Assistant Operations Manager

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

Assistant Operations Manager

• Nights Your Seat at the Table: In this role you will plan, direct, and coordinate the actions of the Operations Supervisors, Team Leaders and Team Members, to ensure the completion of production activities in a safe, quality-focused, and productive manner. This position oversees the manufacture of products against budgeted KPIs in a continuous improvement-based environment. This role is responsible for coaching, mentoring, and developing Supervisors and Team Leads to deliver results in alignment with business objectives. Enhancing product safety, quality and the safety and satisfaction of your team members Evaluating and improving work processes Mastering workflow that involves specialized state of the art equipment Managing and improving productivity Building and maintaining rapport and relationships Drive Company Value by coaching and leading production associates to perform in a high functioning team-based environment Qualifications What you bring to the Table: Four-year degree in a related, business or technical field such as food science, operations management, engineering, desired. Industrial or Mechanical Engineering background preferred 5 years of experience in production management or supervision, in the food processing industry. Significant experience with lean manufacturing and continuous improvement. Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills. Effective mechanical aptitude. Demonstrated ability to manage both salaried professionals and hourly production associates in executing complex, operational programs. Ability to work a varied schedule. 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. Assistant Operations Manager
• Nights Your Seat at the Table: In this role you will plan, direct, and coordinate the actions of the Operations Supervisors, Team Leaders and Team Members, to ensure the completion of production activities in a safe, quality-focused, and productive manner. This position oversees the manufacture of products against budgeted KPIs in a continuous improvement-based environment. This role is responsible for coaching, mentoring, and developing Supervisors and Team Leads to deliver results in alignment with business objectives. Enhancing product safety, quality and the safety and satisfaction of your team members Evaluating and improving work processes Mastering workflow that involves specialized state of the art equipment Managing and improving productivity Building and maintaining rapport and relationships Drive Company Value by coaching and leading production associates to perform in a high functioning team-based environment What you bring to the Table: Four-year degree in a related, business or technical field such as food science, operations management, engineering, desired. Industrial or Mechanical Engineering background preferred 5 years of experience in production management or supervision, in the food processing industry. Significant experience with lean manufacturing and continuous improvement. Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills. Effective mechanical aptitude. Demonstrated ability to manage both salaried professionals and hourly production associates in executing complex, operational programs. Ability to work a varied schedule. 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.