Phoenix Plant Director - Growth & Lean Leader

Shearer's Foods; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Shearer's Foods, a leading salty snacks producer, is seeking a Plant Director for our Phoenix facility. You will lead manufacturing and operations, shaping strategy and driving performance to meet customer satisfaction and business objectives.

You will oversee a 400+ team, implement Lean/CI programs, manage maintenance and safety, and partner with corporate teams to ensure quality, service, and delivery while relocating to Phoenix as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, operations management, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in plant management or senior production operations management roles in food, beverage or CPG manufacturing.
• Experience with large-scale manufacturing environments including multiple lines and plus warehouse and distribution operations.
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills with the ability to motivate, engage, inspire and develop a team.
• Demonstrated success leading manufacturing operations, including production planning, safety initiatives, production scheduling, line setup and change out, production control, and production optimization.
• Strategic experience applying standards and metrics (e.g., KPIs) to safety, quality, production, labor and material variances, and employee relations and retention.
• Hands-on experience with Lean/CI tools and systems, including: Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Centerlines, CILs (Clean, Inspect, Lubricate), Defect handling, 5S, Quick changeover / SMED
• Experience in private label, co-manufacturing or PE backed companies is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build, develop, and inspire a team of over 400 employees while driving a culture of high performance and collaboration
• Develop and execute manufacturing strategies that drive sustainable improvement and growth
• Own preventative maintenance execution and downtime reduction strategies
• Champion continuous improvement and Lean initiatives to optimize performance and reliability
• Serve as a key customer interface, ensuring product quality, service, and delivery expectations are consistently met
• Lead change management initiatives that strengthen culture, processes, and results

Skills

Leadership

Plant management

Lean / CI

Production planning

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

TPM

SMED

5S

Centerlines

Job description

Shearer's Foods, a leading salty snacks producer, is seeking a Plant Director for our Phoenix facility. You will lead manufacturing and operations, shaping strategy and driving performance to meet customer satisfaction and business objectives.

You will oversee a 400+ team, implement Lean/CI programs, manage maintenance and safety, and partner with corporate teams to ensure quality, service, and delivery while relocating to Phoenix as needed.