FOOD TECHNOLOGIST SR

About the Position

We are seeking a FOOD TECHNOLOGIST SR with 5+ years of experience in product development for our site in Mexico City Cuautitlan.

Company: McCormick & Company

McCormick is a leader in herbs, spices, seasonings, and condiments. We are always looking for new people to bring their unique flavor to our team. With 14,000 employees worldwide, McCormick is a great place to work.

Please submit your CV in English.

Responsibilities

• Expertly develops snack seasonings, including duplications, new creations, and modifications across a broad range of flavor profiles to meet customer and internal project requests following global customer guidelines. Creates new and innovative flavor profiles. Recognizes problems, gathers, and interprets significant data to find creative solutions to complex issues. Recognized as a technical leader in his/her area of expertise. Manages scalation of formulas from bench to successful plant production. In-depth understanding of processes and operations to ensure successful product scale-up and troubleshooting problems.

• Coordinates, identifies, and develops productivity opportunities related to product design or R&D responsibilities.

• Provides technical direction and supervises lower-level professional people. Evaluates and prioritizes the work based on urgency and impact.

• Supports Sales & Marketing objectives and directly interacts/visits with target/key customers in support of existing and new business growth opportunities.

• Provides expertise on projects performed in other groups within McCormick, with outside consultants, and/or with vendors. Collaborates with Applications, Analytical, Purchasing, Quality, Regulatory, Planning, Production, Sensory, Marketing, Sales, and other department teams to ensure creations meet benchmarks set by customers and are reproducible in the plant.

• Identifies, investigates, and assesses new ingredients, technologies, materials, and methods that will provide innovative solutions to customer and industry challenges. Work has significant impact on McCormick seasoning technology or capabilities. Transfers knowledge to McCormick.

Requirements

• BS and/or Master's degree in Food Chemistry, Food Science, Food Engineer, and/or related area.

• Advanced English. (Will be evaluated during the process).

• 5+ years of experience in product development. Snack Seasoning creation desirable. Ingredient, processes knowledge.

• Food Industry knowledge, including Quality and Regulatory.

• Knowledge in SAP.

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 (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

• Wellbeing programs including Physical, Mental, and Financial wellness

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.