FLAVOR PROCESSING TECH I -1st Shift

INTERNAL JOB POSTING

OPERATING UNIT:

LOCATION: Lakewood, New Jersey

GRADE: 6 

SUPERVISOR: Mackenzie Darmstatter

ORIGINAL POSTING DATE: 12/19/2022

POSITION OVERVIEW

This position is responsible for the development, improvement, and adherence to manufacturing processes on the floor in the manufacturing departments.  Responsibilities for this position include record keeping and data collection, audit processes, centerline development and systems reporting.  The successful candidate will collect and analyze data online performance for process improvement and problem solving for downtime reduction.  Other requirements are to assist with key loss point analysis and assist Engineers with the development of new procedures and edits to existing procedures and validate temporary procedure changes.  The Process Technician will coordinate PDCA activity and participate in cross-functional team meetings.  This position will also act as a training resource for new or updated procedures and for validation of job-in-series upgrades while assisting the Training Manager as needed

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Providing process engineering support and project engineering guidance to filling, processing, and/or support departments under the direction of the Department Manager(s).
• Assist 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.
• Focus on cost reduction programs, process improvements, and engineering service requests as well as evaluation and recommendation of process capital improvements and automation.
• Work with Project Engineering and Comprehensive Continuous Improvement to set appropriate documentation standards for ease of use in developing training documentation for plant staff.
• Participate in documentation to support Preventative Maintenance, Autonomous Maintenance, focused improvement, and quality systems.
• As requested, support new plant startups providing personal technical expertise and process team support.
• The Process Technician is responsible for maintaining the following documents for the assigned area: Department Operating Procedures, Standard Operating Procedures, Standard Control Procedures, All run documents including Yield Reports, Changeover documents, Process Reliability reports, and any supportive documents requested by department, Line Capability, All above documents for new projects and maintained annually for ongoing systems
• Other duties as assigned

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• At least 2 years of packaging experience required.
• Strong analytical ability required.
• Demonstrated experience in Excel and PowerPoint required.
• Proven ability to train and lead others required.

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