CREW LEADER - BLENDING-NIGHT

McCormick & Company, Inc., a global leader in the spice, flavor, and seasonings industry, is seeking a full-time Crew Leader. This new hire will work at the Hunt Valley Plant, located at 11100 McCormick Road in Hunt Valley, MD. The Crew Leader will report to a 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.

POSITION OVERVIEW

This employee will act as a working Crew Leader, responsible for overseeing and leading daily operations with the ability to perform Dry Blend technician job duties as needed. In addition, the employee will be responsible for coaching, developing, and mentoring team members. The Crew Leader will ensure the overall performance of the Dry Blend Team to meet objectives for quality, safety, sanitation, GMPs, customer service, and process reliability and will be involved in leading High Performance.  Participates in cross-functional problem-solving activities, updates, creates, audits S.O.P.s, and recommends/provides solutions to process improvement.  The Crew Leader must be flexible and attentive to detail to work in a fast-paced environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Distributes daily workload to fulfill department goals and requirements
• Responsible for coaching, developing, and mentoring team members to ensure individual and team success
• Scheduling team vacations and arranging for manpower coverage
• Daily communication with Supervisor and other Crew Leaders
• Ensuring product meets quality standards
• Facilitates and leads continuous improvement initiatives
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize, lead, and empower team members in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment
• Investigates and communicates root cause analysis for failures, including recommendations and implementing solutions
• Coordinate teamwork among team members
• Leading meetings for production tracking, problem-solving and team development     
• Building team member commitment
• Lead plant safety initiatives and ensure a safe work environment

• Support and lead the growth of McCormick’s High-Performance Work System
• Other duties as assigned

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Fork Truck Certification
• Valid Driver’s license and transportation to travel between other McCormick Facilities
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in written form
• Ability to facilitate teamwork
• Ability to effectively run meetings
• Ability to work overtime/weekends as required.
• Ability to train others required.
• PAPR/Respirator Use Required

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• At least 5 years of operations or related field experience
• 3 years of leadership experience
• Thorough understanding of SAP preferred

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. 

Base Salary: $26.78/hr - $40.18/hr
Base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, experience for this role, and/or internal equity of our current employees as part of any final offer. This position is also eligible to participate in McCormick’s Dividend Program. In addition to a competitive compensation package, permanent employees of McCormick are eligible for our extensive Total Rewards programs that include:
- Comprehensive health plans covering medical, vision, dental, life and disability benefits
- Family-friendly benefits such as paid parental leave, fertility benefits, Employee Assistance Program, and caregiver support
- Retirement and investment programs including 401(k) and profit-sharing plans