TEAM MANAGER - WAREHOUSE

About the role

We are looking to hire a Warehouse Team Manager (Team Manager I - Warehouse) for McCormick’s Zatarain’s production facility located near New Orleans, LA (Gretna, LA plant). Under the general direction of the Department Manager, the role provides leadership for a functional team within a high‑performance environment, oversees daily management, drives improvement activities through people and process development, and is accountable for the team’s results.

Responsibilities

• Leads a team in a specific functional area consistent with 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.
• 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.
• Utilizes problem‑solving tools and methodologies to implement continual process improvements.
• Demonstrates a sense of urgency and tenacity to resolve problems and implement process improvements.
• Leads root cause analysis when required for failures meeting the applicable threshold.
• Develops and ensures all functional procedures and best practices are documented and continually improved.
• Directs and supports daily management of the team to prioritize work and achieve goals.
• Creates an atmosphere of 100% compliance to operational processes and procedures.
• Coordinates sharing of resources to make the best use of existing skills to meet business needs.
• Ensures procedures and scorecards are in place for the team.
• Interacts cross‑functionally to resolve issues.
• Communicates effectively up, down, and across the organization.
• Creates a vision for the team aligned with Plant, Division, and McCormick objectives.
• Communicates organizational and plant objectives (safety, quality, reliability, etc.) and ensures 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.
• On an annual basis, executes specific projects and action plans (in addition to core work) in support of the functional OGSM.
• Manages the technical aspects of the role specific to the functional area.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or currently pursuing a degree.
• Experience working in food manufacturing.
• TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) experience.
• Demonstrated competency in WMS (Warehouse Management System) or LMS (Labor Management System) applications.
• Demonstrated mechanical ability.
• Knowledge of SAP or other ERP tool is an asset.
• Basic understanding of how the area integrates with other areas to contribute to goal achievement.
• Some knowledge of how external factors impact the work unit.
• Uses judgment based on analysis of information.
• Requires attention to detail when making evaluative judgments based on factual information.
• Expected to resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through technical experience and review of precedents.

Benefits

• 401(k) plan
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Competitive compensation
• Career growth opportunities
• Flexibility and support for diverse life stages and choices