Description
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 Oakland, 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.
Main Purpose of Job:
The Asset Mover will move and refurbish inventory, including cleaning, decaling and placing DGIC freezer equipment at customer locations. The position loads and unloads equipment from trucks, organizes, and replenishes stock, accurately selects, and loads freezers to support the demand of daily sales orders in a safe and efficient manner. This position requires driving to DGIC customers in a company vehicle so knowledge and compliance with Department of Transportation (“DOT”) standards is mandatory.
Role and Activity
- Deliver Freezers to customer locations. Communicate with customers by name during deliveries, and exhibit a professional, polite and assertive demeanor. Respond to customer requests, and forward customer requests on to sales representative or management as needed.
- Clean and refurbish used freezer equipment. Perform clean-upduties in warehouse and yard areas.
- Ensure that all freezers, materials, and supplies are properly received, inspected, stored, and loaded in compliance with warehouse principles. Optimize the loading of the carrying aid and use optimal handling technique to maximize productivity. Accurately complete placement contracts in a neat, and legible manner.
- Complete scheduled freezer equipment inventories at company and distributor warehouse locations, as well as at accounts to validate equipment is at the correct location and product assortment is in compliance.
- Conduct activities in a safe manner, follow corporate safety guidelines and requirements (no cell phones while driving, pre-trip/ post-trip inspections, proper bending, etc.), use personal protective equipment, proactively address any unsafe conditions observed and lock vehicle.
- Demonstrate Defensive Driving skills including, but not limited to, proper following distance, proper eye lead, proper stopping distance, checking intersections, using safety wedge, proper use of horn, left/ right turn execution, seat belt use, checking and scanning mirrors, maintaining proper speed, proper lane observance, parking in appropriate locations and avoiding backing-up. Incumbent must be in compliance with DOT standards and follow all DOT policies and processes. Keep a clean and orderly cab and trailer.
Qualifications
- Warehouse experience highly preferred, including inventory management, forklift knowledge, and lifting experience
- 1+ year of customer service experience
- Experience with the Microsoft Suite
- Decaling experience is helpful but not mandatory
- Truck driving experience is helpful but not mandatory
Behaviors
- Performance – Open to change and will always look for better, simpler and more effective ways of operating.
- Zero compromise on compliance and excellence. – Compliance, Process, Labor resource and Waste.
- Continually striving to increase knowledge of the processes and products – Understand all tasks, processes and activities as an expert in your area.
- Teamwork – Commitment and enthusiasm to working together to achieve better outcomes.
- Accuracy – Attention to details.
- Urgency – Always ready to respond.
- Know Your People – Spend time getting to know your team, their skills, interests, knowledge, etc.
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. The pay scale disclosed below has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. 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 rate for prospective employees in this role is between $20/hour.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.