Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream
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Hiring recent graduates! Are you looking to catapult your career by driving high-impact transformation with household brands? Do you crave an entrepreneurial, fast paced, and engaging growth assignment working with incredible people from across the globe? At Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, we are excited to start a new chapter of accelerated growth as part of Froneri – a global pure-play ice cream leader. Come help us transform DGIC into the #1 ice cream brand! With nearly 100 years of winning experience in the U.S., a robust portfolio of powerhouse brands such as Häagen-Dazs, Drumstick, Dreyer’s & Edy’s, and the backing and coaching of European-based ice cream experts, we know we have the winning recipe.
Headquartered in Walnut Creek, the Bay Area’s hub for up-and-coming food trends, our teams across our offices and factories are raising the bar on all things ice cream. We are investing in significant capital expansions to grow our Operations and Supply chain and are transforming how we work at every level to become agile, accelerate growth and elevate our quality. With a renewed focus on frozen treats, our tight-knit team of ambitious innovators are fully immersed in the business and encouraged to flex and make decisions quickly. We are committed to pursuing every great idea and delivering the best ice cream experience for our consumers, when and where they want it. Unleash your potential at Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream and discover what a sweet career we have in store for you.
Purpose Of The Job This role is a combination of both project management and process engineering. In this role, the individual will be responsible for the execution of new product related trials and final execution within the factory, supporting with the startup and commissioning of new production lines, and various other projects within the factory. When needed, for major project initiatives, the process engineer will be part of the overall project team. They may be tasked as the end-to-end manager, operational startup lead or technical lead as needed depending on the project and/or task. This role will work closely with multiple departments within the factory and interface with teams that are based in corporate or other factories. The process engineer must have strong organizational skills as well as technical skills to learn the process of making ice cream and how equipment works to then be able to understand process improvements and how to execute new products.
Role and Activity
Working with the project manager to define and communicate project scope, objectives, and expectations
Identifying project resource requirements and escalating resource constraints
Building and managing the project schedule, defining the critical path, tracking activities to ensure functional team members are meeting agreed upon deadlines, generating and communicating status reports, and escalating critical issues
Preventative management of roadblocks and generation of risk management plans
Coordinating and facilitating project meetings including kick off meetings, project team meetings, risk assessments, lessons learned, and additional meetings as required
To ensure the designed equipment and machines can produce products that meet the customer specification, quality, and food safety
Ensure that health and safety requirements are fully met and support a positive safety culture
Manage, monitor, and control costs to ensure project costs are within budgeted requirements
Communicate effectively with the entire team, through meetings, memos, team briefings, etc. on a regular basis
Support any operational issues and projects as required
Knowledge and competency – Develop, learn, and pass on knowledge in the Ice Cream making and other processing areas cross functionally with primary goal of developing good troubleshooting skills and continuous improvement skills
Keep yourself informed of production plans and any changes. It is important to be proactive in finding out what is happening rather than waiting to be told
Look for issues. Do not wait to be told or instructed to complete a task
Promote the Froneri culture of employees being owners rather than just employees
Ensure that you walk the talk and use looking eyes, attend to the issues as and when they happen
Other duties as assigned
Lead and participate in commissioning all new lines
Ensure full maintenance and process records are kept on all equipment and allow full traceability of work
Ensure effective handover between project teams to operations team
Drive the production process to meet customer specification, quality, and food safety
Create commissioning and ramp up plans for projects and work with all departments and teams to deliver the plan
Have strong organizational skills and communication in order to be effective at delivering outcomes
Drive line performances so that when line is handed over to operations, the line is operating at standard efficiencies (RTY, capacity, quality, etc.)
Attend Product Portfolio Meetings and inform factory team of recipe changes and new products coming to the factory at regular intervals
Organize trials in factory as required for new materials, recipe changes, and new product launches. This also includes scheduling, creating trial plan, working with team to execute, and preparing post-trial communications
Follow up on any open items relating to trials to ensure final execution of new materials, recipe changes, and new products are successful
Measurable Outcomes
Daily, weekly, and monthly project targets are fully met
Successful startups and handovers of new equipment
Training and development plans in place, producing measurable business benefits
Create and execute the commissioning plans
Equipment operating according to line standards
Equipment creating quality product according to the CRQS that has been implemented
Successful execution of trials and sellable product startups for new products
Levels of responsibility
Quality and technical system adherence
Training and development of factory teams
Implementing Project works between Engineering and production
Behaviors
Adaptable - Adjust approach to match varied task requirements; Adjust behavior to others’ styles; Change priorities to meet changing demands; Adjust quickly to new responsibilities and tasks.
Communication - presents ideas optimally, actively listens and works across functional boundaries.
Teamwork/ Cooperation - effectively working within and outside the formal line of authority
Performance – Open to change and will always look for better, simpler and more effective ways of operating
Hands on approach – Decisions and plans based on seeing and being part of the event, not solely based on report reading.
Zero compromise on Quality and excellence – Ensure right first-time approach
Entrepreneurial – challenges the status quo and explores new ideas and opportunities.
Continually striving to increase the knowledge of the processes and products – Understand all talks, processes, and activities as an expert in ice cream
Continually striving knowledge of the process and product - Understand all tasks, processes and activities undertaken by the team
Teamwork – Commitment and enthusiasm to working together to achieve better outcomes
Accountability – Personal commitment, full participant, who uses personal impact to build the business
Consumer focused – Produce product to agreed quality standards
Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Possess good verbal and written communication skills. Ability to read, write, and follow instructions and correspondences.
Ability to learn technical terminology.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret graphs.
Demonstrate strong mechanical aptitude.
Ability to troubleshoot equipment failure.
Ability to work well with others.
Basic computer skills.
Ability to make independent decisions.
Ability to plan and prioritize work.
Good customer service interaction, patient teacher, quick learner, good work ethic.
Education and/or Experience
Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
Passion for engineering and eagerness to learn new skills
Aptitude for automated mechanical processes with good troubleshooting and diagnostic skills
Excellent interpersonal communication, math and problem solving skills
Work Environment In this position, the employee will regularly work with and around others; in a wet and/or humid environment; in areas of high noise level; and around mechanical, electrical, and pressurized equipment. The work is fast paced. The position involves frequent exposure to nuts and other potential allergens.
The pay range for this role is between $67,000 and $110,000. Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream provides equal employment opportunities for all applicants, regardless of race, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
Seniority level Entry level
Employment type Full-time
Job function Management and Manufacturing
Industries Manufacturing
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Process Engineer
role at
Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream .
Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features.
Hiring recent graduates! Are you looking to catapult your career by driving high-impact transformation with household brands? Do you crave an entrepreneurial, fast paced, and engaging growth assignment working with incredible people from across the globe? At Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, we are excited to start a new chapter of accelerated growth as part of Froneri – a global pure-play ice cream leader. Come help us transform DGIC into the #1 ice cream brand! With nearly 100 years of winning experience in the U.S., a robust portfolio of powerhouse brands such as Häagen-Dazs, Drumstick, Dreyer’s & Edy’s, and the backing and coaching of European-based ice cream experts, we know we have the winning recipe.
Headquartered in Walnut Creek, the Bay Area’s hub for up-and-coming food trends, our teams across our offices and factories are raising the bar on all things ice cream. We are investing in significant capital expansions to grow our Operations and Supply chain and are transforming how we work at every level to become agile, accelerate growth and elevate our quality. With a renewed focus on frozen treats, our tight-knit team of ambitious innovators are fully immersed in the business and encouraged to flex and make decisions quickly. We are committed to pursuing every great idea and delivering the best ice cream experience for our consumers, when and where they want it. Unleash your potential at Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream and discover what a sweet career we have in store for you.
Purpose Of The Job This role is a combination of both project management and process engineering. In this role, the individual will be responsible for the execution of new product related trials and final execution within the factory, supporting with the startup and commissioning of new production lines, and various other projects within the factory. When needed, for major project initiatives, the process engineer will be part of the overall project team. They may be tasked as the end-to-end manager, operational startup lead or technical lead as needed depending on the project and/or task. This role will work closely with multiple departments within the factory and interface with teams that are based in corporate or other factories. The process engineer must have strong organizational skills as well as technical skills to learn the process of making ice cream and how equipment works to then be able to understand process improvements and how to execute new products.
Role and Activity
Working with the project manager to define and communicate project scope, objectives, and expectations
Identifying project resource requirements and escalating resource constraints
Building and managing the project schedule, defining the critical path, tracking activities to ensure functional team members are meeting agreed upon deadlines, generating and communicating status reports, and escalating critical issues
Preventative management of roadblocks and generation of risk management plans
Coordinating and facilitating project meetings including kick off meetings, project team meetings, risk assessments, lessons learned, and additional meetings as required
To ensure the designed equipment and machines can produce products that meet the customer specification, quality, and food safety
Ensure that health and safety requirements are fully met and support a positive safety culture
Manage, monitor, and control costs to ensure project costs are within budgeted requirements
Communicate effectively with the entire team, through meetings, memos, team briefings, etc. on a regular basis
Support any operational issues and projects as required
Knowledge and competency – Develop, learn, and pass on knowledge in the Ice Cream making and other processing areas cross functionally with primary goal of developing good troubleshooting skills and continuous improvement skills
Keep yourself informed of production plans and any changes. It is important to be proactive in finding out what is happening rather than waiting to be told
Look for issues. Do not wait to be told or instructed to complete a task
Promote the Froneri culture of employees being owners rather than just employees
Ensure that you walk the talk and use looking eyes, attend to the issues as and when they happen
Other duties as assigned
Lead and participate in commissioning all new lines
Ensure full maintenance and process records are kept on all equipment and allow full traceability of work
Ensure effective handover between project teams to operations team
Drive the production process to meet customer specification, quality, and food safety
Create commissioning and ramp up plans for projects and work with all departments and teams to deliver the plan
Have strong organizational skills and communication in order to be effective at delivering outcomes
Drive line performances so that when line is handed over to operations, the line is operating at standard efficiencies (RTY, capacity, quality, etc.)
Attend Product Portfolio Meetings and inform factory team of recipe changes and new products coming to the factory at regular intervals
Organize trials in factory as required for new materials, recipe changes, and new product launches. This also includes scheduling, creating trial plan, working with team to execute, and preparing post-trial communications
Follow up on any open items relating to trials to ensure final execution of new materials, recipe changes, and new products are successful
Measurable Outcomes
Daily, weekly, and monthly project targets are fully met
Successful startups and handovers of new equipment
Training and development plans in place, producing measurable business benefits
Create and execute the commissioning plans
Equipment operating according to line standards
Equipment creating quality product according to the CRQS that has been implemented
Successful execution of trials and sellable product startups for new products
Levels of responsibility
Quality and technical system adherence
Training and development of factory teams
Implementing Project works between Engineering and production
Behaviors
Adaptable - Adjust approach to match varied task requirements; Adjust behavior to others’ styles; Change priorities to meet changing demands; Adjust quickly to new responsibilities and tasks.
Communication - presents ideas optimally, actively listens and works across functional boundaries.
Teamwork/ Cooperation - effectively working within and outside the formal line of authority
Performance – Open to change and will always look for better, simpler and more effective ways of operating
Hands on approach – Decisions and plans based on seeing and being part of the event, not solely based on report reading.
Zero compromise on Quality and excellence – Ensure right first-time approach
Entrepreneurial – challenges the status quo and explores new ideas and opportunities.
Continually striving to increase the knowledge of the processes and products – Understand all talks, processes, and activities as an expert in ice cream
Continually striving knowledge of the process and product - Understand all tasks, processes and activities undertaken by the team
Teamwork – Commitment and enthusiasm to working together to achieve better outcomes
Accountability – Personal commitment, full participant, who uses personal impact to build the business
Consumer focused – Produce product to agreed quality standards
Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Possess good verbal and written communication skills. Ability to read, write, and follow instructions and correspondences.
Ability to learn technical terminology.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret graphs.
Demonstrate strong mechanical aptitude.
Ability to troubleshoot equipment failure.
Ability to work well with others.
Basic computer skills.
Ability to make independent decisions.
Ability to plan and prioritize work.
Good customer service interaction, patient teacher, quick learner, good work ethic.
Education and/or Experience
Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
Passion for engineering and eagerness to learn new skills
Aptitude for automated mechanical processes with good troubleshooting and diagnostic skills
Excellent interpersonal communication, math and problem solving skills
Work Environment In this position, the employee will regularly work with and around others; in a wet and/or humid environment; in areas of high noise level; and around mechanical, electrical, and pressurized equipment. The work is fast paced. The position involves frequent exposure to nuts and other potential allergens.
The pay range for this role is between $67,000 and $110,000. Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream provides equal employment opportunities for all applicants, regardless of race, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
Seniority level Entry level
Employment type Full-time
Job function Management and Manufacturing
Industries Manufacturing
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