Job Description
Job Description
Who are we :
We're 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.
We're a stable company with strong core values, great benefits, competitive wage structure, and a safe and healthy work environment. With over 850 team members, we're a growing company in an essential sector – agriculture!
Learn more here : https : / / www.thewengergroup.com
Position Summary :
The Mill Manager is responsible for directing and managing mill operations which includes the supervision of all employees at the mill, oversight of quality in receiving and all mill operations, inventory management, safety, driving production efficiencies, management of mill costs and meeting customer quality expectations. To accomplish these responsibilities, they will effectively collaborate with quality, procurement, nutrition, transportation and the financial areas of the Company.
They will work with the Transportation Supervisor in assessing driver performance. The manager is responsible for scheduling feed mill activities, managing the inventory of ingredients and supplies, preparing for and ensuring compliance with housekeeping audits, working with Maintenance Supervisor in scheduling preventive maintenance and participating in safety and leadership meetings.
The Mill Manager is responsible for compliance with all company policies, as well as local, state and federal laws and regulations. The manager is responsible for reporting monthly, financial and production activities. The Mill Manager is responsible for all activities that take place at their facility. The manager will operate standard office equipment, feed manufacturing equipment and computer automation equipment.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Talent Management
- Manage and coordinate the daily mill labor planning, utilization and evaluation of performance.
- Responsible that all mill employees are properly trained in manufacturing, food safety, quality, safety and environmental policies
- Ensure appropriate and effective level of staffing requirements to fulfill production expectations within budget
- Works in collaboration with HR in recruiting mill talent.
- Provides effective leadership to drive engagement and morale of mill employees
- Provide development opportunities for all level employees in the mill
Milling Operations
Understands WEM system and how it serves as a manufacturing process control systems and reconciles to inventory management in the Company's financial systemsResponsible for the timely production of feed looking for opportunities for continuous improvements in mill efficienciesSupervise and coordinate with the Maintenance Supervisor the repair and maintenance of all equipment and coordinating repair and maintenance with feed productionEffectively monitors and manages quality in each phase of the grind, mix, pellet and load out process and has broad and deep understanding of Quality Assurance ProgramManages overall cleanliness and appearance of the facilityResponsibility for the adherence to all mill safety procedures and programs with Safety Compliance CoordinatorResponsible to comply with all environmental policies including relationships with vendor emergency cleanup needs working through the Facilities and Environmental CoordinatorIngredient and Inventory Management
Ensures the quality of ingredients from receipt through storage, including bin rotation and clean out.Ensures appropriate testing protocols are adhered to relative to ingredient receiving.Takes ownership for overall mill inventories in terms of accuracy of reporting and levels needed to sustain daily operationsCoordinate with Nutrify, Transportation and Logistics all activities as they relate to feed production in regards to ingredients needed and product delivered.Transportation and Delivery
Assess driver performance in conjunction with the transportation supervisorEvaluate adequacy of load out and manage efficiency of related processes to reduce wait timesCustomer Management
Responsible for the quality of the finished productFoster a working relationship with the finished feed customersAdministrative and Other
Coordinate reporting and record-keeping functions with mill supervisor and shift supervisorsReview analyze and create reports on production recordsPrepare yearly and monitor period budgetsPerform other duties as determined by the Regional Operations ManagerWho you are :
Demonstrates Wenger's Core ValuesAbility to understand and follow Food Safety Standards – FSMA and SQF and State regulationsUnderstanding of the financial drivers of the business and managing a budgetProficient math skillsStrong computer skills, including MS Word and ExcelDemonstrated critical thinking and problem solving skillsProficient oral and written communication skillsKnowledge of various types of feed mill machineryGeneral maintenance skillsCommitment to develop a safe cultureLeadership Expectations
Management experience with demonstrated leadership and team building capabilitiesAbility to collaborate and interact across all levels of the organizationPositive attitude and able to motivate team members at all levelsAbility to lead continuous improvement in operations and service levelsDemonstrates desire to continue in personal professional and leadership developmentPhysical Requirements
Ability to lift up to 60 lbs. repeatedly and up to 100 lbs. on occasionAbility to climb ladders and work in high placesAbility to work in confined spacesAbility to work in dusty conditionsPosition Requirements
A minimum requirement of a high school degreeAn associate or college degree (BA or BS in agriculture, manufacturing or relevant industry) preferredMinimum of 5-8 years of experience in a feed mill or analogous manufacturing environmentMinimum of 3 years of leadership experience requiredAble to understand and contribute to all functions in a Mill operationKnowledge of feed manufacturing techniques, equipment operation and maintenancePossess an advanced knowledge level of animal nutritionAbility to complete PCQI trainingIn addition to our more traditional benefits, we also offer great perks and numerous resources for professional development and team building :
Promotional opportunitiesRewards and recognition programsRobust onboarding and training programEmployee Discount Programs (Perks at Work)Employee referral programEncouraging and collaborative cultureWhat our benefits are :
Paid Time Off, Floating Holiday, Volunteer Day, Parental Leave, etc.Carebridge Employee Assistance ProgramFor all full-time members :
MedicalDentalVisionHealth Savings Account (HSA)Medical Flexible Spending AccountDependent Care Flexible Spending AccountLife Insurance / Accidental Death and Dismemberment InsuranceShort-Term & Long-Term DisabilityPet InsuranceEach team member has the potential to earn a yearly bonus based on the achievement of company goals.
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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