Flour Mill Superintendent

Title:  Mill Superintendent

Department:  Mill

Reports To:  Refer to location organizational chart

SUMMARY:  The purpose of this position is to lead, direct and train milling staff to achieve maximum milling efficiencies with the highest wheat yields. This position will sustain the food safety policy, mission, purpose and quality statements of the Mennel Milling Company. 

PRIMARY WORK SHIFT: Monday through Friday 7AM – 4PM.  Will vary, depending on workload.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Include the following - Other duties may be assigned:

• Follow all food and personal safety rules and regulations in respect to GMP’s, OSHA, HACCP, the Global Food Safety Initiative, the US FDA Food Safety Modernization Act as stated in the FS&Q Statement, and sanitation guidelines as set forth by the company as listed in Corporate Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) and attend all required training sessions. Maintain the department/facility in an everyday audit ready condition.

• Uses the Corporate Mission, Quality, and Safety Statements as guiding principles in the decision-making process.
• Responsible for maintaining a clean and safe manufacturing facility.
• Responsible for the selection and training of the mill staff.
• Lead mill staff in all areas of personnel safety with regards to all OSHA, NFPA and all safety training guidelines set forth as listed in Corporate Health, Safety & Environmental programs.

• Maintain equipment inventories to properly maintain milling equipment for preventive maintenance programs.
• Responsible for becoming a member of the Food Safety Team
• Maintain a master sanitation schedule and SOP’s regarding milling operations
• Maintain wheat and flour inventories to produce correct specifications
• Maintain equipment inventories to product correct specifications

• Communicates well with all levels of the organization, and actively engages others in problem solving.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsible for overseeing all milling operations

QUALIFICATIONS:  

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. 

• A minimum of a High School Diploma or equivalent required;

• A 4-year college degree in Milling Science or related food manufacturing or operations field preferred
• 15 years of progressive supervisory experience in the flour milling industry, or in another food manufacturing field is preferred.
• Must possess excellent leadership skills.
• Must have excellent critical thinking skills.
• Must exercise solid common sense and sound judgment when making decisions.
• Excellent technical writing, speaking, and presentation skills 
• Must have solid communication skills and be able to interact and productively communicate with all levels of the organization.
• Must possess the ability to learn new skills and assume new responsibilities.
• Must have a “can-do” attitude, have a passion for operational excellence, take ownership of the entire plant operations, and be willing driver of results.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, memos, procedures, and plans. Ability to write reports, complete checklists and other basic documentation and correspondence. Ability to effectively present information or data in one-on-one and small group situations to co-workers, supervisors, and managers.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:  

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

REASONING ABILITY:

Must use solid judgment when making decisions. Must have ability to quickly recognize and plan for changing work duties and events.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to perform maintenance tasks, reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, twist, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds or more. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:    

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to conditions that are typical to a fast- paced manufacturing environment, including: moving equipment and machinery, dusty, hot/humid, and cold conditions; employee must be willing to work in all weather conditions, at heights, in precarious places; in the presence of airborne particles, and with the risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment usually requires the use of hearing protection.