TEAM MANAGER I - WAREHOUSE

McCormick & Company; Dundalk (MD); On-site; USD 74,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k benefits

Health insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

McCormick & Company is hiring a Warehouse Team Manager at the Maryland Logistics Center in Sparrows Point, MD. You will lead a functional team, drive improvements, and ensure safe, efficient, and reliable daily operations within a high-performance environment.

Under the general direction of the Department Manager, you will coach and develop team members, manage performance, and coordinate with other areas to meet plant objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or mix of education and experience in a relevant technical field.
• Minimum 1 year of leadership or supervisory experience.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills for team leadership.
• Ability to coordinate with other areas and understand cross-functional work.

Responsibilities

• Lead a functional team under the High Performance System principles.
• Oversee daily function management and drive improvements.
• Ensure safety, quality, cost, and reliability targets.
• Communicate effectively up and down the organization and with other areas.
• Execute annual projects and plans to support functional OGSM.
• Manage technical duties specific to the function.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team supervision

Education

BSc in Relevant Technical Discipline or mixture of education and relevant experience

Job description

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 Warehouse Team Manager for Maryland Logistics Center in Sparrows Point, MD.

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

Position Overview

Under the general direction of the Department 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. Good understanding of procedures and concepts within own technical area and a basic knowledge in other areas. Role typically requires a university degree. Requires an understanding and ability to apply procedures and concepts of own technical area. Knowledge of other areas to the extent of understanding how they relate and interact with own area. Oversees the activities of Technicians engaged in activities such as receiving, transporting, storing and shipping raw or finished good materials.

Key Responsibilities

• TEAM MANAGEMENT: Leads a team in a specific functional area in a manner consistent with the core beliefs and 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. Actively uses performance and development tools to document and facilitate improvement/recognition discussions. Rewards and recognizes performance achievements. Removes barriers that prevent the team from achieving goals.
• IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES: Utilizes problem solving tools and methodologies to implement continually improve processes within the function. 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. Interacts cross-functionally to resolve issues.
• MANAGE KEY RESULT AREAS (Safety, Quality, Cost, Reliability, Customer Service, etc.): Directs and supports the daily management of the team to prioritize work and achieve goals. 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.
• COMMUNICATION: 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
• FUNCTIONAL OGSM: On an annual basis, execute specific projects and action plans (in additional to core work, above) in support of the functional OGSM.
• TECHNICAL DUTIES SPECIFIC TO FUNCTION: Manages the technical aspects of the role, specific to the functional area.

Required Qualifications

• BSc in Relevant Technical Discipline or mixture of education and relevant experience
• Individuals will generally enter this role with a combination of demonstrated technical and leadership skills equivalent to a minimum of 1 year of experience 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. Limited knowledge of the industry required.
• Interpersonal Skills - leadership, interactions, communication, influence
• Full supervisory responsibilities, contributing to the motivation/development of team through professional leadership Full supervisory responsibility, ensuring team members are motivated and capable of delivering a high level of performance. Leadership includes setting objectives, coaching employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes. Sound and comprehensive communication and diplomacy skills are required in order to exchange complicated information, including sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Other Skills and HPO Competencies: Full supervisory responsibilities, contributing to the motivation/development of team through professional leadership Full supervisory responsibility, ensuring team members are motivated and capable of delivering a high level of performance. Leadership includes setting objectives, coaching employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes.

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.

Base Salary

Base Salary: $74,330 - $130,080

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 Incentive Bonus (MIB) Plan. 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