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Vertical Line Team Technician Lead- Processor/Packaging

Shearer's Foods
28.55/HR.
United States, Ohio, Massillon
4100 Millennium Boulevard Southeast (Show on map)
Feb 04, 2026
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 Process Tech/ Packaging Vertical Line Team Leader Day Shift 7AM- 3PM $28.55/HR. The Process/Packaging Tech VLT 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 drive out losses in a specific area of accountability. This individual is the owner of the Center line Process Daily Management System and responsible for the integrity of the area's data acquisition and reporting systems. Receives daily direction from the Line Lead and, along with the Line Lead Team, develops the Plan for the Day. Develops the Line Improvement Teams' technical capability and mastery of process control and data analysis. The Process / Packaging Technician Leader 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 drive out losses in a specific area of accountability. The Process / Packaging Technician is the owner of the Centerline Process Daily Management System and responsible for the integrity of the area's data acquisition and reporting systems. The Process / Packaging Technician receives daily direction from the Line Lead and, along with the Line Lead Team, develops the Plan for the Day. The Process / Packaging Technician develops the Line Improvement Teams' technical capability and mastery of process control and data analysis. Lead with Safety 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. Qualifications Demonstrate technical and business expertise on systems/products/technologies they are responsible for improving. Demonstrate strong troubleshooting skills through the use of Continuous Improvement techniques. Show thorough understanding of the interactions between machine, materials, methods, environment and people. 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 on any shift. Experience driving line improvements daily through advanced data analysis, prioritization of loss elimination opportunities, management of rate strategy and ownership of data integrity. Recognized technical abilities and practical experience with strong capabilities in Continuous Improvement; Food science/chemistry or packaging science; statistics and analytical methods; process measurement and control; mechanical aptitude; troubleshooting; ability to understand and apply general engineering principles Demonstrated skills in customer Service, problem solving, and teaching and training ability Computer skills including a working knowledge of Maintenance Connection, MIP, Infinity, Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint 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.