Ice Cream Facilities Supervisor

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 create iconic ice cream brands that are part of everyday life, bringing moments of joy to millions of people around the world. Everybody loves ice cream. And as the world's biggest pure‑play ice cream company, we have the scale and ambition to make a real difference.

What truly sets us apart is how we work.

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.

Title:

Facility Supervisor

Scope:
Full time - Onsite, International sponsorship or relocation not supported

Location:

Sikeston, MO

THE ROLE:

The Facility Supervisor is responsible for leading all Facility/Utility Maintenance operations across a 24/7 ice cream manufacturing environment. This role ensures safe, reliable, and efficient performance while driving execution of the Ice Cream Manufacturing System (ICMS) and championing The Ice Cream Way cultural behaviors throughout the organization.

Reporting to the Associate Director of Engineering, the Facility Supervisor will manage the Facilities maintenance group that oversees building operations. This role ensures compliance with all Safety, Health, Environmental, and GMP requirements and plays an integral part in strengthening the site's Safety, Quality, Output, and Cost performance.

WHAT YOU'LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR:

Leadership, Safety & Culture

* Serve as a culture leader, consistently role‑modeling The Ice Cream Way behaviors:
Ownership, Teamwork, Pride in Quality, Safety Mindset, and Continuous Improvement.

* Champion a proactive safety culture and lead full implementation of all site Safety, Health, and Environmental programs.

* Actively participate in the Central Safety Health Environmental Committee (CSHEC), owning required programs and ensuring compliance with OSHA, GMP, and internal safety standards.

* Embed ICMS (Ice Cream Manufacturing Systems) practices in daily work systems-ensuring strong governance, disciplined execution of standards, and operator engagement in sustaining improvements.

* Build an inclusive, respectful environment where employees feel empowered to own results and stop the line when safety or quality is at risk.

Facility Responsibilities

* Lead end‑to‑end Facility Maintenance operations for the Sikeston site, ensuring asset reliability, uptime, and adherence to ICMS Engineering & Maintenance standards.

* Oversee all facility grounds maintenance activities across the site.

* Oversee all building maintenance activities, including but not limited to the roof, interior structures, HVAC, water systems, fire protection systems, steam systems, waste water maintenance, security cameras, and electrical services.

* Support the site's digital transformation journey by advancing tools, systems, and ways of working that improve operational efficiency and maintenance effectiveness.

* Oversee Process Safety Management (PSM) requirements for steam, electrical, and high‑hazard systems.

* Participate as an Early Equipment Management (EEM) Pillar member, ensuring standards, schedules, centerlines, and asset strategies are executed with excellence.

* Strengthen preventive maintenance and autonomous maintenance systems to improve mean time between failures (MTBF) and reduce unplanned downtime across facility operations.

* Work collaboratively with Safety, Quality, and Production partners to drive reliability improvements, capability building, and disciplined problem-solving.

Financial & Performance Accountability

* Manage Repair & Maintenance budgets, ensuring cost stewardship and reliability improvements.

* Deliver year-over-year improvements in key factory KPIs, including:

o OEE

o Waste / Giveaway

o Labor productivity

o Attainment

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