Ice Cream Line Lead - Night Shift

Idaho Milk Products; Jerome (ID); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Life insurance

FSA

PTO

Holiday pay

401k

Job summary

Idaho Milk Products in Jerome, Idaho, is seeking an Ice Cream Line Lead to oversee daily operation of an assigned ice cream production line, ensuring safe, efficient and high-quality manufacturing. The role provides leadership to line operators and coordinates production activities.

Responsibilities include ensuring proper equipment setup for novelty and bulk products, maintaining production records, and enforcing food safety protocols (HACCP, SQF, FDA).

Qualifications

• Must have High School education or equivalent.
• 2+ years in food manufacturing with leadership on a production line.
• Knowledge of ice cream or dairy production processes.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to troubleshoot equipment and process issues.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all stages of production on the assigned line, including mixing, freezing, filling, and packaging.
• Monitor line performance to meet production schedules and minimize downtime.
• Ensure proper setup and operation of equipment for novelty and bulk ice cream products.
• Lead and train line operators to maintain a skilled and motivated workforce.
• Assign tasks, monitor performance, and provide coaching as needed.
• Foster a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Enforce food safety protocols (HACCP, SQF, FDA) and company standards.
• Conduct in-process checks to ensure product quality and consistency.
• Maintain accurate production and quality records.
• Collaborate with maintenance, QA, and warehouse teams to resolve issues quickly.
• Communicate production updates and challenges to the Plant Supervisor.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Dairy production knowledge

Troubleshooting

Education

High School Education or Equivalent

Job description

Shift

• Night Shift (10:00pm-6:30am), and as needed for coverage of employees and supervisors.
• Subject to change according to business needs.

Location

• Location: Ice Cream Plant
• City: Jerome
• State/Territory: Idaho
• Reports To: Ice Cream Supervisor
• Employment Status: Full time
• FLSA Status: Non-exempt
• Shifts: Night Shift
• # of openings: 1

Position Summary

The Ice Cream Line Lead is responsible for overseeing the daily operation of an assigned ice cream production line, ensuring efficient, safe, and high-quality manufacturing. This role provides leadership to line operators, coordinates production activities, and supports compliance with food safety and quality standards.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS, DUTIES AND PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Production Oversight

• Supervise all stages of production on the assigned line, including mixing, freezing, filling, and packaging.
• Monitor line performance to meet production schedules and minimize downtime.
• Ensure proper setup and operation of equipment for novelty and bulk ice cream products.

Team Leadership

• Lead and train line operators to maintain a skilled and motivated workforce.
• Assign tasks, monitor performance, and provide coaching as needed.
• Foster a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Quality & Compliance

• Enforce food safety protocols (HACCP, SQF, FDA) and company standards.
• Conduct in-process checks to ensure product quality and consistency.
• Maintain accurate production and quality records.

Communication & Coordination

• Collaborate with maintenance, QA, and warehouse teams to resolve issues quickly.
• Communicate production updates and challenges to the Plant Supervisor.

POSITION SPECIFICATIONS/QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Required: High School Education or Equivalent

Experience

• 2+ years in food manufacturing, with leadership experience on a production line.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of ice cream or dairy production processes.
• Ability to troubleshoot equipment and process issues.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.

Physical Requirements

• Excessive ascending and/or descending of ladders and stairs using feet and legs and/or hands and arms on a regular basis. Body agility is emphasized.
• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for short distances on a regular basis.
• Repetitive motions: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time on concrete.
• Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist on a regular basis.
• Reaching: Extending hands and arms in any direction.
• Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
• Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees occasionally.
• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Lifting: Able to lift up to 50lbs on a occasional basis and up to 100lbs rarely.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Includes activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Subject to up to at least 92db’s.
• Environmental exposure to warehouses stored at ambient (60-70° F), refrigerated (35° F), and frozen (minus 20° F) temperatures.
• Subject to environmental conditions as activities occur both inside and outside.
• There is sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above the ambient noise level.

BENEFITS

• We are pleased to provide a comprehensive benefits package designed to meet your needs. This includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, life insurance, a flexible spending account (FSA), vacation and paid time off (PTO), holiday pay, and a 401k plan. Subject to applicable waiting periods.