Assistant Miller – Mendota, IL
Listed on 2026-01-01
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Manufacturing / Production
Assistant Miller – Mendota, IL
ADM Milling – Carbohydrate Solutions
Hourly position.
This key operational role is responsible for daily production at a 30,000 cwt/day wheat flour mill. The ideal candidate maintains ADM’s high standards for Safety and Quality while maintaining production and efficiency excellence. Successful candidates will be good communicators who can nurture outstanding relationships as part of a self-directed work team. They will have the ability to identify and decisively solve problems as they arise and maintain records in accordance with established ADM policies.
The Assistant Miller will be part of a self-directed teams as small as 2 members and up to 35.
- Facilitate and ensure adherence to safety regulations, rules and sound practices.
- Coordinate and participate in audits, prioritizing and tracking completion of findings.
- Ensure that unsafe behavior and conditions are corrected.
- Perform Safety audits and set the example for safety.
- Assists the shift miller in overseeing equipment operations of three 10,000 cwt/day milling units as part of a self-directed team.
- Optimize yields, moistures, capacity and product quality in accordance with budgetary parameters.
- Maintains records in accordance with established ADM policies and procedures.
- Assists external departments.
- Proactively seeks and supports the plant goals and vision in accordance with ADM Milling’s strategic vision.
- Bases all decisions, perform acts and personify self in the best interest on the company.
- Proactively support operational excellence initiatives.
- Continually train and develop operational team members.
- Ensure the facility maintains world class sanitation standards.
- Prepare the facility for, and participate in, regulatory/third party/customer/company audits.
- Must have a strong commitment to employee safety.
- Require excellent command of the following: leadership, problem solving, self-motivation, and organizational skills.
- Must have confident and courteous manner.
- Must be able to hear and speak clearly, read, comprehend and communicate orally and in writing.
- Position requires standing and walking for long periods, climbing stairs and ladders, working with tools, working within close-confined spaces, and working within extreme temperatures.
ADM requires the successful completion of a background check.
CompensationBase pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Hourly and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours. If hired, employees will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.
The pay for this position is expected to be:
$20.50/hour + Shift differential when applicable
- Physical wellness – medical/Rx, dental, vision and on-site wellness center access or gym reimbursement (as applicable).
- Financial wellness – flexible spending accounts, health savings account, 401(k) with matching contributions and cash balance plan, discounted employee stock purchasing program, life insurance, disability, workers’ compensation, legal assistance, identity theft protection.
- Mental and social wellness – Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and Colleague Giving Programs (ADM Cares).
Additional benefits include:
- Paid time off including paid holidays.
- Adoption assistance and paid maternity and parental leaveli>
- Tuition assistance.
- Company-sponsored training and development resources, such as Linked In Learning, language training and mentoring programs.
* Benefits may vary for bargained locations, confirm benefit eligibility with your recruiter.
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