PROCESS ENGINEER

McCormick & Company; Geneva (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Health insurance

Paid time off

Career growth

Work-life flexibility

Job summary

McCormick & Company, Incorporated seeks a Process Engineer for the Geneva, IL facility. The role focuses on developing and maintaining 운영 documentation, standardizing processes, and leading technician teams across packaging, processing, and maintenance areas.

Under Dept. Manager guidance, you’ll drive cost reductions, improve reliability, and ensure change proposals are properly evaluated and documented. McCormick offers competitive benefits and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• One year of relevant production/engineering experience or co-op/internship experience.
• Experience with plant operations, packaging and processing equipment.
• Experience writing procedures with cross-functional teams.
• Familiarity with MPWS systems and coaching/mentoring.
• Proficiency in MS Office; SAP, PLC, and CAD knowledge a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide process engineering support and project guidance to filling, processing, and support departments.
• Focus on cost reduction, process improvements, and capital projects; analyze gaps and opportunities.
• Develop documents for the assigned area: SOPs, operating procedures, and training materials.
• Coordinate with vendors/contractors to set documentation standards for training.
• Coach and develop technicians to improve team effectiveness and capability.
• Support new plant start-ups with technical expertise and best practices.

Skills

Statistics

Cross-functional communication

Problem solving

Quality systems

Education

BS in Engineering

Chemical / Mechanical / Electrical

Industrial

Food Science

Tools

SAP

PLC

CAD

Job description

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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 Process Engineer on-siteat our McCormick Flavor Solutions facility located in Geneva, IL.

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:

Career growth opportunities

Flexibility and Support for Diverse Life Stages and Choices

Position Overview

Under the direction of the relevant Department Manager (Engineering/Operations/CI), the Process 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 and repeatability of processes. The Process Engineer will work within the 6 MHPS systems to lead technician teams to standardize processes and procedures for the plant, including, but not limited to, processing, packaging, maintenance and engineering departments. This role will work with Department Managers to ensure that the formal change process is used thereby ensuring that change proposals are appropriately evaluated prior to change.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing process engineering support and project engineering guidance to filling, processing, and/or support departments under the direction of the Department Manager(s).
• Focus on cost reduction programs, process improvements, and engineering service requests as well as evaluation and recommendation of process capital improvements and automation. Critically analyzes processes/systems/practices to identify current gaps and opportunities for improvement.
• The Process Engineer is responsible for developing the following documents for the assigned area:
  • Formula reviews for feasibility in commercialization
  • Department Operating Procedures and line machinery training manuals
  • Standard Operating Procedures. ie., Lubrication, Preventative Maintenance, Autonomous Maint, focused improvement, and quality systems
  • Standard Control Procedures
  • All run documents including Baseline Audit Sheets, Changeover documents, Shutdown procedures, Startup procedures, and Operational Cleaning procedures.
  • Line Capability
  • All above documents 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/losss or to support a specific project/initiative. Also help to ensure uniformity across all departments.
• As requested, support new plant start-ups providing personal technical expertise and process team support. Is expected to be current on industry standards and latest developments. Applies best practices and ensures that they are approved and documented.

Required Qualification

• Level of Education and Discipline: BS in Engineering, Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical and Industrial preferred, Food Science
• Experience - functional/industry/commercial knowledge, business acumen: May be a new/recent graduate with relevant co-op/internship experience. Minimally, must possess one year of relevant production/engineering experience. Knowledge and experience with plant operations, packaging and processing equipment is required. Experience developing and writing procedures with cross functional teams. Working knowledge of MPWS systems working knowledge of facilitative coaching and mentoring working knowledge of packaging and process engineering (packaging preferred)
• Interpersonal Skills - leadership, interactions, communication, influence: This position requires excellent cross functional communication skills and full involvement with the MPWS system. Provides mentoring, coaching and leading technology and technical skills development Production Management – provides feedback to Production on problems and solutions; recommends improvements within the department. This interaction occurs on a daily basis Engineering project teams within a MPWS ; providing support with training, learning and education as well as best maintenance and engineering practices
• Other Skills and HPO Competencies: Proficiency in the application of statistical methods. The successful candidate will be very detail oriented, have strong interpersonal and teamwork abilities, demonstrate grammatical and organizational skills and must be a self-starter, who is able to work independently. Mastery in MS Office (Excel, Access, Project, PowerPoint, Word) required. SAP, Adobe Acrobat Writer experience & working knowledge of PLC, CAD system and Shop Floor integration a plus.

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

Base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, experience for this role, and/or internal equity of our current employees as part of any final offer. This position is also eligible to participate in McCormick’s Incentive Bonus (MIB) Plan .

In addition to a competitive compensation package, permanent employees of McCormick are eligible for our extensive Total Rewards programs that include:

• 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

First consideration will be given to employees who have been displaced from their jobs for positions with the same grade or lower. If there are no qualifiedcandidates, all other employees will then be considered. No displaced employee will receive preferential consideration for a promotional opportunity.

McCormick may recruit external candidates concurrentlyin order toexpedite the recruitment process. Qualified internal candidates submitting bids within thefirst ten (10) days of the job being posted will be considered before external candidates. Internal bids received after the tenth (10th) day will be consideredalong with external candidates.

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.

WHY WORK AT MCCORMICK?

As a McCormick employee you’ll be empowered to focus on more than your individual responsibilities. You’ll have the opportunity to be part of something bigger than yourself—to have a say in where the company is going and how it’s growing.

Between our passion for flavor, our 130-year history of leadership and integrity, the competitive and comprehensive benefits we offer, and our culture, which is built on respect and opportunities for growth, there are many reasons to join us at McCormick.