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2017

2017 Golf Outing Details

Are you interested in joining us for our annual golf outing? See details below.

Date: Thursday, June 15th, 2017

Location: Blackstone National

227 Putnam Hill Rd. Sutton, MA 01590

Teams and Individuals:

  • Teams (4 players): $700 per team (4 players)
  • Individuals: $175
  • Entry fee includes: 18 holes of golf, a cart and unlimited range.

PLUS: Balls, tees, golf polo, dinner and two drink tickets! There will be raffle tickets for great prizes! Mulligans can be purchased at registration for $10! (4 per team)

Download the registration form HERE and follow instructions for payment

Want to become a sponsor?

Sponsorship is $250 and will include a sign at a designated tee box along with your company name scrolling on GPS located in the golf carts! Other sponsorships are available. If you would like to donate gifts for the raffle or inquire about other sponsorship opportunities please email: andrews@webco-chemical.com.

Download the sponsorship form HERE and follow instructions for payment

Payment information: Beth McGowan

69 Brickyard Rd Ext

Southampton, MA 01073

Make Checks payable to: NESCC

 

Employment opportunity – Development Scientist-Rockline Industries, Northwest Arkansas

Development Scientist

Rockline Industries, Northwest Arkansas

(voted one of best places to live!)

Blend your technical expertise and energy within an exciting, fast moving market.  Let your scientific savvy be part of the buzz in developing and managing personal care formulations and serving as a technical expert/project manager with top notch contract manufacturing customers.  Autonomy and exposure to an array of personal care wet wipe opportunities will help broaden your scope and stimulate your energies as you support development of personal care formulations and formulation improvements from concept through commercialization.   The position will be responsible for executing work assignments from the Sr. Project Manager to ensure customer acceptance, safety, efficacy and regulatory compliance of Rockline developed formulations. This role will be a mix of development, project management and technical support.  This is a full-time position located in NW Arkansas.  Here are some examples of functions in this role:

  • Create new wet wipe formulations, new preservatives systems and optimize existing formulations in conjunction with substrates and packaging developments against a Project Authorization brief, with guidance from a Sr Project Manager.  This will involve liaising with internal departments, external suppliers and consultants.
  • Manage personal care formulation projects for primarily Contract Manufacturing Services.
  • Prepare and maintain Product Information Portfolios (PIP) for each wet wipe product to comply with applicable regulations.
  • Prepare and maintain Master Formulations Specifications.  This includes providing technical data within the specifications for product formulations and products and liaising with customers’ technologists.
  • Arrange preservative challenge testing, performance testing, safety testing, stability studies and other technical evaluations.  This will involve interpretation and reporting of results.
  • Assure that all products comply with all regulatory and safety regulations and guidelines.
  • Assure that all formulations do not knowingly infringe on valid intellectual property.
  • Investigate and implement new testing methods to substantiate product performance and/or efficiency claims of a new or existing products or formulations.  This may involve liaising with external laboratories and consultants.
  • Arrange and technically support pilot trials.  This will involve liaising with operations, production planning, quality and warehouse to assure trial objectives are met, setting provisional product specifications, evaluating results, issuing trial reports and recommending appropriate actions.
  • Ensure laboratory safety policies and guidelines are followed and carry out all laboratory work in a safe manner.

 

Education/Experience:

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or Scientific discipline required.
  • 5+ years of applicable work experience in industry required.
  • Formulation experience with personal care products is preferred, willing to consider experience with food or household.
  • General working knowledge of personal care product regulations and previous exposure in wet wipes development will be a strong plus.
  • Must have the ability to independently manage multiple projects and to design and execute an experiment and interpret results.

Consider a journey with Rockline that will energize your growth and development and a better future for you!  It’s your turn to be inspired!

eoe: M/F/Vet/Disability

Submit your application

HERE

Or email Barb Hamann (bahamann@rocklineind.com)

More continuing education opportunities: SCC’s NextGen Initiative

The national SCC offers a resource called the NextGen intiative that seeks to bride the gap between industry newbies and established professionals. Their goal is to offer educational opportunities that may foster a rewarding career in the personal care industry. A few of their upcoming events are noted HERE and also outlined below.

 

UPCOMING INTRODUCTORY COURSES

1) Beginning Cosmetic Chemistry
May 1, 2017 (9:00 am-5:00 pm) at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City
Instructed by Perry Romanowski – Vice President of Brains Publishing
This course is designed specifically with beginning cosmetic chemists in mind, but information presented will also be useful for QA chemists and seasoned veteran scientists who want to learn about other areas of formulations. By attending this course, attendees will receive an introduction to the industry, basic 
physiology of skin and hair, obtain formulation techniques, learn a few tools of the trade and be able to conduct Claims substantiation testing, among many other education tools.

Advance your career in cosmetic science >>>>> REGISTER HERE

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR: Perry Romanowski is the Vice President of Brains Publishing specializing in the creation of information products including websites, traditional books, eBooks, audio and video focusing on science and its application to the real world.  He has numerous publications to his credit including “Beginning Cosmetic Chemistry”.  He has a Master’s degree in Biochemistry from DePaul University and is an active member of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists.

2) Basic Hair Science
May 18, 2017 (9:00 am – 5:00 pm) at the National Office

Instructed by Dr. Roger McMullen – Principal Scientist at Ashland Specialty Ingredients
This course will be beneficial to anyone interested in learning more about hair science and hair care technology and how they relate to problems facing cosmetic scientists. After attending this course, attendees will be able to better understand the fine structure of hair and how it relates to its mechanical and surface properties. In addition, the basics of hair will be explored allowing for attendees to create better formulations.

Attend this CEP course highly focused on providing a foundation on Hair Science >>>>>  REGISTER HERE

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR: Dr. McMullen received a B.S. in Chemistry from Saint Vincent College and completed a Ph.D. in Biophysical Chemistry at Seton Hall University. Roger has over 20 years of experience in the Personal Care industry, having worked in many facets of product development and claims substantiation leading to the commercial launch of new technologies.

3) Cosmetic Chemists Guide to Product Development
September 20, 2017 (9:00 am – 5:00 pm) at the National Office
Instructed by Perry Romanowski – Vice President of Brains Publishing
Covering the the basic process of generating ideas for new cosmetics, developing them into functional products and scaling them up to be sold commercially; this class would be useful for cosmetic formulators, quality control scientists, regulatory scientists, marketing and product development professionals and others who are interested in the process of taking an idea from a brainstorm session to a store shelf. This class will cover Technology Transfer, Market & Consumer Research, learn how to start formulas, create prototypes and understand the process for engineering and scale up, production batching and Regulatory issues.

Attend the Cosmetic Chemists Guide to Product Development >>>>> REGISTER HERE

Perry Romanowski is the Vice President of Brains Publishing specializing in the creation of information products including websites, traditional books, eBooks, audio and video focusing on science and its application to the real world.  He has numerous publications to his credit including “Beginning Cosmetic Chemistry”.  He has a Master’s degree in Biochemistry from DePaul University and is an active member of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists.