CREW LEADER SHIPPING C SHIFT

at  McCormick Company

McCormick Canada continues its long track record of growth and is a respected leader in the spice, seasoning, flavouring and specialty food industry. Our consumer products division serves retail grocery customers and emerging channels with Club House, Billy Bee and McCormick products, while our Custom Flavour Solutions division serves food service distributors and other respected food manufacturers across Canada. McCormick Canada is part of the world leader in spice and seasonings, McCormick & Company Inc.
The Power of People is one of our five pillars. It has been the foundation for McCormick’s success for decades. There is something inspiring about working at McCormick. We have created an unusually dedicated workforce by fostering a culture of respect, recognition, inclusion and collaboration based on the highest ethical values. Without our employees, our success is not possible. Our commitment to our customers, our consumers and our employees is unsurpassed.
You may know McCormick as a leader in herbs, spices, seasoning mixes, condiments, and other flavouring products – and we’re only getting started. At McCormick, we are always looking for great talent to bring unique flavor to our team. McCormick employees – over 14,000 of us across the world – are what makes this company a great place to work.
We are currently hiring for a Crew Leader to join our Distribution team 15600 Robins Hill Road, London. This position is on our Night - C Shift (Monday-Friday, 11:00pm-7:20am, work week starts at 11:00pm on Sunday).

DESCRIPTION OF POSITION:

• Leads by example, ensuring Health and Safety as well as Human Resources policy adherence
• Utilizes the McCormick High Performance System (MHPS) to engage each member of the team and promote teamwork
• Plans, directs and supports the daily activities of team members to achieve daily, weekly and monthly goals and business initiatives. Ensures employees are trained to perform tasks given to them by Crew Leader – Legal responsibility under Bill C45
• Leads Tier 1 HPO activities; leverages the accountabilities to guarantee a safe, clean, organized and defect-free environment at all time
• Removes barriers and obstacles to team performance. Demonstrates a sense of urgency, ownership and tenacity to resolve problems. 95% of work to be performed on production lines, which includes running the line for majority of shift.
• Facilitates daily team huddles and weekly team meetings. Communicates daily with the Team Manager to ensure daily oversight of team and line performance is effectively executed. May fill in duties of Team Manager such as attending meetings when the Team Manager is not available.
• Responsible to ensure key performance indicators are met (M/L, C/O targets, PR, TIR)
• Ensures operational procedures (SOPs), baselines (CBAs) and best practices (OPLs) are consistently followed and standardized
• Resolves daily issues and minor mechanical problems and coordinates the need for non-routine adjustments and repairs through the maintenance team member
• Provides input to evaluations and development/training plans for individuals within the team and effectively handles team interaction, including conflict management
• Contacts HR immediately when an employee is injured and fills out accident/incident report in absence of Team Manager or Supervisor
• Responsible for on the job training of new and existing employees. Builds technical and business competencies within team.
• Interacts cross functionally with other areas to share resources and support total plant objectives (including but not limited to, Material Management, QA, HR, product to packaging development, facilities maintenance, engineering, etc.)
• Leads and/or facilitates continuous improvements initiatives, including PDCA and root cause analysis
• Occasionally completes administrative work, i.e. reports when Team Manager or Supervisor is unavailable
• May complete other occasional duties as assigned
• Ability to work overtime (pre or post shift and weekends).

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

• Three years manufacturing/industrial experience or equivalent education
• Strong mechanical ability and understanding of packaging/processing equipment is preferred
• Successfully pass Mechanical Aptitude testing
• Must have a valid driver’s license
• Bachelor Degree in Business, Engineering or related field would be considered an asset
• Ability to understand financial impact of business decisions affecting staffing, product components, inventory, etc.
• Demonstrated practice of leadership principles required with formal leadership training an asset Demonstrated analytical/critical thinking skills to determine risk assessment
• Knowledge of packaging/processing equipment, understands the importance of PM, AM, and TPM processes
• Knowledge of SAP or other enterprise resource planning tool
• Demonstrated ability to operate all equipment in the business i.e. Forklift
  Looking to spice up your career? Join us now! Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply at; www.mccormickcorporation.com, job requisition ID 108207
  We thank all applicants, however only those under consideration will be contacted. No phone calls please.
  Throughout the selection process, accommodations for applicants with disabilities are available upon request. Please notify H.R. if required.

Please refer the Job description for details