DEPARTMENT MANAGER WAREHOUSE

McCormick & Company • Sparrows Point, MD

2d • $103,520 - $181,150 • Onsite

About The Position

McCormick is seeking to hire a Department Manager- Warehouse immediately at their Maryland Logistics Center in Sparrows Point, MD. This role is responsible for leading a complex, multi-shift warehouse operation supporting Industrial Flavor Solutions customers, internal manufacturing facilities, and finished goods handling. The position oversees the storage, movement, labeling, re-labeling, unloading, and transport of raw materials and finished goods across a high-volume operational zone. This role provides leadership for approximately 60 non-exempt employees, two exempt employees, and contracted agency partners. The Warehouse Department Manager is accountable for ensuring safe, compliant, efficient, and reliable warehouse operations across three shifts and weekend activity. The role requires strong operational leadership, people management, cross-functional partnership, and the ability to manage specialty storage environments, including organic, hazardous materials, refrigerated storage, and temperature-controlled areas.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Business, Logistics, Engineering, or a related field preferred, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Prior leadership experience in warehouse, distribution, manufacturing, logistics, or supply chain operations.
• Experience leading large teams in a multi-shift operational environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead both exempt and non-exempt employees.
• Experience managing safety, quality, productivity, and service performance in an operational setting.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, decision-making, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams and influence across departments.
• Ability to support flexible work hours as needed, including off-shift and weekend operations.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in food, flavor, consumer packaged goods, pharmaceutical, chemical, or regulated manufacturing environments.
• Experience with specialty storage requirements, such as organic, hazardous materials, refrigerated, or temperature-controlled storage.
• Knowledge of GMP, food safety, sanitation, allergen control, and quality systems.
• Experience managing contractor or temporary labor agency resources.
• Experience with warehouse management systems, ERP systems, inventory control processes, and operational performance metrics.
• Continuous improvement experience, such as Lean, Six Sigma, TPM, or similar methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily warehouse operations for Zone 3 across three shifts and weekends, ensuring effective execution of operational priorities.
• Oversee the receipt, storage, handling, movement, and shipment of raw materials and finished goods.
• Support Industrial Flavor Solutions customers and internal manufacturing operations by ensuring timely and accurate supply of raw materials to production facilities.
• Manage container unloading operations for PCC’s and Simply Asia finished goods.
• Ensure operational readiness and staffing coverage across shifts, including off-shift and weekend operations as required.
• Monitor daily performance, resolve operational issues, and drive improvements in safety, quality, service, cost, and productivity.
• Provide direct leadership, coaching, and development for approximately 60 non-exempt employees and two exempt employees.
• Build and sustain a high-performing, engaged, accountable, and inclusive team environment.
• Set clear expectations, monitor performance, provide feedback, and address performance issues in a timely and professional manner.
• Partner with Human Relations, Continuous Improvement, Maintenance and Facilities, Safety, Quality, and other functional leaders to support employee engagement, workforce planning, attendance, training, and performance management.
• Promote strong communication across all shifts to ensure consistent execution of standards, priorities, and expectations.
• Lead and coordinate contracted agency resources supporting container unloading, product labeling and re-labeling, and material transport.
• Ensure contracted partners follow site safety, quality, GMP, food safety, security, and operational requirements.
• Monitor contractor performance and partner with appropriate stakeholders to address service, compliance, staffing, or productivity concerns.
• Champion a safety-first culture and ensure compliance with all applicable safety policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure proper handling, storage, and movement of materials in specialty storage areas, including organic storage areas, hazardous materials storage, refrigerated storage, and temperature-controlled storage areas.
• Maintain compliance with food safety, quality, GMP, sanitation, allergen control, organic handling, hazardous material, and temperature-control requirements.
• Lead or support audits, inspections, investigations, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure employees and contractors are properly trained and qualified for assigned work.
• Ensure accurate material movement, storage, labeling, and inventory control practices.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Planning, Quality, Customer Service, Transportation, and other stakeholders to meet business and customer needs.
• Support reliable supply of raw materials to manufacturing facilities while minimizing delays, errors, damage, and service disruptions.
• Drive disciplined execution of warehouse processes, standard work, and system transactions.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve warehouse flow, labor utilization, equipment usage, service reliability, and cost performance.
• Use operational metrics and root cause analysis to address recurring issues and improve performance.
• Support site initiatives related to productivity, process standardization, employee capability, and operational excellence.
• Lead change effectively in a complex, fast-paced, multi-shift environment.

Benefits

• 401k
• health insurance
• paid time off
• Competitive compensation
• Career growth opportunities
• Flexibility and Support for Diverse Life Stages and Choices
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager