Feedmill Lead

Responsible for all aspects of the daily production operations. Has a strong understanding of batching, receiving, pelleting and a strong working knowledge of all aspects of the Quality Assurance Technician workload. May need to communicate and coordinate batching schedules and production with all appropriate personnel to maximize plant efficiency while following FDA/GMP/USDA and quality control procedures.
This role is primarily a day shift, but you may be asked to work 2nd or 3rd shift to cover call-outs or vacations.

• Unload bulk, rail and/or bag ingredients. Route ingredients to proper destination bins. Must be trained on forklift, skid steer and rail mover equipment operations.
• Batch, mix and route feed according to specified formula procedures. As well as schedule to fully utilize batching controller, mixing equipment, pellet and routing equipment and destination bin.
• Recordkeeping of all FDA requirements, daily quality testing of raw and finished feed.
• Accurately complete assigned reports, logs or documents. Accurate inventory of feed ingredients both bulk and micro and finished feed at the end of each shift.
• Ensure proper micro ingredients are placed in the correct bin.

• High School Diploma or GED.
• 2 - 4 years of relevant Feed Mill experience.
• Must be able to operate a forklift, skid steer and rail mover.
• Must be highly versatile.
• High attention to detail and accuracy is required.
• Requires physical strength and dexterity.
• Requires the ability to work long hours with hazardous materials, at times in adverse weather conditions.
• Must be literate and able to communicate both written and verbal, with all team members.
• This position requires being on call.

Are you looking for more than just a job? The culture at Mountaire is one of our greatest strengths and most valued assets. We maintain the same core values and family-focused work environment that we’ve operated with since day one. You will find that your peers, supervisor and team members are genuinely committed to, not only your success, but also working together to provide high-quality products to our customers.

We are a service to one another and to our customers, demonstrating operational excellence and outstanding performance.

Mountaire Farms is an agricultural food production and processing company providing work for over 10,000 people at facilities in Arkansas, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina. Now the fourth largest chicken company in the United States, we are still family owned and fully committed to giving back to the communities where we do business. At Mountaire Farms, our culture is what defines us.

It sets us apart from our competition and reinforces what we stand for. Supporting each other, uplifting each other, and helping each other succeed -- that’s the Mountaire way! Our vision is to provide growth, stability, and opportunities for our people, our customers, and our communities by profitably delivering wholesome quality chicken.

Mountaire also offers an amazing total compensation package!

A few examples of our benefits that may be offered to you are:

• eight paid holidays
• Medical Plans with free onsite Health and Wellness Centers
• Dental and Vision Programs
• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family
• Retirement Planning with 401(k)
• Profit Sharing
• Employee Discounted Chicken Sales
• Employee Discounts with partners (Car Purchase, Phone Plans, & Shopping)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• many exciting career development programs!

• Job Identification 24712
• Job Category Feed Mill
• Degree Level High School Graduate
• Locations 29107 John J Williams Hwy, Millsboro, DE, 19966, US