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McCormick & Company · 6 hours ago

ASSOCIATE QUALITY ENGINEER

Hunt Valley, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

1+ years exp

McCormick & Company is a leader in herbs, spices, seasonings, and condiments, and they are seeking an Associate Quality Engineer for their Hunt Valley Plant. The role focuses on developing and maintaining documentation for best operating practices to improve process reliability and eliminate defects.

Food Processing

No H1B

Responsibilities

Lead the management, disposition and system improvements for Out of Specification, defective Materials (Raw, WIP, and Finished goods), and complaints using TPM process (e.g., FMEA, QC Matrix, SPC, 5 Why, 12 Step, DMAIC, Risk Assessments, etc.)

Quality Technical Lead for start-up of process, equipment design and formulas

Drive manufacturing process capability improvements through variation reduction, error-proofing, and implementation of statistics. This includes collecting and analysing data to identify and prioritise opportunities for improvement of product and process quality

Implement quality best practices and McCormick Quality Standards

Conduct Internal Audits and participate in external audits 10%

Develop capabilities of Operation, Warehouse and QA Teams in relationships to understanding and implementation of quality standards and best practices

Daily Maintenance of Quality Programs (e.g., Infinity, Print Systems, checkweighers, operational procedure review / update, Inspection Plans)

Qualification

Quality EngineeringStatistical Process ControlDesign of ExperimentsProject ManagementLean Six SigmaHACCP CertificationSAPMicrosoft SuiteInterpersonal SkillsAdaptability

Required

Bachelors in Technical - Quality/Research/Product Development

1-2 years Manufacturing Quality

Experience required in Project Management

Experience preferred leading cross-functional team required

Must be able to professionally relate to key vendors, HQ, and Operations to help grow partnerships, gaining agreement on performance expectations and influence change

Must have 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)

Interpersonal Skills - leadership, interactions, communication, influence: Influence & Positive Impact – Will be coached and mentored by the Quality Engineer II 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 organizational skills to be able to handle multiple projects and activities to ensure on time completion

Excellent verbal and written skills

Medium to excellent Microsoft suite skills

Ability to work independently and have flexible work hour

Adaptability – open to and actively solicit new ideas and opinions