Location: Hunt Valley, MD
Company: McCormick & Company
Scientist II, R&D Packaging Development (Spices & Extracts) immediately at our Technical Innovation Center 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 Position Overview: Are you eager to lead the way in packaging innovation? As a Scientist II, R&D Packaging Development for our Spices & Extracts category, you will assume a pivotal role in shaping the future of sustainable, consumer-preferred packaging solutions in North America.
You’ll work with a diverse array of formats and materials, contributing your expertise to some of our most beloved brands including Mc Cormick, Old Bay, Lawry’s, Grill Mates, and Gourmet Garden. Join our dynamic Packaging Innovation team, where creativity, problem-solving, and technical expertise come together to redefine the packaging landscape. Key
Responsibilities: Interact across multiple levels and functions, manage project planning activities, and provide technical guidance Recommend package design, development, material selection, and commercialization activities Support proactive packaging innovation projects that solve for unmet consumer needs and improve sustainability Manage multiple projects concurrently with accountability to deliverables and milestones Independently plan and prioritize work to ensure deadlines and customer expectations are met Apply established standards, controls, and processes Required Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Package Engineering, Packaging Design, Packaging Technology, or an alternate relevant technical discipline Minimum of 5 years of packaging development and project management experience as part of a cross functional team within the consumer-packaged goods (CPG) industry Knowledge in the areas of plastic injection molding and injection blow molding, glass, laminated structures, and paper-based materials Creative problem solving and solution skills; attention to detail in work Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and team player Analytical skills to evaluate complex and ambiguous situations Business and commercial awareness; ability to influence cross-functional partners Preferred Qualifications: Consumer packaged goods background, regulated industry experience Manufacturing plant experience Experience with ideation processes, consumer learning tools, technology analysis Experience with SAP, Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, C.
A. P. E. palletization software #LI-CG1 Mc Cormick & Company is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to interaction, gender identity, interactionual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
As a general policy, Mc Cormick does not offer employment visa sponsorships upon hire or in the future.
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PD Processing Scientist immediately at our Technical Innovation Center 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 POSITION OVERVIEW: The Product Development Processing Scientist is responsible for the scale up process during commercialization and is the liaison between bench top development and manufacturing.
The Processing Scientist is expected to lead all scale up efforts during the development stage including, Plant Trials, Production Start-Up, and any trouble shooting associated with production. This role will lead commercialization of initiatives across NPD, Maintenance of Core items, and CCI. The Processing Scientist will partner with product developers, operations internally and externally, to ensure optimal translation from bench to production and lead process
improvements. The product and process design are critical for large scale production of high-quality products.
RESPONSIBILITIES Lead processing development in support of all NPD and Core Maintenance (including CCI) efforts R&D lead at plant trials and production start-ups. Make recommendations to Product Developers for changes to formulations based on plant trials and production runs. Problem solve/trouble shoot to ensure processing is optimal. Educate/train Product Developers and Manufacturing partners as needed. Ensure design of products and processes are optimized early in development. Manage and conduct plant ‘scale ups’ and monitor first production runs with a strong understanding of the product commercialization steps and key product attributes.
Follow robust trial procedures and manage the process prior to and during the trial. Ensure that comprehensive trial reports are published after each trial documenting each step of the process from start to finish. Improve process to capture cost savings and efficiencies. Through improved processes resulting in reduced waste, down time, and non-conforming materials etc. take unnecessary cost out of the business. Improve specifications and standard operating instructions to ensure better conformity of manufacture, smoother, faster start ups Challenge unnecessary processes or procedures particularly where they lead to cost.
Identify and backss potential new or improved technologies or equipment that may deliver improved efficiencies, lower costs, better more consistent products etc. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS BS in Food Science, Food Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or closely related discipline Minimum 3 years working in a manufacturing environment. Will consider a candidate with less experience if exceptional in other ways (i. e. relevant internships and academic achievements). Experience in food processing.
Good interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal) Experience working with external contract manufacturers #LI-CG1 Mc Cormick & Company is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to interaction, gender identity, interactionual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. As a general policy, Mc Cormick does not offer employment visa sponsorships upon hire or in the future.
