{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"6b47854521b025c9f5010abb","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/6b47854521b025c9f5010abb","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/6b47854521b025c9f5010abb","title":"Processing Machine Operator","description":"Shearer's Foods Food Processing OperatorShearer'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.\r\nResponsibilities:\r\nSet up and operation of industrial food processing equipment\r\nFollow precise recipes and work procedures, monitoring and adjusting processing variables\r\nPerforming product quality tests and data collection\r\nMonitor fryer temperatures and oil temperatures to ensure proper oil temperatures are met in order to maintain consistency in product\r\nClean and sanitize processing equipment\r\nChanges slicing heads every hour to guarantee standard slicing consistency\r\nQualifications:\r\nPrevious machine operator experience or jobs where you worked on machinery preferred\r\nPrevious food or beverage manufacturing a plus\r\nLanguage SkillsMust be able to read, understand and effectively communicate to team members in immediate area\r\nMathematical SkillsMust be able to do simple math, conversions and use formulas to compute run rates\r\nReasoning AbilityAbility to apply common sense understanding and carry out written or oral instructions\r\nTroubleshooting SkillsMust have ability to work through problems backwards to find root causes and address issues\r\nComputer Skills - Must have basic computer knowledge (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and skills required to run production\r\nWe 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.","company":"Shearers Snacks","rawCompany":"shearers snacks","city":"Perham","state":"MN","isRemote":false,"isActive":true,"createdAt":"2026-04-28T01:11:26.408Z","occupations":[{"code":"51-3093.00","title":"Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders","slug":"food-cooking-machine-operators-and-tenders"},{"code":"51-3099.00","title":"Food Processing Workers, All Other","slug":"food-processing-workers-all-other"},{"code":"51-3092.00","title":"Food Batchmakers","slug":"food-batchmakers"}],"industries":[{"code":"311919","title":"Other Snack Food Manufacturing","slug":"other-snack-food-manufacturing"},{"code":"311991","title":"Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing","slug":"perishable-prepared-food-manufacturing"},{"code":"311821","title":"Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing","slug":"cookie-and-cracker-manufacturing"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Processing Machine Operator","description":"Shearer's Foods Food Processing OperatorShearer's Foods, founded in 1974 and headquartered in Massillon, OH, is a leading manufacturer of salty snacks, cookies, and crackers. 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