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Bakery Machine Operator- Nights

Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream
Fort Wayne, IN Full Time
POSTED ON 8/26/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/25/2026

ROLE AND ACTIVITY

  • To ensure your machines are clean but not damaged by excess water, always organized and operating under discipline
  • Operate to standard operating procedures
  • Have basic bakery knowledge, understanding the "WHY", not just the HOW
  • Ensure limited water is used when cleaning with "clean as you go" principle
  • Correct use, storage and set up of all equipment
  • Ensure effective hand over with Maintenance and next shift, all faults and issues reported
  • To drive the production process to ensure that the products produced meet customer specification, quality and food safety.
  • To ensure production meets targeted outputs through effective control of the manufacturing process
  • To communicate effectively with the entire team
  • Ensure health and safety requirements are fully met and a positive safety culture is maintained throughout the line
  • Represent The Froneri Way of working through the behaviors and characteristics in our Operating Model and Core Values
  • Ensure you walk the talk always using the looking eyes, attend to the issues as and when they happen
  • Promote the Froneri culture of employees being owners rather than just employees
  • Following the principle of "will I do this to my home?"
  • Coordination of local work team's day to day efforts - controlling breaks, lunches and rotations.
  • 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
  • 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.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

18 years of age or older

Aptitude for automated mechanical processes with good troubleshooting and diagnostic skills

Excellent interpersonal communication, math and problem solving skills.

Ability to work multiple shifts and/or schedules.

High School diploma or GED or equivalent experience

One-year related experience (preferred).

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

WORK ENVIRONEMENT

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 scale for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. At Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. This position pays $26.20 per hour. 

 

Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream Inc. 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.

Salary : $26

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