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" We are also investing in training our employees to
operate new equipment and developing their technical
expertise to make the best ice cream we can. "
Kim Peddle Rguem, chief executive officer, DGIC
addition to another new Drumstick production
line, announced in October 2020, which is
already up and running.
DGIC currently employs about 400 people
at its Fort Wayne facility. The 100-plus new
manufacturing job opportunities will support
the new Drumstick ice cream production lines,
offering competitive hourly rates, as well as full
benefits, including paid time off.
" Teamwork, collaboration and open
communication are keys to our success at
Fort Wayne, " said Julia Zirpoli, plant manager,
DGIC, Fort Wayne, Ind. " We do rely on everyone
at every level to understand our process and
equipment to ensure we are producing a highquality
product. "
DGIC puts an emphasis on keeping an
entrepreneurial mindset, Zirpoli said.
" We have a lot of passion for improvement, "
she said. " We are continuously trying to stay
ahead of possible challenges by building
contingency plans to make sure that we run
our facilities at the highest performance. As
an example, a couple of our facilities provided
labor to one of our vendors for a month last
summer in order to ensure that our raw material
kept coming into the factory. Which is, I would
say, a departure maybe from the type of actions
we would end up taking in the past. "
Because DGIC is ice cream centric, the
company can leverage knowledge as it has
invested in new production lines, purchasing
the latest proven technology for filling and
packaging equipment.
" We partner with our vendors for their
subject matter experts to be onsite during
our production line implementations, " Zirpoli
said. " Once we've made improvements to the
equipment, those improvements get transferred
to new machines. Not just on our site, but to our
sister factories as well. "
Zirpoli said the company has transitioned its
focus from a commercial-centric mindset to a
manufacturing-centric mindset.
" To that end, we make sure we are using
the latest technologies to manufacture our ice
cream, " she said. " The quality of our ice cream
is improved by utilizing the right technology
and processes. "
Zirpoli said COVID-19 brought to life how
important the work in DGIC's manufacturing
facilities has been.
" We are focused on the quality of
the ice cream and how it is made, and
it has elevated the work of all of our
manufacturing employees. "
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