At McCormick, we bring our passion for flavor to work each day. We encourage growth, respect everyone's contributions and do what's right for our business, our people, our communities and our planet. Join us on our quest to make every meal and moment better.
Founded in Baltimore, MD in 1889 in a room and a cellar by 25-year-old Willoughby McCormick with three employees, McCormick is a global leader in flavour. With over 14,000 employees around the world and more than $6 Billion in annual sales, the Company manufactures, markets, and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other flavourful products to the entire food industry, retail outlets, food manufactures, food service businesses and consumers.
While our global headquarters are in the Baltimore, Maryland, USA area, McCormick operates and serves customers from nearly 60 locations in 25 countries and 170 markets in Asia-Pacific, China, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and the Americas, including North, South and Central America
This role will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining scalable data pipelines and architectures to support the global business’s data needs. The Data Engineer will ensure the availability, reliability, and performance of data systems by integrating raw data from various sources, optimizing data storage solutions, and enabling advanced analytics. Key responsibilities include data modeling, ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) development, and ensuring data quality and security.
Effective communication skills, attention to detail, problem-solving abilities, and a strong understanding of modern data engineering tools and technologies are essential. A willingness to collaborate across teams, adapt to evolving business requirements, and continuously learn new techniques and technologies is critical to success in this role.
• Coordinate with the business and data owners to design and build new data models within Azure — 30%
• Lead discussions with IT for data exposure prioritization and cloud platform maintenance — 15%
• Monitor data pipeline performance, identify bottlenecks, and troubleshoot issues to ensure smooth and efficient data operations. — 15%
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of data pipelines, processes, and best practices to facilitate knowledge sharing — 25%
• Ensure data quality and security of the data pipelines, replicating the security structure provided by the raw data sources being accessed — 15%
• Ability to achieve project goals and objectives by applying the discipline of planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about successful project completion
• Continuously seek out industry best practice and skills to develop new capabilities for data engineering at McCormick and help drive our digital transformation
Level of Education and Discipline
Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Data Analytics/Science, or related field
Experience - functional/industry/commercial knowledge, business acumen
Advanced analytical skillset. Proficiency in cleaning, visualizing, analyzing, and presenting insights from data sets
Demonstrated ability coding in one or more languages (PySpark preferred)
Experience with data visualization software (Power BI preferred)
Experience with building data pipelines
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
Strong technical curiosity and passion for problem solving and innovation
Ability to simplify and communicate complex information to internal audiences
Ongoing aspiration to learn about new industry tools
Continuous improvement mindset with the ability to use a systemic approach to problem solving.
Ability to work with different regions and cultures
Fluent English is required
Level of Education and Discipline
Master's Degree in related field
Experience - functional/industry/commercial knowledge, business acumen
Experience with Cloud based tools (Azure preferred)
Experience with an ERP system – SAP preferred.
Technical knowledge for Data environments, transformation, and ML Opps
Ability to connect the dots between complex data and business application
Technical knowledge for backend development
At McCormick, we have over a 100-year legacy based on our “Power of People” principle. This principle fosters an unusually dedicated workforce requiring a culture of respect, recognition, inclusion and collaboration based on the highest ethical value
McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE: MKC) is a global leader in flavor and one of the most respected and familiar names in the industry. In business for over 130 years, McCormick manufactures, markets, and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments, and other flavorful products to the entire food industry—retail outlets, food manufacturers, and foodservice businesses. McCormick creates flavors for a wide range of applications, such as beverages, snacks, dairy, bakery/confectionary, savory, performance nutrition, and health.
The McCormick name represents a trusted source of flavor in millions of kitchens around the globe—in homes and in restaurants. Partnerships with farmers and suppliers around the world allow us to provide great-tasting, quality spices with year-over-year consistency that you can trust.
Our herbs and spices come from 80 different countries, while our brands reach consumers in more than 150 countries and territories. Our passion for quality is matched only by our commitment to an innovative and energetic company culture. At McCormick, we believe in respect, recognition, inclusion, and collaboration, based on the highest ethical values for our employees.
McCormick is a team of 13,000 employees located around the world—and we’re growing. If you have a passion for flavor—and you’re ready to take a journey—come have a seat at our table.
