Warehouse Technician

McCormick & Company, Inc., a global leader in the spice, flavor, and seasonings industry, is seeking a full-time Warehouse Technician. This new hire will work in the South Bend plant, located at 3425 Lathrop Street, South Bend, IN. The position title will report to a Warehouse Team Manager. This will be on our 2nd 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 RedHot, Stubb's, OLD BAY, Lawry's, Zatarain's, Ducros, Vahiné, Cholula, Schwartz, Kamis, DaQiao, Club House, Aeroplane, 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.Job 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.   Experience:   Minimum one year warehouse experience in a manufacturing environment required. Experience with MS Word and Excel required.  SAP experience preferred.   Other Skills & Abilities:   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.  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.   As a general policy, McCormick does not offer employment visa sponsorships upon hire or in the future.