What are the responsibilities and job description for the Feed Mill Operator position at Willamette Egg Farms?
Who we are:
Joining the Willamette Egg Farms family of companies is more than just starting a new job. When you are employed by Willamette Egg Farms, you immediately are part of something bigger – a team of dedicated individuals working under a common set of core values and guiding principles. As an organization and as individuals within that organization, we are guided by principles that include excellence, ownership, initiative, execution, and continuous improvement.
The Willamette Egg Farms team is built from people who will integrate our shared values into their lives and work with our companies. Together we celebrate our collective efforts, perform to our highest potential, help others, enrich our communities, and maintain strong ethical standards and accountability for our actions.
Our expectation of our team members is that every employee will take ownership by accepting accountability for their actions and proactively take initiative to execute any task. Our team members are good stewards of our people, birds, product, and equipment. Our team members also possess an attitude of servant leadership by always asking “what can I do to help”. Finally, by continuously striving to improve, our team members are driving our organization to be the premier egg producer in the world.
Team members that share and embrace our philosophy can expect Willamette Egg Farms to provide opportunities for growth and clear paths toward advancement in our company.
Our business and commitment to service is built around the following Core Values, which we instill in all our employees:
1) Recognition
2) Initiative
3) Service
4) Ownership
5) Integrity
6) Excellence
7) Safety & Security
8) Community
9) Respect
Job Summary
1) Maintain a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating in a manner so that you get along with customers, clients, co-workers and management.
2) Maintains regular and consistent attendance by working on scheduled days as directed, in relation to production scheduling and or time volunteered for. This being in relation to attendance policy and or guidelines.
3) Responsible for mixing feed rations according to direction of nutritionist and feed orders by location.
4) Receives corn and feed ingredients for batch processing and or storage.
5) Grades and weighs grain samples and records results.
6) Weighs grain and inserts ticket into automatic recorder on scale that stamps weight on ticket.
7) Records weight, description, and destination of grain shipped and received.
8) Perform other duties as assigned. Batches finished feed to meet flock requirements for distribution.
9) Records/monitors information indicating location and contents of storage tanks.
10) Reads thermometers on control panel to ascertain grain temperatures at various levels in storage tank.
11) Starts conveyors, selects flow pipes, sets trippers, and selects storage tanks to convey grain into storage or to loading department.
12) Assists in scheduled preventative maintenance, cleaning of feed mill and related work equipment and or areas.
13) Assists in all nonscheduled repairs and maintenance of feed mill, related work equipment and or areas.
14) Always wears appropriate PPE items; this includes hard hats, safety glasses and full body harnesses for ascent, when required. At times, use of a full-face respirator is required.
15) Measures feed in individual feed bins at each barn. Additional feed needs are to be communicated to feed mill personnel ( Feed Mill Lead, Feed Batcher ) as needed.
16) Daily equipment inspection before use each day. This relates to things such as fluid levels, air pressure.
17) Any damages or need for repairs are to be brought to the attention of the supervisor immediately.
18) Perform other duties as assigned.
19) Adhere to safe work practices, follow GMP’s, maintain sanitary conditions and ensure that product quality is maintained. Report to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety, food quality or personnel safety
Job Qualifications:
EDUCATION:
A High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
The ability to read a limited number of two-and three-syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers. The ability to print and speak simple sentences.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
The ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. The ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
REASONING ABILITY:
The ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. The ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Able to climb heights
Computer: Excel and Outlook
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $19.00 - $23.20 per hour
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $19.00 - $23.50 per hour
Expected hours: 40 – 50 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Safety equipment provided
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Day shift
Work Location: In person
Salary : $19 - $24