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2nd Shift Key Operator
Dreyer's Grand Ice CreamUnited Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 20 Aug 2026
💰 $52,000/yr
About the role
ROLE AND ACTIVITY
- Ensure your machines are clean but not damaged by excess water, always organized and operating under discipline
- Operate to standard operating procedures in areas assigned
- Have basic ice cream knowledge, understanding the "WHY", not just the “HOW”
- Ensure limited water is used when cleaning with the "clean as you go" principle
- Correct use, storage and set up of all equipment
- Ensure effective hand overs with the maintenance team and next shift, all faults and issues reported
- Drive the production process to ensure that the products produced meet customer specification, quality and food safety.
- Represent The Froneri Way of working through the behaviors and characteristics in our Operating Model and Core Values
- Ensure production meets targeted outputs through effective control of the manufacturing process
- Communicate effectively with the entire team
- Ensure health and safety requirements are fully met and a positive safety culture is maintained throughout the line
- Ensure you walk the talk always using “looking eyes”, attend to the issues as and when they happen
- Promote the Froneri culture of employees being owners rather than just employees
- Follow the principle of "would I do this to my home?"
- Other duties as assigned
MEASURABLE OUTCOMES
- Reducing trends of rejections from food safety and quality issues
- Hygiene, GMP and safety audits improving week over week
- Daily, weekly, monthly production targets are fully met
- Effective interaction with the team and takes direction from Machine Operator
- Quality and improvement initiatives being implemented
- Reduction in accidents and incidents on a YOY basis
- De-kitting the line and making sure all packaging is returned to the warehouse
- Ensuring line is checked after being cleaned and all tools are stored in the correct places
- No stagnant water left in any equipment
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Quality and technical system adherence
- Completion of the required production to plan
- The machines in your area of responsibility
- Reading and learning about the proper use and running of your machines
- User manuals for your machines
- Health and Safety
- Impeccable hygiene standards always
- Machine tools and ancillary equipment
LEVELS OF RESPONSIBILITY
- Quality and technical system adherence
- Completion of the required production to plan
- Health and Safety
- Impeccable hygiene standards always
- Clean as you go; use proper cleaning techniques (i.e. limited water hose usage)
- Number of direct reports (if applicable):
BEHAVIORS AND CORE VALUES: Must consistently showcase the desired behaviors that represent our Core Values.
We Take Ownership
- Stay committed to responsibilities from start to finish
- Make sound decisions and get into the right level of detail
- Apply resources to initiatives that add growth, improve efficiencies, or reduce waste
We Do What Is Right
- Choose transparency over convenience, even if it means difficult conversations
- Set clear roles and responsibilities, enabling everyone to exercise appropriate initiative and judgment
- Speak up when you see something that does not align to our values and policies
We Seek to Improve
- Strive to continuously improve and innovate to exceed expectations
- Value feedback from others and encourage open dialogue to understand how we can improve
- Learn from both successes and failures
We Are Better Together
- Ensure decisions are based on what’s best for the whole business
- Practice inclusion by seeking diverse perspectives
- Treat everyone with fairness and respect
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
- 18 years of age or older
- Aptitude for automated mechanical processes with good troub
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