Full-Time
Training and Qualifications Manager
Production
Posted on 8/22/2025
Shearers Foods
1-10 employees
Manufactures private-label salty snacks
No salary listed
Dayton, OH, USA
In Person
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- Bachelor's Degree from a four-year college or university (preferred)
- 5 years of practical, cross-functional experience in many of the following areas is preferred: Experience working for or in a manufacturing environment, Basic understanding of Total Productive Maintenance Methodology, Understanding of adult learning theory, Experience designing learning and development experiences/training, Experience facilitating training for small and large groups
- Quick learner with the ability to drive results and manage change
- Exceptional communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team
- Proficiency in Word, Excel, and related applications
- Build and Lead Teams: Develop pillar teams and enhance team member capabilities based on step-up cards
- Strategic Planning: Set the pillar strategy, including Master, 90 Day, and Weekly Plans
- Drive Implementation: Oversee the rollout of key systems - skills, training & certification, and administration - at the Plant level and provide support across the food manufacturing network
- Performance Analysis: Manage and analyze reporting data to assess performance against KPIs related to snack production
- Bachelor's Degree from a four-year college or university (preferred)
- 5 years of practical, cross-functional experience in many of the following areas is preferred: Experience working for or in a manufacturing environment, Basic understanding of Total Productive Maintenance Methodology, Understanding of adult learning theory, Experience designing learning and development experiences/training, Experience facilitating training for small and large groups
Shearer's Foods makes and packages salty snacks, focusing on private-label and contract-pack production for other brands. Its core product line began as hand-cooked kettle chips, made in-house at its Ohio facilities, and the business now services retailers and food companies across North America. How it works: it operates as a full-scale contract manufacturer, handling cooking, processing, packaging and distribution of snacks for private-label brands, with facilities equipped for large-volume production. How it differs: it has a long-standing history of manufacturing from scratch (since 1979), a deep specialization in private-label and contract packing, and a wide geographic footprint supported by private-equity ownership that enables scale and reliability. What it aims for: to be one of the largest private-label salty-snack manufacturers in North America, delivering consistent quality and capacity to retailers and brand owners.
Company Size
1-10
Company Stage
Debt Financing
Total Funding
$53M
Headquarters
Massillon, Ohio
Founded
1974
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Expanded from 5 to 17 plants under prior ownership.
- Grew to 5,000 employees via automation and safety.
- $2.1 billion revenue in 2024 shows strong performance.
What critics are saying
- Lubbock closure lays off 176 due to key customer loss.
- Oyster cracker recall hits Walmart, Target in 24 states.
- CD&R forces cost-cuts, disrupts in 18-36 months.
What makes Shearers Foods unique
- Largest North American private label salty snacks manufacturer.
- World's biggest kettle-cooked snacks producer.
- First LEED platinum-certified food plant in Massillon.
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Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Flexible Spending Account
401(k) Company Match
Short Term Disability
Long Term Disability
Group Critical Accident Insurance
Group Critical Illness Insurance
Employee Assistance Plan
Company News
Shearer's Foods, which supplies oyster crackers that are sold as store brands, recently issued a recall in 24 states because of a possible contamination risk.
Shearer's Foods received $12.5 million in federal New Markets Tax Credits for their new facility in Moraine, according to a media release by CityWide Development Corporation.
Snack food manufacturer Shearer's Foods is planning to invest $106 million for the renovation and equipment upgrades on a processing facility in Moraine.
Shearer’s FoodsShearer’s Foods is permanently closing a production facility in Lubbock, Texas, and laying off all 176 workers, according to a filing with the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC).The Massillon, Ohio-based company is a contract manufacturer and private label supplier of salty snacks, cookies and crackers.“After an extensive period of consideration, the difficult decision has been made to shutter production at our facility in Lubbock, effective March 31,” the company said in an email to FreightWaves. “This decision came after closely analyzing our supply chain and determining how to best manufacture our products to service our customers. The decision was made largely due to a decrease in demand from the largest customer of the facility.” Shearer’s opened the 180,000-square-foot facility in Lubbock in 2007. The company and its subsidiaries currently operate 16 manufacturing facilities and a distribution center in North America. Company officials did not say if they plan to close other facilities.In December, Shearer’s Foods was acquired by New York-based private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier Rice. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.HollingsworthTransportation and logistics provider Hollingsworth is shutting down a distribution center in Fort Worth and laying off 153 workers. Company officials said the facility’s closure was related to losing a contract with security and aerospace firm Lockheed Martin
In this time, Shearer's has also invested in its plant network to strengthen its relationships with strategic blue-chip customers, while also diversifying its geographic and product mix.