Production Team Manager I

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 FONA Manufacturing Plant in Geneva, IL.  Please note that we are currently looking for a 3rd 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

POSITION OVERVIEW

Under the general direction of the Operations 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.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• The Production Team Manager 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 and supervises and coordinates activities of Technicians engaged in processing and/or packaging product.
• Ensures that Technicans 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 and cross functional teams to coordinate activities between departments.
• Responsible for the development and performance management of non-exempt team members.
• Leads the flavors production team on 2nd shift in a manner consistent with the core beliefs and guiding pronciples 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 and actively uses performance and development tools to document and facilitate improvement/recognition discussions.
• Manage a team of sanitation technicians and delegate, enforce, and audit Master Sanitation Schedule elements.
• Monitor chemical inventory and develop processes to enhance EcoLab products and services
• Manage CIP/cleaning processes for Spray Dryers and lead continuous improvement efforts to improve productivity.   
• Rewards and recognizes performance achievements and removes barriers that prevent the team from achieving goals.
• Utilizes problem solving tools and methodologies to implement continually improve processes within the function and 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.
• Develop partner centricity relationships with Ecolab to drive sanitation excellence to support AIB and SQF standards
• Partner with Ecolab and Training & Development to learn sanitation excellence via seminars, classes, expos of sanitation related items for food/flavor manufacturing
• Directs and supports the daily management of the team to prioritize work and achieve goals and 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.
• 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.
• Other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Individuals will generally enter this role with a combination of demonstrated technical and leadership skills equivalent to a minimum of 3 years 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. 
• Uses judgement based on the analysis of information
• Requires attention to detail in making evaluative judgements 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.

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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.