Operations Manager Night Shift

Shearer’s Foods, founded in 1974 and headquartered in Massillon, OH, is a leading manufacturer of salty snacks, cookies, and crackers. Specializing in private label and co-manufacturing, Shearer’s is the largest supplier of private brand salty snacks and second-largest supplier of private brand cookies and crackers. 

With a strong focus on innovation, service, quality, and sustainability, Shearer’s has been awarded the food industry’s highest award for environmental sustainability, as well as multiple Supplier of the Year awards. 

Operating 16 locations across North America and employing more than 5000 team members, Shearer’s is driven by its core values of People, Grow, Impact and Win. The company mission is to deliver exceptional products and services that make snacking a time to celebrate for our customers, colleagues, and community. 

At Shearer’s Foods , we believe in a skills-first approach to recruitment and employment. This means focusing on what you can do and how you can grow, rather than traditional metrics alone. We are committed to adhering to anti-exclusion practices, removing barriers to access, and enhancing opportunities for all individuals based on merit and potential. Your skills, experience , and perspective are valuable—and we want to empower you to make your mark here with us.  

Operations Shift Manager

The Operations Shift Manager position plans, directs, and coordinates the operations team while overseeing the completion of production processes and procedures. This includes maintaining a safe work environment, adhering to quality standards, and maximizing productivity.  The Shift Manager is responsible for manufacturing teams from processing through packaging for their shift.  

Leads and develops team members  

• Communicates effectively with employees through both oral and written means  

• Development of Self and Others: Lead, motivate and train employees to meet or exceed department goals and objectives  

• Coaches team members involved in production  

• Conducts employee training to improve employees’ expertise and knowledge in equipment operations, work safety procedures, and teamwork, or assigns employee training to experienced workers  

• Provides feedback to employees on individual performance standards in a timely and efficient manner  

• Reviews production orders or schedules to ascertain product data such as types, quantities and specifications of products and scheduled delivery dates in order to plan department operations.  

• Plans production operations, establishing priorities and sequences for manufacturing products.  

• Reviews production and operating reports and resolves operational, manufacturing and maintenance problems to ensure minimum costs and prevent operational delays.  

• Be a leader in continuous improvement and with the input of the manufacturing team, identify opportunities and execute positive change on an ongoing basis.  

• Resolves worker grievances or submits unsettled grievances to Production Superintendent for action.  

• Excellence: Seek that our products and services are 'best in class' and be professional in all you do.  

• Integrity and Trust: Being personally accountable for the highest standards of behavior which includes being honest in intent and actions  

Maintains a safe work environment  

• Plans, develops, and implements warehouse safety and security programs and activities  

• Ensures that behaviors, practices and the work environment support a safe workplace by enforcing safety and sanitation rules and principles  

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of experience in a production, plant, OR operational supervision role, preferably in food processing  

• Advanced knowledge of plant operations  

• Knowledge of basic and advanced methods of training and coaching individuals and groups  

• Interpersonal, Decision-making, time management skills  

• Ability to plan, direct, and coordinate the operations team  

• Ability to work within an integrated operating enterprise  

• Ability to manage team members in executing complex programs  

• Ability to implement continuous improvement tools and processes  

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law .