Quality Engineer I

McCormick & Company • Hunt Valley, MD

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Under the direction of Quality Assurance Manager, the Quality Engineer is responsible for the overall development and maintenance of documentation that captures best operating practices in the plant. The key objective of this role is to reduce variation in operating methods thereby improving the reliability, repeatability of processes and eliminate defects.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Technical; Quality/Research/Product Development
• Minimum 5 years Manufacturing Quality Experience required.
• Project Management Experience Required.
• Leading cross functional team required.
• Must be able to professionally relate to key vendors, HQ, and Operations to developing partnerships, gaining agreement on performance expectations and influence change.
• Must be able to create and interpret capability studies.
• Must be able to create and execute design of experiments. (DOE)
• Influence & Positive Impact – skilled 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 develop, interpret 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 hours.
• Adaptability – open to and actively solicit new ideas and opinions.

Nice To Haves

• HACCP Manager, SQF Practitioner, ASQ Auditor, Quality Engineer or Quality Manager
• SAP experience preferred.
• TPM Quality Maintenance Experience preferably in a food or pharmaceutical industry preferred.
• Supervisory experience preferred.

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 analyzing data to identify and prioritize opportunities for improvement of product and process quality.
• Implement quality best practices and McCormick Quality Standards.
• Conduct Internal Audits and participate in external audits.
• 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, Red Zone, Print Systems, checkweighers, operational procedure review / update, Inspection Plans, as applicable)

Benefits

• 401k
• health insurance
• paid time off
• Competitive compensation
• Career growth opportunities
• Flexibility and Support for Diverse Life Stages and Choices
• Wellbeing programs
• Comprehensive health plans covering medical, vision, dental, life and disability benefits
• Family-friendly benefits such as paid parental leave, fertility benefits, Employee Assistance Program, and caregiver support
• Retirement and investment programs including 401(k) and profit-sharing plans
• McCormick’s Incentive Bonus (MIB) Plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level