Application Developer Supervisor

Shearer’s is a leading contract manufacturer and private label supplier in the snack industry in North America. Headquartered in Massillon, Ohio, Shearer’s has 17 state-of-the-art, geographically diverse manufacturing facilities in Ohio, Texas, Arkansas, Arizona, Minnesota, Pennsylvania,  Virginia, Iowa, Ontario and Alberta, Canada, including one of the industry’s first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design platinum LEED certified facilities in Massillon, Ohio. The Company is known for producing the highest quality snacks in assorted flavors and sizes, including kettle cooked potato chips, traditional potato chips, tortilla chips, cheese curls and other extruded snacks, and corn chips, as well as cookies, crackers, and wafers.

Application Developer Supervisor

Massillon, Ohio (Hybrid schedule: Onsite T,W,Th)

Summary:

Shearer’s Foods Inc. is seeking a motivated individual to add to the IT application development staff, helping the Information Technology department in the creation and support of in-house developed software solutions.  The Application Developer Supervisor works with the business to identify, scope, and develop new opportunities as well as support existing systems.  Other responsibilities include writing reports, data mining to help with business issues, complying and setting Shearer’s Foods coding standards, development and support for new and existing technologies, and any other duties as requested.  This position oversees the user interface development team to ensure tasks are assigned and completed timely to set standards, defines the path of future development technologies, and helps mentor and build a strong team of developers.  This role is roughly 50% management of other team members and projects, and 50% hands on programming.

Your Seat at the Table:

• Is attentive to detail and accuracy, is committed to excellence, continuously looks for improvements, finds root cause of problems, owns/acts on problems
• Support existing custom software solutions
• Upgrade older solutions to new technologies
• Design and develop new modern solutions which scale for future growth
• Seeks opportunities to introduce new technologies to increase productivity, streamline processes, promote efficiencies, and increase quality
• Document, resolve, and/or escalate issues in a timely and appropriate manner

What you Bring to the Table:

• Minimum of an Associate’s Degree in MIS, Computer Science, Engineering or like technical field
• Analytical & Problem-solving skills
• Strong development and research abilities
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical customers and team members
• Candidate must be highly motivated and demonstrate ability to prioritize and execute multiple tasks simultaneously
• Oversee, lead, and develop a small team of developers to produce modern and stable user interface based systems 
• Demonstrated ability to learn new skills, adapt to changing environments and show attention to detail

Technical Qualifications:

• Proficient in a variety of computer programming languages and technologies, including ASP.NET, VB.NET, C#, Blazor Server/WASM, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Transact-SQL, and PL/SQL
• Understanding and experience with Microsoft SQL Server concepts including:
  • SQL Language, SQL Server Integration Services, SQL Server Analysis Services, Microsoft SQL Database Administration
• Understanding of Data Exchange concepts including REST API development and consumption, XML, and Web Services

We Offer a Feast of Benefits

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.

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!

Note: Shearer’s does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to any recruiting alias or employee. Shearer’s is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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