3rd Shift Production Manager

Love ice cream? Love working in a fast-paced environment? Then we’ve got a job for you! Graeter’s wants to grow our team with people who share our passion for making high-quality hand-crafted ice cream. Graeter’s is a fun and exciting 4th generation family-owned company that is looking for candidates to help us achieve our goal of providing our customers with the best service and products available anywhere.

The 3rd shift Ice Cream Production Manager leads the ice cream manufacturing shift in creating exceptional quality ice-cream within parameters of production goals, safety and all day-to-day production activities.

Key Performance Responsibilities:

• Lead 3rd shift Ice Cream Production and supervise Ice Cream Technicians, ensuring the Ice Cream room meets high standards for safety, quality, and output while protecting product integrity.
• Build and manage a strong team by training, coaching, developing capabilities, and completing the interview and hiring process for Ice Cream Technicians.
• Perform all core Ice Cream room functions to established standards and evaluate proficiency; assist on the production floor as needed to support operations, observe work, and coach employees.
• Maintain appropriate supply levels by conducting physical inventories of finished products and raw materials and ordering supplies to par levels.
• Coordinates with production team members, leadership, warehouse, process and others to evaluate and resolve complex operational issues.
• Complete other duties and projects as assigned.

You will enjoy a highly competitive starting rate as well as:

• Our bonus programs
• Financial and legal job coaches available
• A shared healthcare program for you and your family
• Company paid short-term disability insurance
• 401K with a company match
• ESOP Program
• Paid Time Off and MORE!

This is the job for you if:

• You have excellent work attendance
• You take on difficult tasks with enthusiasm
• You effectively communicate with co-workers and other managers
• You are able to organize, prioritize, and maintain close attention to detail.
• You are passionate about your work, and you share that enthusiasm!
• Want to lead a team!

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience: 5+ year’s work experience in a food and beverage manufacturing environment
• High-level familiarity and involvement with GMP, HACCP, FDA, SSOP
• Leadership: 2+ years of supervisory experience of multiple employees.
• Education: Associates and/or Bachelor’s degree in relevant field preferred, or equivalent experience.