What are the responsibilities and job description for the PROCESS ENGINEER position at mccormickt1.valhalla.stage?
The French's Food Company, a subsidiary of McCormick & Company, Inc. and a global leader in flavor is seeking a full-time Process Engineer for the plant located in Springfield, MO. This person will report to the Department Manager.
With more than $500 million in annual sales, our company has been crafting trusted foods using simple ingredients of the highest quality. From French's Classic Yellow Mustard, long America's top-selling mustard, to its most recent innovations, such as French's Ketchup, the company has a history rich with delicious creations made from what today would be considered “clean, simple ingredients.” To learn more please visit us at www.frenchs.com.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Providing process engineering support and project engineering guidance to filling, processing, and/or support departments under the direction of the 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/losses 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 Acrobrat 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.
French's 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, French's does not offer employment visa sponsorships upon hire or in the future.
