideas, views and cultures will help us and our business thrive. We are committed to ensuring everyone who works at the LSB feels that they have a real sense of belonging and that they can show up as who they are, be valued, listened to and supported to do their best possible work.

Sure, there’s always more that can be done. But together with our team, partners, customers and community, we can make everyone welcome.

Better Together

At SC Johnson, we strive to create a positive, inclusive and unique workplace. We strongly believe SCJ people are able to achieve their best when they can collaborate and work together in person.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The policy of the Company is to ensure equal opportunity for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, gender identity, gender expression, disability, citizenship, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in any active or reserve component of the U.S. or state military forces, genetic history or information or any other category protected by law.

Accommodation Requests

If you are an individual with a disability and you need an accommodation or other assistance during the application process, please call our Human Resources department at 262-260-3343 or email your request to SCJHR@scj.com. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. Download the EEO is the Law poster for more information.