Our Company:

Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams is a modern American ice cream company dedicated to making better ice creams and bringing people together. Founded in 2002 by James Beard Award-winning ice cream maker Jeni Britton—who introduced a modern, ingredient-driven style of ice cream making that revolutionized the industry, forever changing the way ice cream is made—Jeni’s has emerged over the past two decades as the new standard by which all other ice creams are judged. Today, the creative-led, community-spirited company is a certified B Corporation with 80 scoop shops (and counting), an online shop with nationwide shipping at jenis.com, and distribution in top grocery stores across the country.

Our Mission:

Team Jeni's is a nationwide team of people who bring their talent, hustle, guts, resilience and empathy (lots of heart too) to making better ice creams and bringing people together. Working at Jeni's means devotion to service. Serving by caring-about ourselves, each other, our communities, ice creams and customers. We are a force for good!

The Role:

Ensures that equipment and the building at the 909 Michigan Avenue are kept in good repair as well as in compliance with applicable regulations by performing preventive maintenance, repairs, and assists with scheduling contractors when necessary. Assists with receiving and shipping responsibilities. The Maintenance Technician also facilitates building and capital improvement projects, such as new equipment installations and structural projects. The Maintenance Technician works with the Sanitation and Maintenance Supervisor and Production Kitchen Manager to determine opportunities for efficiency improvements and sources new equipment for the improvements. 

The Responsibilities:

• Complete and record preventive maintenance tasks according to the Preventive Maintenance schedule. 

• Develop processes and procedures to minimize downtime and improve production efficiency.

• Assists Sanitation and Maintenance Supervisor and Production Kitchen Manager with building and new equipment projects.

• Inspect trucks prior to receiving and shipment.

• Receive ingredients and supplies and provide Production Supervisor or Manager with paperwork.

• Complete records associated with receiving and shipping products and ingredients.

• Assist with palletizing finished product for shipment to partner producers. 

• Assist with production when necessary.

• Comply with Food Safety Policies and procedures.

Qualifications:

• Incumbent should have training in preventive maintenance programs as well as a basic understanding of food processing equipment, specifically steam-jacketed kettles, positive displacement pumps, large scale mixers, refrigeration, etc. Incumbent should seek training opportunities to better understand equipment present at 909 Michigan Avenue location.

• Incumbent should have a minimum of 1-2 years experience in food manufacturing maintenance.

• Incumbent should be self-directing and self-motivated.

Skills:

Organization, High-level communication skills, Time Management, Managing Processes and Projects, Manufacturing Methods and Procedures, Problem Solving, Computer Skills (Google docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides), Decision making, Understanding of pumps, kettles, Hobart mixer, and Urschel dicer 

BENEFITS OFFERED:

• Paid time off and holidays

• Excellent medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options

• 4% match on 401k contributions after 3 months of employment

• A one-month paid sabbatical after 3 years of continuous service 

• Annual paid day to volunteer for a non-profit organization that matters to you 

• 50% discount at Jeni’s Scoop Shops and online