Quality Engineer Associate

You may know McCormick as a leader in herbs, spices, seasonings, and condiments – and we’re only getting started. At McCormick, we’re always looking for new people to bring their unique flavor to our team.

McCormick employees – all 14,000 of us across the world – are what makes this company a great place to work.

We are looking to hire a QUALITY ENGINEER ASSOCIATE immediately in Hunt Valley, Maryland.

The best people deserve the best rewards. In addition to the benefits you’d expect from a global leader (401k, health insurance, paid time off, etc.) we also offer:

• Competitive compensation
• Career growth opportunities
• Flexibility and Support for Diverse Life Stages and Choices
• Wellbeing programs including

Under the direction of the Hygiene Lead, the Associate Quality Engineer - Sanitation will provide support for all aspects of hygiene at the Hunt Valley Plant (Milling, Processing, Packing, and Warehousing), to include GMPs, Master Sanitation, Environmental Monitoring, and Pest Control. The role will ensure quality, food safety and operational expectations are met while preventing sanitation and design-related food safety failures.

The role will be responsible for supporting the development, validation and implementation of sanitation practices including SOPs and cleaning practices, including the selection & use of cleaning chemicals, and the development and delivery of training materials.

• Provide guidance for the plant sanitation and GMP compliance through managing the pest control and environmental control programs and assuring appropriate corrective actions when gaps exist
• Provide guidance for the plantwide sanitation program to achieve key indicator results that support the site strategic objectives, goals, strategies and measures
• Provide guidance and develop technical expertise in appropriate personnel regarding sanitation, and hygienic design and controls
• Provides direction and supports the daily management and work prioritization of sanitation responsibilities
• Provides support, including training, troubleshooting, and some maintenance, to the production sanitation systems, equipment, and tools
• Conduct cleaning and allergen validations
• Collaborates with facility departments to define sanitation activities and resources needed to ensure completion of Master Sanitation Schedule (MSS). Audit MSS and complete RCCA on issues identified
• Conduct Internal Audits and provides support in external audits

• BSc in Technical - Quality/Research/Product Developmentor other related disciplines. Relevant experience in lieu of degree may be considered.
• 1-2 years of Manufacturing Quality Experience required
• Project Management Experience preferred
• Leading a cross-functional team required
• Must be able to professionally relate to key vendors, HQ, and Operations to help grow partnerships, gain agreement on performance expectations and influencing change.
• Must have the ability to learn technical equipment/process and its capabilities.
• Must be able to relate work tasks to the 7 major plant KPIs (safety, people, quality, performance, service, cost, and innovation).
• Must be able to execute Design of Experiments. (DOE)

• Certification and/or Licenses: HACCP, GFSI (SQF, BRC, etc.), Lean Six Sigma (Green or Black Belt)
• SAP experience preferred TPM Experience preferred (within a food or pharmaceutical industry preferably)

leadership, interactions, communication, influence:
Influence & Positive Impact – Will be coached and mentored by the Hygiene Lead at persuading, motivating, and energizing others at all levels. Passionate, personable, self-confident, and likeable. Able to flex style and direct, collaborate, or empower as the situation requires. Ability to establish a personal power base built on mutual trust, fairness, and honesty. Establish and maintain productive relationships and networks to facilitate business transactions

Ability to learn and apply statistical and focus improvement tools for process improvements (SPC, Capability studies, FMEA, DOE, etc.) Excellent…