Maintenance Mechanic

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 that consumers know and love 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.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Preventative Maintenance Mechanic position is to provide effective and consistent service of factory equipment. To consistently achieve production and cost targets on a short term (day to day) and long term (monthly/annual) basis, through effective management and upkeep of the processes, kit, and systems, so as to ensure that we achieve our production targets, through the manufacture of products to the right quality and specification. Covering all aspects of food safety. This will be achieved by ensuring that equipment is available for production, reactive maintenance is dealt with at speed, and accuracy. Developing a clear knowledge and understanding of the factory, products, and machinery.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Preventative Maintenance Technician is responsible for providing a level of experience in responding to work orders, troubleshooting, and providing preventive maintenance on manufacturing equipment, and systems in an industrial environment.  

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, performing inspections; checking sprockets, chains, bearings, motors, gear boxes and related mechanisms in an industrial production setting; lubrication; cleaning; filter changes; and minor repairs to equipment. Lubricates and inspects moving parts.

 Other Responsibilities:

• Performing corrective, preventive, and condition based maintenance tasks


• Creating and improving PM task list and frequencies.


• Responds and provides service and feedback to the customer on all work orders while assuring compliance to codes, regulations, and industry standards.


• Recommends measures to improve maintenance methods and equipment performance.


• Safely performs functions of the position including following proper safety guidelines such as job hazard analysis and lockout/tagout procedures and wearing PPE as required.


• Operates a variety of equipment such as hand tools, laptop computers and diagnostic hardware to perform work.


• Maintains a strict schedule in order to be successful in the assignment yet demonstrates flexibility in the day-to-day activities.


• Other duties as assigned by Manager or Supervisor.


• Disassemble machinery and equipment when it needs maintenance or repair.


• Perform tests and operate machinery to ensure it functions properly.


• Adjust and calibrate equipment and machinery to optimal specification.


• Represent The Froneri Way of working through the behaviors and characteristics in our Operating Model and Core Values


• Other duties as assigned.

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

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.


• Must be able to work overtime including weekends and holidays.


• Helpful Experience: TPM, RCM, PLC Programming, Sanitary Welding, Machine Shop skills, Electrical Construction, and Ammonia Refrigeration

 EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• HS Diploma/GED required. Associate degree or Technical Certification in related field preferred.


• 3-5 years of food manufacturing maintenance or related maintenance experience preferred.


• 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. 

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.   

• Cold Temperatures: Parts of the facility, such as storage and production areas, may be kept at low temperatures.




• Requires use of cold-protective PPE.


• May involve standing, lifting, and walking in refrigerated zones for extended periods.




• Fast-Paced: Workers often operate under strict timelines to meet production quotas.




• High-speed manufacturing floor with frequent movement, line assignment changes, and tight production timelines.




• Standing for Long Hours: Many roles require prolonged standing and repetitive tasks.




• Repetitive hand and arm movements required.


• Must be able to stand for hours with frequent bending, reaching, and lifting.




• Food Safety Regulations: Employees must follow hygiene and safety guidelines, including wearing protective gear (gloves, hairnets, etc.).


• Team-Oriented: Workers collaborate to ensure smooth production and packaging.

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. The pay range for prospective employees in this role is between $30 -$50 per hour, with opportunities for overtime, shift differential, cold premium pay and annual bonuses (variable depending on company performance).

We offer a comprehensive group benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, paid time off, paid holidays, paid parental leave, 401K plan with employer match and annual contribution available.

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.