Manager Continuous Improvement

McCormick & Company, Incorporated; South Bend (IN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Group life insurance

401(k)

Profit sharing

Paid holidays and vacations

Job summary

McCormick & Company, Incorporated in South Bend, IN is seeking a Manager of CI – 1st Shift reporting to the Plant Manager. You will lead the CI/TPM function, coach plant leadership, and drive continuous improvement initiatives to optimize production and reliability across the plant.

The role requires 5–10 years of leadership experience in manufacturing CI, strong strategic and communication skills, and the ability to translate strategy into concrete site actions.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5–10 years functional/leadership experience in continuous improvement or related manufacturing roles.
• Strong understanding of how plant functions interact to impact business results.
• Excellent communication and diplomacy skills with ability to influence across levels.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for CI/TPM across North American high performance plants/facilities.
• Coach and develop team managers and staff to achieve significant cost savings and efficiency gains.
• Guide CI/TPM strategies across functions to align with plant goals.
• Manage the CI team and resources, delivering loss analysis and improvement projects.
• Lead TPM initiatives to reduce downtime, changeover times, and reliability losses.
• Coordinate with plant leadership to ensure continuous improvement goals translate into action.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Coaching

Process improvement

Job description

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McCormick & Company, Incorporated , a global leader in flavor, is seeking a Manager of CI – 1st Shift reporting to the Plant Manager. This individual will work in South Bend, IN .

With more than $5 billion in annual sales, the Company manufactures markets and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other flavorful products to the entire food industry – retail outlets, food manufacturers and foodservice businesses. We create differentiating flavors consumers prefer with unmatched quality, science, innovation and service. Every day, no matter where or what you eat, you can enjoy food flavored by McCormick. McCormick makes every moment and meal better

As a company recognized for exceptional commitment to employees, McCormick offers a wide variety of benefits, programs and services.

• tuition assistance
• medical
• dental
• vision
• disability
• group life insurance
• 401(k)
• profit sharing
• paid holidays and vacations

• Under the general direction of the CI Director, provide strategic leadership and coaching for the CI/TPM function within North American high performance plants/facilities. Has overall accountability for the performance of the function within a subset of the facilities and the impact on the larger operating unit.
• Coaches and leads team managers and/or staff to achieve exceptional business results through the development of people and continuous improvement of manufacturing and supply chain processes.
• Coaches members of facility leadership teams and ensures that CI/TPM strategies across functions are aligned to create common objectives for all departments and achieve plant/facility goals.
• Manage and develop direct reports as required. Manages the comprehensive continuous improvement function to deliver savings and improve business results via a formal Loss Analysis program.
• Manages cost optimization process and productivity improvement initiatives and serves as the general spokesperson for overall program results.
• The position may include the management of teams, committees, equipment, resources, and any other necessary tools to deploy appropriate improvement activities.
• Coach and/or lead Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) pillar work to build loss elimination capability, such as a reduction in minor stops and changeover time via Focused Improvement pillar tools like 5-Why, 7-Step FI, and SMED.
• Coach and/or lead Autonomous Maintenance (AM) pillar activities to improve Process Reliability and improve productivity.

Minimum of 5-10 years functional/leadership experience. Demonstrated significant and relevant skills and results in functional area The job requires a detailed understanding of how all areas of the plant interact to contribute to the business. Requires a general understanding of the industry. Requires basic commercial awareness as it relates to competition but only requires limited understanding of the latest developments in the industry.

Strong communication and diplomacy skills are required to guide and influence others. Leadership of exempt Team Managers or equivalent to achieve common objectives. May interface with external parties as representative of the plant/facility. Strong cross-functional strategic leadership, communication, and teamwork skills. Ability to translate strategy into actionable information in small or large groups in a clear, concise, and professional manner. Ability to influence upwards.

Leadership: - This job has full management responsibility for the CI team, including management of people, defining roles and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes.

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.

WHY WORK AT MCCORMICK?

As a McCormick employee you’ll be empowered to focus on more than your individual responsibilities. You’ll have the opportunity to be part of something bigger than yourself—to have a say in where the company is going and how it’s growing.

Between our passion for flavor, our 130-year history of leadership and integrity, the competitive and comprehensive benefits we offer, and our culture, which is built on respect and opportunities for growth, there are many reasons to join us at McCormick.