Are you a chemist who thrives on transforming ideas into real, scalable products, driving the process from formulation in the lab to full-scale manufacturing? If so, we invite you to consider this opportunity.
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 Formulation & Process Development 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.
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.
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.
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 Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, 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 is a plus.
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.
Since 1912, Kutol Products Company has manufactured quality skin care products. Fourth generation family owned, Kutol has the history and experience that has made us the experts in commercial hand care.
Health Guard is Kutol’s general purpose hand care line while Kutol Pro is our industrial, heavy-duty option. Under these brands, we manufacture foam and liquid soaps, sanitizers, scrubs, washes and creams. Dispensing systems that stand up to the heaviest usage can be paired with products for ease of use. Private label and contract soap manufacturing is available for more tailored hand care programs.
All finished goods are made in the USA in our LEED Silver Certified, FDA-registered facility that houses our corporate offices, research and development, manufacturing and distribution operations.
Anyone can manufacture skin care products…Kutol makes FIVE promises to our customers:
FLEXIBILITY
We customize products and dispenser programs to fit your needs. We specialize in private brands – you can brand one of our formulas or create your own.
SUSTAINABILITY
Our LEED Silver certified facility ensures a high degree of “green” compliance. In addition, we offer Green Seal™, BioPreferred™ and Eco Logo products that are tested and certified to meet or exceed environmental standards.
INNOVATION
We develop and design products and dispensing systems that perform better. Our products have unique features and benefits that save time and money!
VALUE
With our state-of-the-art, FDA-registered facility and efficient work force, Kutol is known throughout the industry as a high quality supplier. Our competitive prices and proprietary dispenser programs along with our reliable and consistent service, provides an almost unmatched VALUE to our customers.
STABILITY
Founded in 1912, Kutol has been a successful, family owned and operated business for more than 100 years. With room for expansion and the continued investment in people and equipment, Kutol is poised for future growth.
