You already LOVE us and the SNACKS WE MAKE!

Chips, Cookies, Crackers, Wafers, Cheese Curls, Popcorn, Tortilla Chips... yeah, we make them ALL! Shearer's is the company behind all your favorite snack brands.

We have over 5,000 associates in 17 state-of-the-art manufacturing and warehouse sites in North America that produce over 800 million pounds of snacks per year. Did you know that we buy 20% of all the potatoes grown in the US? WOW!

And we know what you’re thinking…how can I get my hands on some free goodies? Our team members can take home free snacks!

VLT Packaging Technician Day Shift: Flexible Pay Rate $26.50

 

Your seat at the Best Snacks Table

The VLT Packaging Technician provides safety, manufacturing and customer service-based leadership to achieve outstanding business results on a specific production system or process.  This position leverages continuous improvement tools, coaching skills, technical abilities, individual skills, and enhanced teamwork to reduce waste and drive out losses in a specific area of accountability.  The Packaging Technician is the owner of the Centerline CIL and Defect Processes, daily Packaging Line Health checks, Daily Management System and is responsible for the integrity of the area’s data acquisition and reporting systems.  The Packaging Technician receives daily direction from the VLT Supervisor and assists in developing the Plan for the Day.  The Packaging Technician develops the Line Improvement Teams’ technical capability and mastery of process control and data analysis.

What you bring to the Party

We want to build the best team in the industry, so we’re looking for people like you who not only can work as a part of a team, but also exhibit the following leadership behaviors: Good communication skills, Interest in or experience with technology, a high sense of integrity and the ability to act with urgency, a drive to deliver the best result for the customer, flexibility in a fast-paced, growing business environment, a hands on, “can do” attitude with a passion for problem solving, A curiosity to learn more, with the ability to assess situations quickly, Ability to support, encourage and invest in a strong team.

Basic math and counting skills, prior manufacturing or warehouse experience preferred. In order give your best, you must also be able to be on your feet for up to eight hours, keep up with a fast, repetitious pace and perform repetitious lifting up to 25+ pounds.

Technical Ability Lead with Safety and Food Quality Function as a technical and business resource in areas of system operations and product requirements. Drive Continuous Improvement and total employee involvement in critical success areas by empowering employees to utilize Manufacturing Excellence processes and Continuous Improvement tools. Demonstrate technical and business expertise on systems/products/technologies they are responsible for improving. Demonstrate strong troubleshooting skills using Continuous Improvement techniques. Show thorough understanding of the interactions between machine, materials, methods, environment and people. Assists or signs-off on process control strategies to enable technicians to respond to out-of-control situations. Serve as a technical liaison for team members as well as plant technical and management resources. Assists in creating processes to solve problems that are not people dependent, that are repeatable and yield the same results every time. Demonstrates technical ability to make the connection between raw data and actual manufacturing events and can make that data/process connection for others. Ability to backfill any Improvement Team position as needed to cover for absence.

We offer a variety pack of benefits after just 30 days:

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Flexible Spending Account, Retirement Savings Plan with Match, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Group Critical Accident Insurance, Group Critical Illness Insurance, Employee Assistance Plan and numerous opportunities to volunteer in the communities in which we operate.  Paid Time Off (PTO) is available after 90 days.

You will be considered for employment in our inclusive workplace

Because at Shearer’s, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

This is your invitation to apply now!

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