Senior QA Team Lead - Flavor & Quality Excellence

McCormick & Company, Incorporated; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

McCormick & Co., Inc. in Irving, TX is seeking a QA Team Leader to manage the Quality Assurance team, oversee product quality, and drive process improvements across the plant.

This role reports to the site QA Manager and requires leading a team of laboratory technicians to meet key quality indicators while managing budgets and ensuring compliance with QA/QC policies. The ideal candidate will have a BSc in a technical field, 3+ years in quality in food manufacturing, and proven leadership in a

Qualifications

• BSc in Engineering, Biology, Chemistry, Food Science, or other technical degree.
• Minimum 1 year of management or leadership experience, with at least 2 years in a processing or production/industrial environment, preferably in a quality role.
• Minimum three (3) years working in Quality in food, beverage, flavor, pet food, and/or ingredient manufacturing plant(s).
• Willingness to work flexible hours to manage a 24-hour operation.
• Strong understanding of how own area integrates with other areas and coordinates to contribute to the achievement of goals through influence.
• Experience working with SAP Systems.
• HACCP Knowledge and/or Certification.
• PCQI Certification.
• Six Sigma Certification.

Responsibilities

• Creates a vision for the team that is in alignment with McCormick and the production facility.
• Leads team of laboratory technicians to achieve key indicator results that support the Dallas Plant's strategic objectives, goals, strategies, and measures.
• Provides direction and supports the daily management and work prioritization of approx. 25 direct reports to achieve flawless process and product quality goals.
• Leads failure analysis when required for failures (including near miss and actual incidents).
• 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.
• Assures compliance with Corporate QA/QC policies and procedures, as well as Federal, State, and local regulations.
• Manages fiscal responsibility to ensure the department spend is consistent with business requirements.
• Investigates, identifies, and communicates documented root cause and corrective actions for quality defective material.
• Maintains customer quality satisfaction through inspection of raw materials, in-process materials, production processes, environmental conditions, and finished products.
• Ensures the timely compliance to all corporate, divisional, and customer correlation/calibration programs.
• Conducts and participates in customer visits and audits as needed.
• Participates in problem solving events and process improvement using RCA and CAPA tools.

Skills

People management

Quality assurance

Leadership

Process improvement

Education

BSc in Engineering, Biology, Chemistry, Food Science, or other technical degree

Tools

SAP Systems

HACCP knowledge

Six Sigma

PCQI Certification

Job description

McCormick & Co., Inc. in Irving, TX is seeking a QA Team Leader to manage the Quality Assurance team, oversee product quality, and drive process improvements across the plant.

This role reports to the site QA Manager and requires leading a team of laboratory technicians to meet key quality indicators while managing budgets and ensuring compliance with QA/QC policies. The ideal candidate will have a BSc in a technical field, 3+ years in quality in food manufacturing, and proven leadership in a