Ice Cream Production Supervisor

Kinsley Power Systems; Decatur (IL); On-site; USD 70,325 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Outstanding benefits

Diverse and inclusive workplace

Job summary

Kinsley Power Systems is looking for an Ice Cream Production Supervisor in Decatur, IL. The role involves overseeing ice cream production operations, ensuring product quality while efficiently managing costs and leading a team.

Applicants should have significant supervisory experience in a production setting, be ready to work flexible hours including weekends, and possess strong problem-solving skills with a focus on safety compliance and quality assurance.

Qualifications

• 5 years progressively supervisory responsibility managing in a production environment.
• Ability to work 12-hour shifts, including weekends and some holidays.

Responsibilities

• Supervise daily ice cream production operations.
• Communicate production goals to team and direct shifts.
• Troubleshoot and resolve equipment problems.
• Ensure compliance with safety requirements.

Skills

Supervisory management

Processing equipment troubleshooting

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

SharePoint

ERP database (D365)

Quality assurance

Time management

Education

High school diploma or GED

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Ice Cream Production Supervisor – Decatur

Join the Tillamook team where we excel in real dairy products. We’re a farmer‑owned cooperative guided by good, honest values.

About you

You are committed to quality in everything you do, thrive on innovative thinking, hard work and good values.

What you will do

The Ice Cream Production Supervisor is responsible for the day‑to‑day operation of the ice cream production department at the Decatur plant, leading a team of hourly production employees on a 7‑days‑a‑week operation.

Responsibilities include assisting in managing the department, including payroll, scheduling, GMPs, SOPs, safety, sanitation and operation of equipment, troubleshooting and solving problems with processing equipment, issue work orders.

Managerial responsibilities include selecting top talent and onboarding and training new employees; following and ensuring all personnel rules and policies; holding employees accountable, providing feedback, coaching, and discipline when necessary; evaluating, monitoring and providing regular feedback on performance; tracking attendance and verifying timekeeping records; holding effective team meetings; demonstrating financial responsibility; and serving as a role model.

Here’s a day in the life

• Supervise the production of ice cream to assure products of the highest quality while maximizing yields and maintaining cost‑efficient operations.
• Ensure all standard operating procedures (SOPs) are followed.
• Communicate production goals to team; plan, organize, and direct the shift to accomplish production goals.
• Report all exceptions to product or ingredient quality as appropriate based on the seriousness/urgency of the situation.
• Work with operators to troubleshoot and resolve equipment problems and other production issues; implement plans to correct any problems that are identified, determine where and why the problem occurred, and oversee specific corrective action.
• Utilize labor, operating supplies, and ingredients in the most cost‑effective manner possible to control costs.
• Ensure compliance with USDA, OSDA, FDA, and other regulatory product safety requirements.
• Monitor use of SOPs; implement plans to correct any problems that are identified, determine where and why the problem occurred, and oversee specific corrective action.
• Establish manufacturing quality control point testing and measures and review the previous day’s production and laboratory reports of ice cream analysis.
• Establish effective working relationship with Quality Assurance.
• Work with the maintenance department to plan and schedule repairs and preventative maintenance.
• Establish effective working relationship with maintenance engineering.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with employees, supervisors and the general public.
• Communicate effectively.
• Utilize a computer with intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, SharePoint and specialized ERP database i.e. D365.
• Must be able to work 12‑hour shifts, including weekends and some holidays.
• Work under pressure, meet deadlines, and be flexible in working on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Demonstrate excellent time‑management skills with the ability to work production environment independently with little supervision.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• High school diploma or GED. Bachelor’s degree is preferred.
• 5 years progressively supervisory responsibility managing in a production environment.
• Weekend and off‑shift work is required.

Salary

This is a salaried position with a starting salary range of $70,325.00 - $80,000.00. Actual compensation will be determined by experience and other factors permitted by law.

Working Conditions

• Administration: Individual work space, desk and computer. May not be temperature controlled, could have loud background noises. May include entering production facility and walking on uneven, slippery surfaces and encountering forklift traffic. Requires sitting majority of shift; can include standing and walking to accomplish tasks. May require stooping, bending and crouching to file, retrieve supplies. Occasional lifting of up to 55 pounds.
• Production: Space can be crowded with manufacturing equipment. Must remain aware of forklift traffic. Noisy; some areas can be dusty. May encounter extremes in temperature. Requires standing entire shift, walking on uneven, slippery surfaces, stooping, bending and crouching and climbing ladders. Duties may include repetitive motion of hands and lifting up to 55 pounds.

Physical Requirements

• Sitting
• Standing and/or walking
• Lifting 55 lbs
• Vision for machine or computer operations
• Hearing

Industry leading benefit and reward programs

We offer outstanding benefits to our employees. For more information, visit www.tillamook.com/careers.

We are committed to creating a diverse culture and inclusive conditions where all employees are heard, valued and feel a sense of belonging. We rely on different perspectives, thoughts, backgrounds and cultures to inform our work, to help us be better as a brand and as an employer and to fuel our success. We are seeking talent from a wide range of diversity, perspectives and backgrounds to join our exceptional organization and help us build our future.

TCCA is a Drug‑Free Workplace. EEO/AA. TCCA prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to age, race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, disability status (including those related to pregnancy and childbirth), protected veteran status, membership/non‑membership in a labor organization, or any other characteristic protected by law.