TEAM MANAGER I - PRODUCTION

McCormick & Company, Inc., a global leader in the spice, flavor, and seasonings industry, is seeking a full-time Team Manager I - Production. This new hire will work in the South Bend plant, located at 3425 Lathrop Street, South Bend, IN. The position title will report to a Operations 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 

Under the general supervision of the Operations Manager, the Team Manager I - Production is responsible for managing and directing all activities and processes related to a designated team within the South Bend Plant. This Team Manager is accountable for quality, safety, productivity, sanitation, continuous improvement and all aspects of people management.  The goal of the Team Manager is to meet the needs of the customer 100% of the time while achieving key indicator results that support the departments’ strategic objectives, goals, strategies and measures (OGSMs). 

RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Direct and support the daily management and prioritization of team members to meet or exceed all performance standards, including reliability, cost, waste, safety, quality, sanitation. 

• Effectively lead, coach, train and develop approximately 30 non-exempt team members, while fostering a team environment. 

• Pro-actively recommend and implement process improvement initiatives to increase operational effectiveness and efficiencies. 

• Partner with Maintenance, Engineering and Continuous Improvement resources to execute PM, AM, TPM and CCI processes. 

• Integrate high performance culture by effectively utilizing the six systems in daily activities. 

• Interact cross functionally to resolve issues and ensure that customer service requirements are met. 

• Works with teams to develop cultural and business action plans to ensure continuous improvement throughout the plant. 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS 

• Bachelor’s Degree or 3-5 years related experience 

• Minimum of one year experience supervising employees in a manufacturing / production / industrial environment 

• Minimum of one year experience leading others through a project(s) or initiative(s) 

• Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to work across functions and interact with all levels of the organization 

• Excellent analytical skills and problem solving capabilities to assess risk 

• Demonstrated understanding of the financial impact of business decisions effecting staffing, product components and inventory 

• Experience successfully leading large teams to support business initiatives 

• Demonstrated ability to be a dynamic self-starter, work independently and apply sound judgment to solve complex problems with incomplete and/or ambiguous information required and to proactively initiate action steps 

• Experience successfully handling multiple projects at once and working under pressure 

• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively to resolve issues 

• Excellent communication and organization skills 

• Ability to propose and implement improvements to systems, methods of work and analysis methods and contribute to ensuring that they are continuously adapted to the business requirements. 

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, with strong Excel and PowerPoint skills 

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.