PROJECT ENGINEER

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 an Project Engineer II immediately for our Hunt Valley Plant. 

 

What We Bring To The Table:

The best people deserve the best rewards. In addition to the benefits you’d expect from a global leader (401k, health insurance, paid time off, etc.) we also offer:

• Competitive compensation

• Career growth opportunities

• Flexibility and Support for Diverse Life Stages and Choices

• We prioritize our communities and the planet we share. We are proud to be awarded as a Diversity Inc. Top 50 company for Diversity and have multiple Sustainability awards (ranking #22 in the World and #1 in Food Products)

• Wellbeing programs including Physical, Mental and Financial wellness

• Tuition assistance

Position Overview

The primary purpose of the project engineer is to develop, lead, and execute capital and expense projects in a manner that follows all McCormick process and technical standards. 

 Key Responsibilities 

• Provide packaging equipment engineering expertise for project design, construction, commissioning, and start-up as part of multi-functional teams for large capital projects. Supporting projects ranging from $100k to $40M.
• Provide project management in addition to engineering discipline support for small to medium capital projects.
• Apply McCormick engineering principles and Early Management tools to enhance the capability of packaging systems across the HVP plant.
• Act as a subject-matter expert within engineering discipline- Packaging Equipment/Systems
• Build relationships with third party vendors to deliver packaging equipment solutions.

Engineer Responsibilities

• The project engineer is responsible for all aspects of approved project execution, including detail technical design, issuing technical specifications, managing vendors, contract engineers, and contractors for construction, remodeling, and equipment fabrication and installation.

• The Project Engineer is responsible for system commissioning and ramp up as well as transition to operations maintenance including documentation, training, spare parts, and conducting post project review to measure results and document learnings.
• Project Engineer will be responsible for project budget management including estimate development, managing spending appropriately between capital and expense, cash flow projection, and cash flow reporting.
• Conduct design reviews with equipment suppliers and internal project team and stakeholders.
• Provide technical expertise for improvement activities and facilitate dedication to prevention of defects and comprehensive continuous improvement. 
• Provide technical expertise and assist troubleshooting for daily operations per the plant issue escalation process. 

Project Management Responsibilities for Small to Medium Projects   < $5M

• Develop technical proposals (solutions and options) to meet customer needs including detailed technical scopes of work, corresponding estimates, and schedules necessary to submit capital funding requests.
• Work with others on the development of financial justification and business case documentation for project submittals and influence the approval proce