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• Career growth opportunities

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McCormick & Company, Incorporated, a global leader in flavor, is seeking a full time Process Engineer in its US Dallas Plant.   The Process Engineer will report to a Plant Continuous Improvement Manager.

With more than $4 billion in annual sales, the Company manufactures markets and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other flavorful products to the entire food industry – retail outlets, food manufactures and foodservice businesses.  Every day, no matter where or what you eat, you can enjoy food flavored by McCormick.  McCormick brings passion to flavor™!

As an employer recognized for our exceptional commitment to employees, McCormick & Co., Inc. offers a wide variety of benefits, programs and services which address the needs of employees and their families.  McCormick’s benefits include, but are not limited to tuition assistance, medical & dental, disability, group life insurance, 401(k), defined contribution plan, paid holidays and vacations.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Under the direction of the Continuous Improvement Manager, the Process Engineer is responsible for driving process reliability (PR) improvement and waste reduction through the 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 and repeatability of processes. The Process Engineer will work to lead technician teams to standardize processes and procedures for the plant, including, but not limited to, processing, packaging, and maintenance and engineering departments. This role will also ensure that the formal change process is used thereby ensuring that change proposals are appropriately evaluated prior to change.

 RESPONSIBILITIES:

Providing process engineering support and project engineering guidance to filling, processing, and/or support departments under the direction of the Plant Continuous Improvement Manager

• Leading a team of Technicians to maintain and create standard documentation for the various operations in the plant ensuring uniformity across departments.  Is expected to be current on industry standards and latest developments.  Applies best practices and ensures that they are approved and documented.  Critically analyzes processes/systems/practices to identify current gaps and opportunities for improvement.


• Developing the following documents for the assigned area: Department Operating Procedures and line machinery training manuals, Standard Operating Procedures, Standard Control Procedures, All run documents including Baseline Audit Sheets, Changeover documents, Shutdown   procedures, Startup procedures, and Operational Cleaning procedures, Line Capability


• Documenting for new projects and maintained annually for ongoing systems


• Work with Project Engineering to set appropriate documentation standards for vendors and contractors that will facilitate ease of use in developing training documentation for plant staff


• Responsible for coaching and developing a team of Technicians to improve their skills allowing them to be more effective team members.  Teams may be formed to attack a specific defect/loss or to support a specific project/initiative


• Focus on cost reduction programs, process improvements, and engineering service requests as well as evaluation and recommendation of process capital improvements and automation

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical and Industrial)


• A minimum of one year of relevant production/engineering experience.  Relevant co-op/internship experience will be considered.


• Proficiency in the application of statistical methods.


• Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Access, Project, PowerPoint, Word)


• Demonstrated leadership capability, ability to influence others and professional maturity.


• Effective communication (both oral and written) skills with demonstrated ability to present ideas without formal authority


• Ability to exercise good judgment in high pressure, sensitive situations.


• Ability and willingness to work flexible hours and days as needed to meet business demands


• Experience working collaboratively in a team-based environment


• Excellent problem-solving skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• SAP, Adobe Acrobat Writer experience & working knowledge of PLC, CAD system and Shop Floor integration


• Knowledge and experience with plant operations, packaging and processing equipment.


• Experience developing and writing procedures with cross functional teams.


• Ability to proactively lead and coach teams to solve problems, multi-task, deliver continuous improvement initiatives, establish sound operating procedures, automatic downtime monitoring and other improvement systems.


• Knowledge and experience with TPM

McCormick & Company is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

As a general policy, McCormick does not offer employment visa sponsorships upon hire or in the future.