Associate Quality Engineer - Sanitation

McCormick & Company

3d•Onsite

About The Position

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. What We Bring To The Table: 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 Position Overview 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.

Requirements

BSc in Technical - Quality/Research/Product Development or 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)

Nice To Haves

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)

Responsibilities

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