TEAM MANAGER - PRODUCTION

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 Production Team Manager immediately at our Hunt Valley Manufacturing Plant in Hunt Valley, MD.
This is for a B or C shift opening.
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 Team Manager – Production McCormick & Company, Inc.
, a global leader in the spice, flavor, and seasonings industry, is seeking a full-time Team Manager - Production.
This new hire will work at 11000 McCormick Road in Hunt Valley, MD.
The Team Manager - Production will report to a Production Team Manager.
McCormick & Company, Incorporated is a global leader in flavor with approximately 14,000 employees worldwide.
With over $6 billion in annual sales across 160 countries and territories, we manufacture, market, and distribute spices, seasoning mixes, condiments, and other flavorful products to the entire food industry including e-commerce, retail,food manufacturers and foodservice businesses.
Our most popular brands include McCormick, French's, Frank's RedHot, Stubb's, OLD BAY, Lawry's, Zatarain's, Ducros, Vahiné, Cholula, Schwartz, Kamis, DaQiao, Club House, Aeroplane, and Gourmet Garden.
Every day, no matter where or what you eat or drink, you can enjoy food flavored by McCormick.
Our Purpose is "To Stand Together for the Future of Flavor and our Vision is "A World United by Flavor—where healthy, sustainable and delicious go hand in hand.
" As a company recognized for its exceptional commitment to employees, McCormick offers a wide variety of benefits, programs, and services.
Benefits include, but are not limited to, tuition assistance, medical, dental, vision, disability, group life insurance, 401(k), profit sharing, paid holidays, and vacations.
Under the general direction of the Department Manager, provides leadership for a functional team within a high performance environment.
Oversees the daily management of the function and drives improvement activities through the development of people and processes.
Has overall accountability for the results of the team.
Good understanding of procedures and concepts within own technical area and a basic knowledge in other areas.
Role typically requires a university degree.
Requires an understanding and ability to apply procedures and concepts of own technical area.
Knowledge of other areas to the extent of understanding how they relate and interact with own area.
The Team Manager for Production is accountable for quality, safety, productivity, sanitation, continuous improvement and all aspects of people management for one or more production lines across all applicable shifts.
Supervises and coordinates activities of Technicians engaged in processing and/or packaging product.
Ensures that Technicians and Crew Leaders are trained and developed in the safe and optimal operation of equipment, as well as behavioral and leadership competencies.
Ensures that organization standards are met in the areas of Safety, Quality, Reliability, Cost, and Service.
Interacts with other Team Managers to coordinate activities between departments.
Responsible for the development and performance management of team members.
RESPONSIBILITIES TEAM MANAGEMENT: Leads a team in a specific functional area in a manner consistent with the core beliefs and guiding principles of McCormick's High Performance System.
Utilizes coaching and facilitation skills to manage employee relations.
Provides regular performance feedback and oversees development/training plans for individuals within the team.
Actively uses performance and development tools to document and facilitate improvement/recognition discussions.
Rewards and recognizes performance achievements.
Removes barriers that prevent the team from achieving goals.
IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES: Utilizes problem solving tools and methodologies to implement continually improve processes within the function.
Demonstrates a sense of urgency and tenacity to resolve problems and implement process improvements.
Leads root cause analysis when required for failures that meet the applicable threshold.
Develops and ensures all functional procedures and best practices are documented and continually improved.
Interacts cross-functionally to resolve issues MANAGE KEY RESULT AREAS: (Safety, Quality, Cost, Reliability, Customer Service, etc.
): Directs and supports the daily management of the team to prioritize work and achieve goals.
Creates an atmosphere of 100% compliance to operational processes and procedures.
Coordinates the sharing of resources to make the best use of existing skills to meet business needs.
Ensures that procedures and scorecards are in place for the team.
COMMUNICATION: Communicates effectively up, down, and across the organization.
Creates a vision for the team that is in alignment with the Plant, Division, and McCormick.
Communicates organizational and plant objectives, including the attainment of established scorecard metrics (safety, quality, reliability, etc.
) and ensures that they are understood and linked to the team's work.
Manages interactions with other areas to support total plant objectives.
Conducts regular team meetings to share information and ensure two-way communication FUNCTIONAL OGSM: On an annual basis, execute specific projects and action plans (in additional to core work, above) in support of the functional OGSM TECHNICAL DUTIES SPECIFIC TO FUNCTION: Manages the technical aspects of the role, specific to the functional area.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS Level of Education and Discipline BS in Relevant Technical Discipline Preferred Experience - functional/industry/commercial knowledge, business acumen Individuals will generally enter this role with a combination of demonstrated technical and leadership skills equivalent to a minimum of 1 year of experience Demonstrated mechanical ability.
Knowledge of SAP or other enterprise resource planning tool an asset.
Basic understanding of how own area integrates with other areas and co-ordinates to contribute to the achievement of goals.
Some knowledge of how external factors impact the work unit.
Limited knowledge of the industry required.
Interpersonal Skills - leadership, interactions, communication, influence Sound and comprehensive communication and diplomacy skills are required in order to exchange complicated information, including sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
Other Skills and HPO Competencies Full supervisory responsibilities, contributing to the motivation/development of team through professional leadership Full supervisory responsibility, ensuring team members are motivated and capable of delivering a high level of performance.
Leadership includes setting objectives, coaching employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes.
Dimension Uses judgement based on the analysis of information Requires attention to detail in making evaluative judgments based on the analysis of factual information.
Expected to resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of technical experience and review of precedents.
Shared responsibility for volume, quality, timeliness of end results Directly impacts quality, service and cost of goods produced in the manufacturing process, whether through interaction with vendors, internal departments, direct labor, or equipment.
The impact of the job is on their own team and other teams whose work activities are closely related.
The performance of the teams will be directly affected by the performance of the individual.
Work Environment Production Management 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.
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.