Manufacturing Innovation Manager

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 anManufacuturing Innovation Manager for our Hunt Valley Plant.

What We Bring To The Table:

The best people deserve the best 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

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Under the direction of the Engineering Manager the Manufacturing Innovation Manager plays a pivotal role in enabling business growth & supply chain resiliency strategies through the manufacturing capabilities of the Hunt Valley Plant (HVP). This hands-on leader serves as a conduit between the plant and cross-functional business partners galvanizing teams to assess manufacturing capability enable agile and data-driven decisions and accelerate speed to market through internal manufacturing.

The role leads a team of direct reports and key processes supporting commercialization manufacturing innovation data readiness Early Management and capital project startup. A key focus is establishing closed-loop processes that connect testing implementation and actual manufacturing performance to strengthen future decisions and continuously improve HVPs manufacturing capabilities.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Facilitate manufacturing capability and product inflow assessments including Make vs. Buy evaluations by connecting business opportunities with HVP capabilities constraints risks operational impacts and potential investment needs.
• Lead manufacturing commercialization processes including Manufacturing Analysis and Costing (MAC) trials and First Time Order (FTO) runs supporting the successful introduction of new products blends packaging materials and suppliers.
• Build data-driven closed-loop processes that connect product packaging laboratory historical test and manufacturing performance data to improve future assessments and understand impacts to safety quality yield throughput reliability waste and cost.
• Lead and continuously improve the Data Validation process ensuring product material packaging and manufacturing data is accurate manufacturing-ready and effectively integrated across plant processes and systems.
• Supports the TPM - Early Management (EM) pillar. Supporting early management processes for new product innovations at the site and own capital project Start-Up Management including IQ/OQ/PQ to enable manufacturing readiness and Vertical Start-Ups.
• Lead and develop direct reports and their project portfolios while influencing broader manufacturing direction. Build strong relationships and communicate effectively from the manufacturing floor with frontline teams through executive-level presentations.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering Packaging Operations Supply Chain or related technical discipline.
• 7 years experience in manufacturing with 5 years experience in engineering commercialization product/process development or project management.
• Experience in managing stakeholder expectations including key senior business stakeholders and maximizing stakeholder adoption.
• Demonstrated success leading complex cross-functional projects processes and teams within manufacturing.
• Demonstrated SAP experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong analytical problem-solving process-development and business acumen.
• Exceptional communication and influencing skills with demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity challenge the status quo and drive accountability.
• Experience with lean manufacturing principles & TPM

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Process and/or Packaging Engineering experience preferably within food beverage CPG pharmaceutical chemical or similar manufacturing.
• Experience with commercialization manufacturing trials (verification & validation) capability assessment Early Management IQ/OQ/PQ and capital project startup.
• Understanding of product packaging equipment and process interactions and their impact on manufacturing performance.
• Experience with master data material/packaging specifications BOMs manufacturing standards and data governance.
• Experience with Agile Lean and/or iterative project management; PMP PMI-ACP Lean Six Sigma Agile or similar certification preferred.
• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Prosci Change Management Model Certification

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.

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Base Salary: $87910 - $153870

Base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location skills education experience for this role and/or internal equity of our current employees as part of any final offer. This position is also eligible to participate in McCormicks Incentive Bonus (MIB) addition to a competitive compensation package permanent employees of McCormick are eligible for our extensive Total Rewards programs that include:

- Comprehensive health plans covering medical vision dental life and disability benefits

- Family-friendly benefits such as paid parental leave fertility benefits Employee Assistance Program and caregiver support

- Retirement and investment programs including 401(k) and profit-sharing plans