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 a Project Engineer immediately in a Hybrid (50/50) capacity at our Global Headquarters in Hunt Valley, Maryland.
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 The primary purpose of the project engineer is to develop, lead, and execute capital and expense projects in a manner that follows all process and technical standards.
Key Responsibilities Project Management: The project engineer is responsible for developing technical proposals (solutions and options) to meet customer needs.
The Project Engineer develops proposals into projects by developing detail technical scopes of work, corresponding estimates and schedules to submit CAAPs as formal request for project funds, work with the operations team on development of the business case, and influence the approval process.
The project engineer is responsible for all aspects of approved project execution, including detail technical design, issuing technical specifications and for following standard project management techniques, managing vendors, contract engineers, and contractors for constructions, remodeling and equipment fabrication and installation.
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.
Throughout the process, Project Engineer is accountable to work with the McCormick stakeholders for full engagement within the McCormick High Performance Organization framework.
Project Engineer provides regular status updates and other communications to all stakeholders up and down the chain of heirarchy.
This will include stakeholders internal to the plants as well as external (i.
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sales, marketing, corporate QA, packaging engineering, North American Engineering, and corporate safety).
The Project Engineer will have responsibility for multiple projects simultaneously.
Provide technical expertise for ss improvement and facilitate continual dedication to prevention of defects and comprehensive continuos improvement.
Develop and implement the program of cost saving and energy reduction.
Qualifications BSc in Relevant Engineering degree (ME, CHemE, IE, EE) Functional/industry/commercia l knowledge, business acumen Minimum 5 years engineering experience as project engineer in manufacturing environment.
Experience in food processing, dry or liquid packaging, pharmaceutical, or chemical process a strong plus.
Shop floor/information systems experience is highly desirable.
PMP certification is a plus.
Requires the understanding of project justification financial process Project Engineer will work with others on the development of financial justification and business case documentation for project submittals.
Responsible for project budget management including estimate development, managing spending appropriately between capital and expense, cash flow projection, and cash flow reporting.
Interpersonal Skills - leadership, interactions, communication, influence Can relate to all plant personnel using appropriate tact and communication styles.
Will maintain good communication of project goals and methods throughout area of influence to ensure the success of all projects.
Will also interact with business functions outside of a specific plant including sales, marketing, packaging materials engineering, and corpoarate functions (QA, Safety, Finance).
Provides technical input and leadership to influence related decision making process at multiple levels of hierarchy.
Negotiates pricing with suppliers/contractors for bids.
Leads projects, improvement teams, leads contractors, vendors, influences maintenance and operations teams.
other campus teams at all levels through informal leadership.
Directly leads the work of contract engineers.
Mechanically inclined & willing to get hands dirty to get to the root cause.
Strong analytical, problem identifying/solving, project management, and decision making skill required.
Understanding of food manufacturing practices and ability to develop process improvements and solutions.
CAD, PFD, P&ID, pneumatics, hydraulics, Basic controls/PLC knowledge.
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.