Ice Cream Manufacturing Manager

Life tastes better with ice cream

With 19.000 expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands like Wall’s, Cornetto and Ben & Jerry’s, loved in 76 countries, we are the world’s largest Ice Cream company leading the industry.

We move fast and keep things simple. We turn ideas into action, trust people to take ownership, and work as one team to win together with integrity. Our culture is high‑performance, collaborative and focused on getting things done.

We’re curious and ready for what’s next. We embrace digital, use data to make better decisions, and keep learning, including how AI can help us work smarter and serve consumers better.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full‑time basis without the need for current or future employer sponsorship. Employment eligibility will be verified as part of the hiring process.

As Manufacturing Manager, you will lead production at our Sikeston Facility. This position will play a key role in implementation of ICMS (Ice Cream Manufacturing System) standards in Sikeston, resulting in improvements in Safety, Quality, Output and Costs.

Reporting to the Associate Director of Manufacturing, you will lead a motivated team of Manufacturing Area Leads, Supervisors, and manufacturing employees. You will be responsible for all key business metrics and for the site in the absence of the Associate Director, managing a 24/7 manufacturing operation to ensure compliance with Safety, Health, Environment and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) requirements.

• Actively participate in the implementation of all sites specific safety and environmental programs, with the ability to lead a world class safety culture.
• Active member of the Central Safety Health Environmental Committee (CSHEC), specific ownership of several site safety Programs.
• Achieve desired production costs, including fixed and variable labor costs, Operating Equipment Efficiency (OEE), waste, attainment and business waste and Take ownership of VIP (Very Important Project) ideas year-over-(YOY).
• Build and develop AGILE work systems that engage, empower, and motivate employees towards highly autonomous work culture.

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Minimum 5 years manufacturing experience.
• Proven leadership experience in management or supervisory roles, including:
• Leading teams in a 24/7 manufacturing operation.
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives (UMS, WCM, TPM, Lean Manufacturing).
• Fully understand and enforce Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) in the Ice Cream plant.
• Familiar with HACCP principals, implementation, and facilitation.

Alongside meaningful work and strong development, we offer a reward package that typically includes:

• Market‑competitive pay and performance related rewards
• Flexible ways of working
• Support for health, wellbeing and life outside of work
• Time off to rest and recharge
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities
• Specific benefits vary by location

The pay range for this position is $103,000 to $154,400. The Magnum Ice Cream Company (TMICC) takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs.

This position is bonus eligible.

This position is LTI eligible.

TMICC employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan. Should the employee choose to participate, they can choose from a range of benefits to include, but is not limited to, health insurance (including prescription drug,…