McCormick & Company

Associate Quality Engineer

McCormick & Company

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Hunt Valley • Maryland • United States

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About the role

  • Under the direction of the Quality Engineer II, the Associate Quality Engineer is responsible for the overall development and maintenance of documentation that captures best operating practices in some of the operations departments within the plant.
  • 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)

Requirements

  • Bachelors in Technical - Quality/Research/Product Development
  • 1-2 years Manufacturing Quality Experience required
  • 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)
Benefits
  • Competitive compensation
  • Career growth opportunities
  • Flexibility and Support for Diverse Life Stages and Choices
  • Wellbeing programs

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
FMEAQC MatrixSPC5 Why12 StepDMAICRisk AssessmentsDesign of Experimentsdata analysisvariation reduction
Soft skills
project managementcross-functional team leadershiprelationship buildinginfluence changecommunicationproblem-solvingcollaborationadaptabilitycritical thinkingteam development