Quality Team Manager (Lab)

McCormick & Company; Gretna (LA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Career growth opportunities

Flexibility and support for life goals

Job summary

McCormick & Company is seeking a Quality Team Manager at the Gretna, LA plant to lead a team of laboratory technicians and drive quality, safety and process improvements. You will mentor staff, implement QA/QC programs, and coordinate with audits and regulatory inspections to meet customer specifications.

The role requires strong leadership, written and verbal communication, and experience in food manufacturing sanitation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Engineering, Food Science, Chemistry or Microbiology.
• Willingness to work flexible hours for a 24/7 four-shift operation.
• Minimum 1 year leading others on a project or initiative.
• Minimum 3 years in Quality in food, beverage, flavor, pet food, or ingredient manufacturing.
• Experience with food manufacturing sanitation programs.
• Strong leadership in High Performance / High Performance Systems environments.
• Experience reading technical documents and writing procedures.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage laboratory technicians to achieve key quality indicators.
• Direct ~15 direct reports to ensure flawless process and product quality.
• Assist with creating and implementing site Quality Systems; support audits and regulatory inspections.
• Build High Performance culture and apply lean tools to improve quality outcomes.
• Ensure compliance with corporate QA/QC policies and all regulations.
• Manage department spend to stay within budget.
• Investigate root causes and implement corrective actions for defects.
• Maintain customer quality satisfaction by inspecting materials, processes, and products.
• Ensure compliance with calibration and correlation programs; participate in customer visits.

Skills

Leadership

Quality assurance

Communication

Problem solving

Coaching/mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s and/or Master’s Degree in Engineering, Food Science, Chemistry, Microbiology

SQF Practitioner Certification

Tools

SAP

Job description

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 Team Manager immediately in our Gretna, LA plant.

What We Bring To The Table

• Competitive compensation
• Career growth opportunities
• Flexibility and Support for Diverse Life Stages and Choices

Position Overview

Under the general direction of the Quality Manager II, the Quality Team Manager leads, engages and develops approximately 10 non-exempt laboratory technicians and to ensure continuous distribution of products consistent with established standards and/or customer specifications. The Quality Team Manager works within the High Performance Cultural Framework; actively teaching, coaching, developing and mentoring team members while demonstrating a deep respect for the capabilities of all people.

Key Responsibilities

• Leads and manages the laboratory technicians to achieve key indicator results that support the MMC’s strategic objectives, goals, strategies and 10%
• Provides direction and supports the daily management and work prioritization of approx. 15 direct reports to achieve flawless process and product quality goals 10%
• Assist with the creation and implementation of site’s Quality Systems, and provide 3rd party audit & Regulatory inspection support 10%
• Creates and leads the structure of High Performance to engage the team to utilize continuous improvement and lean tools to optimize results within the quality team 10%
• Assures compliance with Corporate QA/QC policies and procedures, as well as Federal, State, and local regulations 10%
• Manages fiscal responsibility to ensure the department spend is consistent with business requirements 10%
• Investigates, identifies, and communicates documented root cause and corrective actions for quality defective material 10%
• Maintains customer quality satisfaction through inspection of raw materials, in-process materials, production processes, environmental conditions, and finished products 10%
• Ensures the timely compliance to all corporate, divisional, and customer correlation/calibration programs 10%
• Conducts and participates in customer visits and audits as needed 10%

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s and/or Master's Degree in Engineering, Food Science, Chemistry, Microbiology, or another technical field
• Certification and/or Licenses Experience - functional/industry/commercial knowledge, business acumen:
• Willingness and ability to work flexible hours to manage a 24/7 four shift operation
• Minimum one (1) year of experience leading others through a project or initiative.
• Minimum three (3) years working in Quality in food, beverage, flavor, pet food, and/or ingredient manufacturing plant(s)
• Demonstrated knowledge of increased complexity such as working in another functional or technical area, significant project assignments, job rotation, etc.
• Experience with food manufacturing sanitation programs
• Sustained demonstrated leadership in a High Performance / High Performance Systems (HPS) environment
• Successful management of projects through to successful completion
• Demonstrated understanding of how day to day decisions affect business results, customers, staffing, materials, processing and maintenance
• Experience reacting to multiple and changing priorities and achieving results within a compressed time frame
• Experience recognizing problems, analyzing them, offering solutions and using logical thought processes when making decisions
• Experience reading and interpreting technical documents such as specifications, procedure manuals and technical data sheets
• Experience developing, coaching and motivating employees in a team based environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience writing technical procedures

Preferred Qualifications

• Certification and/or Licenses: SQF Practitioner Certification
• PCQI certification
• Knowledge of and experience working with Food Safety Programs
• Working knowledge of statistics
• Experience managing Quality Systems and Pre-requisite Programs
• Experience working with SAP software system
• Experience with High Performance Organization (HPO) Programs
• Demonstrated analytical skills to determine root cause and deliver corrective actions
• FDA and USDA experience

Work Environment Designation: Production

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

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.