Project Engineer - Zatarain's (Gretna)

McCormick & Company, Inc., a global leader in the spice, flavor, and seasonings industry, is seeking a full-time Project Engineer. This new hire will work at our Zatarain's - Gretna Facility, located at 82 First St., Gretna, LA. 

McCormick & Company, Incorporated is a global leader in flavor with approximately 14,000 employees worldwide. With over $6 billion in annual sales across 160 countries and territories, we manufacture, market, and distribute spices, seasoning mixes, condiments, and other flavorful products to the entire food industry including e-commerce, retail,food manufacturers and foodservice businesses. Our most popular brands include McCormick, French's, Frank's RedHot, Stubb's, OLD BAY, Lawry's, Zatarain's, Ducros, Vahiné, Cholula, Schwartz, Kamis, DaQiao, Club House, Aeroplane, and Gourmet Garden. Every day, no matter where or what you eat or drink, you can enjoy food flavored by McCormick.

As a company recognized for its exceptional commitment to employees, McCormick offers a wide variety of benefits, programs, and services. Benefits include, but are not limited to, tuition assistance, medical, dental, vision, disability, group life insurance, 401(k), profit sharing, paid holidays, and vacations.

Under the general direction of the Engineering & Maintenance Manager, this position is responsible for simultaneously managing multiple capital projects of significant value from the evaluation through implementation stages.  This role will be focused on facility related projects and supporting facility maintenance.  This includes Air Compressors, HVAC, Building and Grounds, Electricians, Plumbing, etc. Additionally, as required, the role effectively works with stakeholder teams to deliver reliable solutions employing performance based technical specifications, procurement, FAT's, installation, commissioning, start-up, operation, maintenance and improvement of packaging machinery and manufacturing support systems. This role delivers effective results by investigating, analyzing and improving manufacturing equipment systems. Project workload can vary with regulatory and environmental priorities.

This position may, if required, act as the liason with governmental and regulatory agencies, also leading projects to assure facility compliance. In this case, project workloads are replaced with a significiant regulatory and environmental responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Work with manufacturing and maintenance partners to provide technical support in the design, development, purchase, installation, commissioning, start-up, operation, maintenance and improvement of site facilities, support systems and packaging equipment as needed. Provide watch dog technical support periodically until improvement results are successfully sustained for a period no less than 90 days. For projects that do not deliver results, signifcantly refocus efforts to deliver the expected results. 
• Lead and participate in improvement activities: Focused Improvements related to facilities. Single Minute Exchange of Die (SMED), packaging systems analysis, spare parts processes to increase reliability and overall systems optimization as needed. Actively participate in daily management activities to improve systems reliability. Attend specific team meetings and daily plant-wide communication meetings to advocate and support manufacturing and business partners results.
• Preparation of final CAAPs in accordance with best practice procedures. Ensure that projects are properly planned to provide sufficient funding, review supporting data to determine that stated results and deliverables are achievable, and secure the necessary approvals. Monitor implementation of capital projects to ensure that projects are completed as planned and that approved funds are properly spent to deliver the specified IRR % results. Perform post-installation audits, reconcile financial metrics, and share key learnings for future project improvements.
• Coordinates the selection, design, and layout of site supporitng facility equipment to ensure efficiency, reliability, optimum space utilization and adequate production capacity. On an ongoing basis, initiate design changes and modifications to furthere optimize facilities.  
• As needed support in packaging design changes, cost reductions, and to expand the capability of existing equipment to efficiently produce new products. Assure that all projects successfully deliver vertical start-ups
• Provide technical leadership of cross functional project teams to resolve technical and other challenges that develop during project execution. Seek out opportunities to coach and mentor team members on technical competencies and understanding. Supporting teams during focused improvement improvement activites and driving significant technology upgrades/ innovative breakthroughs.  Experience managing environmental reporting and improvement activities

Education: BS in Engineering (Mechanical/Chemical preferred) 

Experience: Individuals will generally enter this role with a minimum of 5 years of technical experience in a multi-disciplinary environment driving improvement in facilities, process, supply chain, packaging, control systems and plant utilities. GMP food manufacturing, packaging machinery; Experience and proven success in delivering multiple / simultaneous projects and managing significant cash flow. 

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.