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 Maintenance Workleader – 3rd Shiftimmediately at our FMC Plant located at 11102 McCormick Road in Hunt Valley, Maryland.

McCormick & Company, Inc., a global leader in the spice, flavor, and seasonings industry, is seeking a full-time EET Maintenance Work leader. This new hire will work in Hunt Valley Plant, located at 11102 McCormick Rd in Hunt Valley, MD The Work leader will report to a Team Manager Maintenance Jeff Zaremski for our c shift which is night shift.

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 Red-hot, Stubb's, OLD BAY, Lawry's, Zatarain's, Ducros, Vahiné, Cholula, Schwartz, Kamis, Dasia, Club House, Aeroplan, 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.

OF POSITION:

Under the general supervision of the Maintenance Team Manager, manages and directs all activities and processes related to the daily management of predictive, preventive and proactive maintenance programs to improve process reliability (PR) while reducing maintenance costs. The incumbent will maintain packaging, blending and fermentation equipment in multiple departments and is responsible for the complete maintenance and inspection on individual pieces of equipment. This position will also support the core reliability processes (Autonomous Maintenance, Early Equipment Management, Training and Focused Improvement.) Responsibilities include leading and developing direct reports while fostering a team environment, meeting or exceeding established goals (safety, sanitation , PR%, cost, waste, quality (Q% and 5S)), loss reduction, reliability improvement and other performance standards related to process and packaging systems. Supports and develops HPO teams to ensure that information flow / communication processes, personnel development, problem-solving, goal-setting and process improvement (e.g. A3, PDCA, Breakdown Analysis and 5Why) are all integral parts of daily core work. This includes leading daily cross shift communications of relevant shift activities (adjustments, parts/settings changes, downtime, planned/unplanned work) This position will be responsible for ensuring all safety incident reporting follows proper protocols; will ensure monthly, quarterly, yearly required training are completed for direct reports; will ensure required work orders are reviewed and completed daily and will develop actions from completed work orders. This role will also coordinate maintenance activities and people resources to meet operational objectives, monitors activities and results, makes assignments and leads the escalation process and decision making to drive closure to plant losses. Must be able to audit work orders and hold team accountable.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Acceptable attendance required. Meets standards in overall performance rating in most recent performance review. High school diploma or equivalent. Five years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated ability to investigate and solve problems, ability to diagnose mechanical problems and resolve minor mechanical and processing problems. Must have good PLC skills and electronics. Flow meters, VFDs, DP sensors. PID loops
• Knowledge of CMMS, MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point), SAP or other ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) tool Demonstrated ability to perform changeovers and preventative maintenance on all production equipment.
• Demonstrated practice of leadership principles required and formal leadership training.
• Demonstrated ability to pro-actively encourage continuous improvement and daily problem-solving initiatives Proven ability to coach, train and influence while demonstrating a deep respect for the capabilities of all people.
• Strong oral and written communication and interpersonal skills Demonstrated analytical, critical thinking skills to determine risk assessment
• Experience effectively leading and facilitating team and cross-functional meeting. Ability to work overtime/weekends required.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

PLC, Siemens-Allen Bradley VFDs strong electronics.

Leadership skills and professionalism

Must be able to make decisions under pressure

Must be flexible shift wise for training

Strong mechanical skills, pumps valves tanks burner control

Must be able to wear a PAPR

As a general policy, McCormick does not offer employment visa sponsorships upon hire or in the future.

Base Salary $36.25 - $54.38

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

First consideration will be given to employees who have been displaced from their jobs for positions with the same grade or lower. If there are no qualified candidates, all other employees will then be considered. No displaced employee will receive preferential consideration for a promotional opportunity.​

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McCormick may recruit external candidates concurrently in order to expedite the recruitment process. Qualified internal candidates submitting bids within the first ten (10) days of the job being posted will be considered before external candidates. Internal bids received after the tenth (10th) day will be considered along with external candidates. ​

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.