Assistant Head Miller - 1st Shift and Off Shifts

Position: Assistant Head Miller - 1st Shift and Off Shifts as Needed
Assistant Head Miller

Your role :

As the Assistant Head Miller, you will be responsible for overseeing daily operations of the mill, including ensuring departmental adherence with Ardent Mills values, policies and procedures. Key areas of responsibilities are milling operations, mill maintenance, wheat cleaning and tempering, record keeping, sanitation, planning, coordinating, and communication. You will play a vital role in helping the plant team establish Ardent Mills as the preferred flour supplier in the region.

You will be key in promoting safety, quality, milling efficiency, and helping achieve the company’s goals and objectives.

To succeed, you must be able to:

Deliver results in first-time situations by inspiring others and working to earn trust every day Serve others with understanding, respect, and care Operate with simplicity, clarity and transparency

Deal with and drive change

Organize, prioritize and own multiple tasks while meeting or exceeding deadlines

Learn, apply new technology, and share your knowledge with others

Above all you will be expected to carry out all your activities with reliability, integrity, compliance and in a safe, environmentally responsible, and efficient manner.

Your responsibilities:

Identify operational discrepancies and provide focused solutions with a timeline for corrective action

Work with the milling team to continuously improve the production process, improve safety, reduce production costs, and enhance product quality

Ensure that mills are properly and efficiently maintained

Engage milling team to develop technical excellence in the areas of equipment design, process knowledge, mill flow, and project development

Collaborate with the Technical Milling group to establish effective technical milling training for appropriate segments of the workforce, as well as for new millers and interns

Provide support to all plant departments and engineering for new projects and advanced problem solving

Work with engineering and plant team in executing and commissioning of capital projects

Identify and define value added projects

Responsible for carrying out systemic changes as set by the Director of Milling Collaborate with the Technical Milling group and through network of Subject Matter Experts, to ensure the strategic delivery of milling best practices and technology

Use published standard key performance metrics for the milling area to openly, positively, and constructively to improve operations through benchmarking

Reduce risk, reduce the process impact on the environment, and lower costs to improve operational efficiency

Maintain compliance with company policies, regulatory requirements, quality specifications, safety standards, and sanitation practices

Essential skills and experience:

Bachelor’s degree with 1-2 years of milling and leadership experience or High school diploma/GED with 5-6 years of milling and leadership experience

Demonstrated ability to create and modify CAD drawings of mill layouts, equipment components and flow sheets

Basic knowledge of maintaining, operating, and troubleshooting cleaning, milling, and conveying systems

Basic knowledge of maintenance systems (Computerized Maintenance Management Systems)
Physical requirements and working conditions (with or without reasonable accommodation):

Ability to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as is required by the operating areas (i.e. safety glasses, protective footwear, hearing protection and, at times, a respirator)
Ability to work a rotating schedule including nights, weekends and holidays

Ability to work a machine paced continuous process that operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with conditions which include:

Heat/cold temperatures (inclement weather)
Indoor/outdoor environment

Dusty environment

Noisy…