Production Associate

About the role

Clementine’s is Saint Louis’ first micro creamery, handcrafting small‑batch ice creams and sorbets with local ingredients for the local community. We are looking for an Ice Cream Producer to join our quickly growing team at our headquarters. The Ice Cream Producer creates Clementine’s decadent ice creams, sorbets, and desserts while upholding high manufacturing, food safety, and sanitation standards.

Schedule

Full‑time, non‑exempt; day shift with occasional weekends.

Responsibilities

• Equipment Operation/Production: Operate ice cream machines to produce ice cream per approved recipes and procedures; operate a digital scale to measure ingredients accurately.
• Safety and Sanitation: Maintain cleanliness, records, and sanitation standards to FDA requirements.
• Teamwork: Collaborate with team members in a fast‑paced environment.
• Quality Assurance: Monitor ice cream and sorbets for consistency, flavor, and quality throughout production; quality‑check ingredients and finished product.
• Packaging and Inventory Management: Package and label finished ice creams and sorbets per recipes and procedures.
• Other: Perform other duties as directed by leads or supervisors.

Requirements

• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Prior experience in a commercial kitchen, bakery, or food manufacturing environment
• Comfortable learning and operating manufacturing equipment (including but not limited to ice cream batch freezers, industrial‑sized blenders, pumps, COP system)
• Ability to stand for up to 8 hours, stoop, and reach
• Lift 30 lbs constantly; lift 50 lbs occasionally and comfortably
• Remain standing for the majority of the shift; stoop and reach
• Tolerate abrupt and significant temperature changes due to frequent interaction with freezers and coolers
• Ability to taste, smell, and distinguish colors and flavors
• Ability to climb step stools of varying heights
• Ability to handle products and ingredients that include milk, egg, peanut, tree nut, soy, and/or wheat
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to read, write, and speak English
• Ability to strictly follow recipes, standards, and procedures while adhering to safety and sanitation rules
• Basic math skills
• Reliable means of transportation to and from the production facility

Qualifications

• Familiarity with batch freezers is a plus