3rd Shift - Mill Technician
Listed on 2025-12-31
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Manufacturing / Production
Food Production
3rd Shift – Mill Technician
The Wenger Group is a leading Northeast family‑owned food, agricultural products, and agricultural services organization headquartered in Pennsylvania. We provide animal nutrition and feeds; specialty protein production, processing, and marketing; on‑farm protein production services; and grain, fertilizer, and ingredient procurement.
What Your Day Looks LikeThe Mill Technician I is an integral part of a team responsible for grain testing and the manual addition of feed ingredients in accordance with operating procedures. The role includes inventory management, maintenance, repair, and operation of production‑related equipment, housekeeping activities, and compliance with all company, local, state, and federal policies, laws, and regulations.
Responsibilities- Milling Operations
- Grain tester – DON testing; dockage; moisture, bushel weight and foreign material; auto and manual truck probing
- Perform the function of "hand‑adds," the manual addition of feed ingredients and accurately recording medication and vitamin usage
- Develop a basic level of understanding in animal nutrition and how ingredients interact with milling and grinding processes
- Clean and perform routine housekeeping of the mill
- Understands general mechanical duties typically needed
- Navigate, use, and understand Laserfiche, The Wenger System and WEM as appropriate
- Ingredient and Inventory Management
- Maintain bag inventories, stacked and orderly
- Administrative and Other
- Complete required training in a timely manner
- Perform other duties determined by the Mill Manager, Mill Supervisor or Mill Shift Supervisor
- Ability to work independently and under close supervision
- Ability to understand and follow Food Safety Standards – FSMA and SQF and State regulations
- Basic math skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Positive attitude
- Basic computer skills
- Ability to work weekends, holidays and overtime as needed
- Ability to work in an effective and efficient manner
- Ability to work well with others
- Promotes teamwork
- Adaptable to change
- Demonstrates safe behavior and ability to follow policies and procedures
- General mechanical ability
- Demonstrates Wenger's Core Values
- Ability to lift up to 60 lbs. repeatedly and up to 100 lbs. on occasion
- Ability to climb ladders and work in high places
- Ability to work in confined spaces
- Ability to work in dusty conditions
- A minimum of one (1) year required in Level I for fully developing skill sets for Level II
- Promotional opportunities
- Rewards and recognition programs
- Robust onboarding and training program
- Employee Discount Programs (Perks at Work)
- Employee referral program
- Encouraging and collaborative culture
- Paid Time Off, Floating Holiday, Volunteer Day, Parental Leave, etc.
- Carebridge Employee Assistance Program
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Medical Flexible Spending Account
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
- Life Insurance/Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- Pet Insurance
- 2nd and 3rd shift positions are eligible for a $2/hour shift differential
- Weekend shift positions are eligible for a $3/hour shift differential
The Wenger Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type as protected by federal, state, or local laws. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
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