Clean Flavor Engineer II 106414

You may know McCormick as a leader in herbs spices seasonings and condiments and were only getting started. At McCormick were always looking for new people to bring their unique flavor to our team.

McCormick employees all 14000 of us across the world are what makes this company a great place to work.

We are looking to hire aClean Flavor Engineer IIimmediately at our Technical Innovation Center in Hunt Valley MD.

What We Bring To The Table:

The best people deserve the best rewards. In addition to the benefits youd 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 Clean Flavor Engineer II will work with a small fastpaced team of Scientists Engineers Flavorists and Technicians to proactively identify and evaluate unit operations and methods for preparing natural product essences and extracts. The Engineer will develop and implement new and innovative strategies and methods for creating these natural flavor products and is expected to contribute to technical problemsolving and support new product innovation from ideation through product development pilot scaleup and fullscale commercialization. This Engineer is also expected to analyze document and communicate results to the technical community and management.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborate with Flavorists to identify needs and opportunities for natural flavors and extracts.
• Proactively develop manufacturing processes both individually and as part of a team to produce marketpreferred solutions using input from benchtop product development culinary testing technical innovation and consumer trend analysis.
• Anticipate investigate and resolve issues related to raw materials finished product prototypes processing equipment and systems and initial scaleup procedures.
• Foster successful and cooperative relationships with technical counterparts and utilize company technical resources to support global technology implementation.
• Collect and analyze data from experiments and concepts and prepare summary reports and recommendations for the leadership team.
• Contribute to the advancement of strategic category initiatives.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• BS in Chemical Mechanical or Food Engineering or closely related discipline
• Minimum 5 years of experience (R&D or production) in food food ingredient or natural product industry
• Demonstrated experience in process design and troubleshooting
• Strong background in analytical methods and sensory science
• Strong background working with flavor chemicals
• Strong laboratory bench skills (separations extractions compounding)
• Experience managing large complex projects
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to collaborate effectively across functions and levels
• Excellent presentation and communication skills both written and oral
• Ability to work safely and follow Good Manufacturing Practices
• Ability to routinely life 20 pounds and periodically lift up to 50 pounds

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• MS in Chemical Mechanical or Food Engineering or a related field
• Strong background working with Extraction Separation and Distillation processes
• Strong working knowledge of flavor raw materials
• Demonstrated leadership role in product and process development
• SQF Food Safety and HACCP certification

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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.

As a general policy McCormick does not offer employment visa sponsorships upon hire or in the future.