The Beauty and Care Collaborator.

The Beauty and Care Collaborator.

We value our work and people.

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Autumn Harp operates on 20 cultural values, fostering unity and positivity. The company reinvests profits into employee growth, R&D, and manufacturing capabilities. Sustainability and inclusion are core priorities.

Employment Applications, Résumés, and Cover Letters stating interest in an open position can be sent to:

Autumn Harp
Human Resources
26 Thompson Drive
Essex Junction, VT  05452
[email protected]
Fax: 802-857-4601

Autumn Harp is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Job Openings

Material Handler

E2 Shift: Thursday, Friday, Saturday 7:00am – 7:00pm

E1 Shift: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 7:00am – 7:00pm

Reporting to the Material Handling Supervisor, the Material Handler is responsible for preparing, staging, and delivering materials to production while ensuring accuracy and maintaining inventory integrity. The ideal candidate communicates effectively, works well independently and as part of a team, and demonstrates strong attention to detail and a solid work ethic. The ability to operate a Powered Industrial Truck (PIT) is required for this position.

This role requires the ability to routinely lift up to 50 lbs. and occasionally lift up to 75 lbs., as well as stand and walk for extended periods. The Material Handler may also assist on production lines as needed.

  • Accurately verify, stage, and deliver materials to production on schedule
  • Perform inventory transactions within the ERP system and keep jobs updated throughout the shift
  • Wrap, move, and transport pallets to designated locations
  • Communicate effectively with production and cross?functional teams
  • Operate in a safe, responsible manner and follow all company safety policies and procedures
  • Assist production operations when required
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • General computer proficiency
  • Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills
  • Ability to multitask and make timely, effective decisions
  • Solid reading, math, and documentation skills
  • Ability to work both independently and collaboratively
  • Prior forklift experience preferred (company certification provided)

Base hourly rate: $21-23/hour

Process Equipment Manager

The Process Equipment Manager reports to the Engineering Manager and serves as the technical leader responsible for the reliability, maintenance, and continuous improvement of all compounding process equipment and facility utility systems. This position supervises the Compounding Maintenance Technician and the Facilities Team responsible for operation and maintenance of the wastewater treatment system and associated facility utilities. The Process Equipment Manager is a hands-on leader who actively participates in troubleshooting equipment, repairs, preventive maintenance activities, and reliability improvement initiatives.

  • Lead all maintenance, reliability, and continuous improvement activities for compounding process equipment and facility utility systems.
  • Directly supervise the Compounding Maintenance Technician and Facilities Team.
  • Provide oversight of the facility wastewater treatment system, ensuring regulatory compliance, reliability, and efficient operation.
  • Perform and assist with troubleshooting equipment, repairs, corrective maintenance, and emergency breakdown response
  • Develop, maintain, and continuously improve preventive maintenance programs for process and facility equipment.
  • Review maintenance history, identify recurring failures, and implement corrective actions to improve equipment reliability.
  • Create, modify, and optimize preventive and predictive maintenance tasks based on equipment performance and failure analysis.
  • Coordinate contractors and specialty service providers as required.
  • Support capital projects, equipment installations, commissioning activities, and process improvements.
  • Partner with Operations, Quality, Engineering, and Safety teams to maximize equipment uptime and manufacturing efficiency.
  • Maintain compliance with GMP, environmental, safety, and company requirements.
  • Support root cause investigations and implement sustainable corrective actions.
  • Maintain accurate maintenance documentation, spare parts inventories, and equipment records.
  • BS or MS in Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Industrial, or related Engineering discipline preferred.
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in maintenance, engineering, reliability, manufacturing, or facility operations within an industrial or regulated manufacturing environment.
  • Minimum 3 years of leadership or supervisory experience managing maintenance personnel, facilities personnel, or technical teams.
  • Strong mechanical troubleshooting, repair, and preventive maintenance experience.
  • Experience developing, implementing, and continuously improving preventive maintenance programs.
  • Demonstrated ability to perform root cause analysis and implement sustainable corrective actions.
  • Continuously evaluate equipment reliability and maintenance effectiveness by developing, refining, and expanding preventive maintenance procedures, inspection routes, and predictive maintenance activities to improve equipment uptime and reduce unplanned downtime.

Pay range - $79,000 - $90,000/annually

Controls Engineer

The Controls Engineer reports to our Manager, Engineering and is critical to the Maintenance and Engineering team by providing daily support on the existing control systems and assisting in complex system troubleshooting.  The Controls Engineer is also responsible for control system upgrades on existing industrial equipment.  The Controls Engineer will also have the ability to build new systems either from scratch or through collaboration with external OEM or integrators.  The Controls Engineer will also be responsible for maintaining the manufacturing plant network with support from the onsite IT department.

  • Troubleshoot Existing Control Systems
  • Champion Control System Upgrades (which will require learning legacy systems)
  • Design, Commission and Debug New Control Systems
  • Development of new and adherence to existing standard operating procedures and programming guidelines
  • Have a Flexible Work Schedule to Support the Needs of the facility
  • Mentor Technicians on Basic & Advanced Control System Troubleshooting
  • Identify, innovate and implement solutions to upgrade equipment for improved Safety and/or process efficiency
  • Willing to Learn a New Control System
  • Attend offsite meetings for engineering design reviews, factory acceptance testing, industry seminars or training workshops (infrequent travel)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering
  • 5+ years in PLC and HMI programming and configuration along with troubleshooting and solving software/hardware issues in an industrial environment
  • Rockwell Studio 5000 and Factory Talk Studio knowledge
  • Interpreting Electrical and Mechanical Drawings, VFD Configurations, Integrated Motion Systems, and RSLogix 500
  • Strong project management and computer skills
  • Excellent problem solving, critical thinking and analytical skills
  • Siemans TIA Portal, ABB Robot Studio, SCADA (Ignition), Omron Sysmac, Networks, Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Power Distribution and Process Flow knowledge a PLUS!

Pay range: $95,000-$110,000/annually

Process Engineer

We’re looking for a Process Engineer who enjoys solving problems, improving processes, and seeing ideas translate into meaningful results on the manufacturing floor. In this role, you’ll work closely with production and cross-functional teams to improve manufacturing processes, troubleshoot challenges, increase efficiency, optimize yield, and reduce waste and downtime. You’ll also support automation and digitization initiatives to strengthen and support error proof practices and procedures to make operator task easier and less prone to error.

This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer who enjoys combining technical expertise, analytical thinking, and hands-on problem-solving in a collaborative manufacturing environment.

You’ll thrive in this role if you:

  • Enjoy being hands-on and connected to the manufacturing floor.
  • Approach problems with curiosity and a solutions-focused mindset.
  • Are comfortable analyzing a process, identifying the root of a problem, and developing a path forward.
  • Can balance technical requirements with practical production needs.
  • Enjoy working collaboratively with operators, technical teams, and other departments.
  • Are motivated by measurable improvements in safety, quality, efficiency, and productivity.

Physical Requirements:

  • Climbing ladders and stairs to access plant equipment.
  • Working around perfumes and fragrances on a daily basis.

If you’re an engineer who enjoys solving real manufacturing challenges, collaborating with others, and continuously looking for better ways to work, we’d welcome the opportunity to hear from you.

  • Monitor production processes to ensure consistency with established methods, quality standards, and operational expectations.
  • Identify and implement process improvements that enhance efficiency, quality, yield, and reliability.
  • Troubleshoot production and processing issues and help develop practical, sustainable solutions.
  • Support initiatives to reduce rejects, off-spec material, downtime, and B-grade generation.
  • Develop and improve production methods, process standards, and operating practices.
  • Implement assigned engineering projects designed to improve production rates and standardize processes.
  • Support corrective actions and continuous improvement efforts to address recurring manufacturing challenges.
  • Identify opportunities for error-proofing and recommend improvements that make operator tasks easier and less prone to error.
  • Contribute to automation and digitization initiatives that advance manufacturing capabilities.
  • Recommend solutions that improve safety, working conditions, efficiency, and product quality.
  • Provide technical guidance and support to production employees as appropriate.
  • Collaborate with team members across the organization to support operational and business priorities
  • BS or MS in Mechanical, Chemical, or Industrial Engineering or related discipline.
  • Good understanding of the products, material science and equipment involved in manufacturing.
  • Must be able to work in a team environment.
  • Ability to work in and support a cGMP environment.
  • Knowledge in cosmetics and skin care products preferred.
  • 2-4 years of relevant experience preferred.
  • Experience with industrial automation controls is a plus.
  • Experience with CAD/3D modeling software a plus.
  • Fabrication skills or mechanical aptitude a plus.
  • BS or MS in Mechanical, Chemical, or Industrial Engineering or related discipline.
  • Good understanding of the products, material science and equipment involved in manufacturing.
  • Must be able to work in a team environment.
  • Ability to work in and support a cGMP environment.
  • Knowledge in cosmetics and skin care products preferred.
  • 2-4 years of relevant experience preferred.
  • Experience with industrial automation controls is a plus.
  • Experience with CAD/3D modeling software a plus.
  • Fabrication skills or mechanical aptitude a plus.

Pay range: $79,000 - $90,000/annually

Packaging Engineer

Reporting to the Packaging Engineering Manager, the Packaging Engineer works with New Product Development Team managing the detailed understanding and transition of package solutions from development to production including testing, creation of product specifications, and trialing.

  • Manage the package development from start to finish for a variety of customers
  • Coordinates trialing and understanding pack solutions that meet the business and customer’s needs and desires.
  • Accountable for Bill of Material, assembly methods and Finish Product specifications
  • Be part of the front end development team as the packaging representative to ensure new components are fit for manufacturing, including coordination and analysis of filling testing and trials
  • Understand and suggest internal packaging solutions to the operation and R&D teams
  • Interface regularly with customers and provide exceptional service solutions to packaging needs and requirements
  • Work with packaging vendors to ensure appropriate artwork specifications and deadlines are adhered to
  • Understands and reports line performance on new launches in terms of Quality, Service, OEE and labor
  • Works with Scrum team to provide outstanding customer service
  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education/appropriate experience
  • Relevant packaging experience preferred
  • Detail-oriented and possess the ability to multi-task
  • Have a proven track record with outstanding leadership skills and professionalism
  • Have the ability to thrive while working in a cross functional team based environment
  • Experience with Microsoft Office systems, as well as other comparable databases
  • Possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills and a personal commitment to succeed    

Pay range: $65,000-$75,000/annually

Maintenance Technician

E1 Shift: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday – 6:50am-7pm

E3 Shift: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday – 6:50pm- 7am

Autumn Harp, a private label custom contract manufacture of cosmetic and personal care products has an opening for a skilled maintenance technician on our Maintenance and Engineering team. 

Maintenance Technicians work to ensure that all equipment is performing optimally.  Assists with setup and changeover of manufacturing lines.  Performs major and minor repairs as necessary to all manufacturing equipment.  Works as assigned on continuous improvement projects and to ensure that preventive maintenance schedules are met.  Works with computerized maintenance software to ensure equipment logs are maintained to satisfy Good Manufacturing Practice requirements.

  • Provide mechanical support service to operational changes resulting from setting up and troubleshooting electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and robotic equipment.
  • Observes operation of equipment, troubleshoots abnormalities, locating sources of problems, repairing defective parts, adjusting functional parts of devices and control instruments, controlling downtime, and fabricating repair parts.
  • Assists in maintaining equipment, parts, and supply inventories.
  • Works safely and supports safety across the organization.
  • Trains operators to recognize problems and issues with equipment.
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  • Minimum of 3 years mechanical or machining experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
  • Excellent troubleshooting skills in electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic systems for automated production machinery and support equipment.
  • Ability to read and understand mechanical prints.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Ability to lift moderate to heavy loads up to 50 pounds.

Pay range: $26.00 - $31.00/hour

R&D Formulation Chemist II

We’re seeking a dynamic and experienced R&D Formulation Chemist to join our team in an environment with strong commitment to internal and external customer service.  This position supports the development of new products with a strong focus on core cosmetic chemistry principles, including formulation, testing, pilot, and scale-up activities. Works independently on routine formulation adjustments and assists in developing customer formulations.

  • Work within the R&D team to formulate new products with an emphasis on creativity and innovation
  • Oversee the organization and storage of lab samples to be placed in storage for stability and compatibility testing
  • Prepares lab prototype batches as directed, including filling tubes, jars, or specified containers with product and applying appropriate identification labels
  • Ensure products are developed in compliance with regulatory requirements for the intended markets
  • Partners with Account Managers to coordinate product development activities and maintain up-to-date timelines
  • Communicate regularly with internal and external R&D and Regulatory teams to ensure product compliance
  • Collaborate with Process Engineer to support pilot runs and scale-up of new products
  • Source and evaluate new raw materials for products
  • Communicate with customers to ensure products meet their regulatory and formulation requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, cosmetic science or science related field
  • Minimum of 7 years of cosmetic formulation experience
  • Experience with regulatory requirements, raw materials, and product specifications, procedure writing and scale-up of new products
  • Proven ability to be creative and drive innovation
  • Strong team player with excellent interpersonal skills
  • Self-starter with the ability to manage and prioritize numerous development projects

Salary range: $75,000 - $85,000/annually

Reconciler

The Reconciler position reports to the Supply Chain Manager and responsible for the accurate closure of records through the validation of inventory, problem solving discrepancies and preforming appropriate adjustments to reflect this analysis.  This role assists in the month-end closing procedure requiring Saturday coverage once/month.

  •  Accurately and efficiently complete the closure and partial closure of records.
  • Analyze and calculate inventory usage, returns, waste and produced as it pertains to records.
  • Problem solve quantity discrepancies through inventory validation.
  • Perform inventory and record adjustments upon supervisor approval.
  • Complete the movement of inventory through both scanning and manual entry.
  • Execute responsibilities according to daily and/or monthly deadlines.
  • Is flexible to the needs of the company.
  • Interface with Production, Finance, Warehouse, Quality and other departments.
  • Maintain accurate and updated documentation; and verify the accuracy of returned paperwork.
  • Adheres to all GMP and GDP specifications.
  • Maintains and adheres to all safety rules and reports safety issues.
  • Support Operational Excellence program by doing audits.
  • Maintains a positive, winning attitude and adheres to Autumn Harp’s Cultural Values
  • Experience in a high volume manufacturing environment
  • Strong computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office
  • Must have mathematical aptitude and critical thinking skills
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Must be able to meet the physical requirements of the job
  • Prior experience in operating a PIT or barcode scanner a plus
  • Must have the ability to obtain forklift certification

Salary range: $20.50 - $22.00/base hourly rate

Production Operator

E1 Shift: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 6:50am – 7:00pm

E2 Shift: Thursday, Friday, Saturday 6:50am – 7:00pm

E3 Shift: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday 6:50pm – 7:00am

E4 Shift: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 6:50pm – 7:00am

Join Our Team and Help Create Exceptional Products

We are seeking quality-minded, dependable individuals to join our talented Production Team. If you are reliable, hardworking, respectful, and take pride in producing high-quality work, we’d like to hear from you.

Production Operators play a vital role in our manufacturing process by operating equipment, monitoring product quality, and ensuring products are packaged according to specifications. Previous manufacturing experience and mechanical aptitude are helpful but not required—we value a positive attitude, strong work ethic, and willingness to learn.

At our company, you’ll have the opportunity to make an impact beyond your daily responsibilities by participating in continuous improvement initiatives through our Operational Excellence Program, helping shape and improve the work environment for everyone.

  • Operate and support various production stations on manufacturing lines
  • Read, understand, and follow product specifications and work instructions
  • Start, monitor, and adjust equipment to ensure safe and efficient operation
  • Identify machine malfunctions and promptly notify the Line Leader, Supervisor, or Technician
  • Inspect finished products and packaging to ensure compliance with quality standards
  • Feed products into conveyors, hoppers, and other production equipment
  • Remove, handle, and stage finished goods as required
  • Climb stairs and ladders to monitor fill levels and replenish materials
  • Perform routine cleaning and housekeeping activities to maintain a safe work environment
  • Replenish packaging materials, including labels, cartons, shrink wrap, ink, and other supplies
  • Load materials into hoppers, spindles, or feeding devices as needed
  • Accurately enter production information into the Redzone system
  • Follow all safety policies and procedures and report any safety concerns immediately
  • Participate in continuous improvement and Operational Excellence initiatives
  • Basic reading, writing, math, and computer skills
  • Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality
  • Positive attitude with the ability to work effectively as part of a team
  • Ability to follow instructions and perform duties as directed by Production Supervisors and Team Leaders
  • Manufacturing experience preferred, but not required
  • Mechanical aptitude is a plus

Base hourly rate: $19-$20/hour

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