Warehouse Technician II

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.

About the role

We are looking to hire a Warehouse Technician – 2nd Shift immediately at our South Bend, IN Plant located at 3425 W Lathrop St in South Bend, IN.

Responsibilities

• Support plant and department OGSM’s and targets in support of greater than 80% Process Reliability
• Support production lines in achieving goals for PR, safety, quality, and service
• Actively participate in CI initiative
• Understand production schedule, customer orders, open orders report, shipping orders, or material purchase schedules to determine items to be moved, received, gathered, or distributed
• Convey materials and items from receiving or production areas to storage or to other designated areas
• Sort and place materials or items on racks, shelves, or in bins according to predetermined sequences such as size, type, item code, or code dating
• Sort and store perishable goods in refrigerated rooms
• Fill requisitions, requests for materials, and other stock items and distributes to production workers / line
• Assemble customer orders from stock and stages. Check orders to be shipped against bill of lading and loads pallets onto truck
• Mark materials with identifying information
• Record amounts of materials or items received or distributed
• Weigh or count items within the plant to ensure accuracy of records
• Use computer for data entry and analysis
• Maintain work and storage areas in clean and orderly fashion
• Daily communication with all team members and management through the use of shift meetings, email, and other written and verbal methods
• Actively promote safety and identify unsafe actions and conditions through the use of a principle-based safety approach
• Work with teams to identify process issues and improvement opportunities
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Minimum one year warehouse experience in a manufacturing environment required
• Experience with MS Word and Excel required
• SAP experience preferred

Skills

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals, required
• Must be able to read and interpret documents, such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals, required
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence, and effectively present information in one-on-one and small group settings to customers, clients, vendors, and other employees, required
• Ability to effectively communicate written and orally with all levels of the organization, as well as internal and external customers, required
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form, required
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and to function effectively as part of a team, required
• Ability to meet strict deadlines and adapt to an environment with multiple tasks and changing priorities, required
• Ability to interpret and work with abstract and concrete variables in standardized situations, required
• Ability to work overtime on short notice with flexibility in start times and work days, required
• Ability to lift 50 lbs. regularly, required

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