Material Handler - B Shift (HVP)

McCormick & Company, Inc., a global leader in the spice, flavor, and seasonings industry, is seeking a full-time Material Handler. This new hire will work in Hunt Valley Plant, located in Hunt Valley, MD. The Material Handler 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.

Under general supervision, the material handler will operate Bulk Handling Unit (NBE) equipment, through a total task, team-based approach. The Material Handler will learn and perform assigned tasks depending on location. Responsible for understanding the Material Processing theory of operations, with the responsibility of making repairs and/or adjustments to equipment, replacement of wearable components, troubleshooting equipment when performing in non-standard condition, all daily responsibility to problem solve for downtime issues. The incumbent will learn and perform assigned tasks, depending on the specific manufacturing technology that is utilized across our manufacturing sites. This role will contribute to the achievement of company initiatives in order to meet our safety, quality, process reliability, customer service, cost and innovation goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• inspect and maintain safety (LOTO) and quality (HACCP / GMP) parameters and specification
• Safe execution of equipment  startup and shutdown procedures
• Execute standard setup and changeover of equipment
• Operate equipment within run parameters and process specifications
• Calibrate or adjust equipment to ensure quality production, using tools such as calipers, micrometers, height gauges, protractors, or ring gauges
• Enter, transcribe, record, store, or maintain information in written or electronic format (SAP, TrakSYS, ESIS, ASIS, Excel, Manual tracking logs)
• Monitor and adjust production processes or equipment for quality and productivity
• Prepare production documents, such as manufacturing batch records, quality records, inventory reports, or productivity reports
• Execute Autonomous Maintenance activities -  general cleaning, inspection and lubrication of equipment to prescribed standards
• Detect equipment abnormalities and improve to prevent future equipment deterioration
• Maintain equipment performance through the understanding of equipment structure and functions and able to discover the cause of equipment abnormalities
• Ability to understand the relationship between equipment and quality and can predict quality defects and discover their causes.
• Perform routine maintenance and equipment repair
• Maintain clean, orderly and tour-ready work areas / 5S
• Troubleshoot basic mechanical and equipment electrical control systems
• Work independently or with a team and utilize problem solving tools (5 Why) to determine root cause, eliminate losses, and improve processes
• Generate standardized work instructions / One Point Lessons / Job Aids
• Material movement (using manual and Powered Industrial Trucks and equipment)
• Work in confined spaces as required
• Collaborate professionally with Product Development team members and provide feedback on proposed manufacturing instructions and standards
• Coach, mentor and train other technicians
• Assist engineers in developing, building, or testing prototypes or new products, processes or procedures
• Other duties as assigned 

Qualifications:

• 2-3 years manufacturing or mechanical experience required
• 3 years of manufacturing experience; food manufacturing preferred. 
• TPM environment preferred.
• Team-based work environment preferred. 
• SAP experience preferred.

Base Salary: $17.85 - $26.77

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

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.