Technical Milling Lead

Job Description

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The Technical Milling Lead reports into the Business Unit Manager. This position is responsible for leading and training the Milling Department. The primary responsibility is to assure milling operations operate to meet or exceed the department/plant metrics for safety, quality, production, cost, delivery, sustainability, morale and more. This position requires a strong understanding of how the milling process works.

How you will contribute:

The Technical Milling Lead is expected to effectively communicate & collaborate with all salaried and hourly associates. The Technical Milling Lead is responsible for developing training and improvement in  all milling processes. This candidate will act as an SME (Subject Matter Expert) and will train the production staff in the milling department, provide guidance to core team members, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance. Candidate will possess a good mechanical aptitude. Use logical reasoning to identify and resolve issues, and potential issues with a continuous improvement mindset. Knowledge of milling flows, equipment abilities and adjustments. The candidate must thoroughly understand all plant safety rules and set expectations to assure the employees understand and are following the rules to work safely. The Technical Milling Lead must thoroughly understand all plant Quality/Good Manufacturing Practices and set expectations to assure the employees understand and are following these practices to assure food safety and the highest product quality possible. With Safety and Quality as the prime drivers, the Technical Milling Lead is responsible for training and developing of core team members to execute optimum milling operations and meet or exceed the milling KPIs to achieve the highest level of operational efficiency.

What you will bring:

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career. You will bring experience and knowledge in:

• Understand bulk flour loading and unloading systems and equipment
• Ensures compliance with all regulations and procedures for safety, GMPs, and food safety
• Works directly with employees to efficiently execute milling operations and objectives
• Understands production lines from end-to-end and performance success
• Partners with Maintenance team to drive the manufacturing strategies within the Milling department
• Partners with Plant Leadership to drive milling initiatives to successful conclusions
• Leads Milling Department to drive preventative and autonomous maintenance solutions and provide proper training of the hourly employees
• Create the environment for root cause analysis to work toward sustainable solutions
• Support and training for all shifts in department
• Engagement in all aspects of the milling operation to ensure yield and throughput goals are met
• Assist in the operation and troubleshooting of all milling department operations
• Evaluate and optimize milling process performance
• Looks for and implements changes in the operation to enhance efficiencies, yield, and throughput and promotes continuous improvement
• Provides continued training and development of all milling staff on all shifts
• Maintains a positive departmental morale
• Inform Management Team of any problems that could affect plant production, product quality, yields, or unnecessary downtime
• Manages the housekeeping to ensure a clean and sanitary mill department
• Supports fellow Management Team members with issues that arise
• Ensure GMP practices are followed and adhered to
• Perform all other duties or tasks as assigned

Education / Certifications:

• High School Diploma or GED

Job specific requirements:

• At least 15 years of Milling experience
• At least 5 years of Supervisory/Management experience
• Knowled