Assistant Head Miller - 11:00 PM to 11:00 AM - 3 days on then 3 days off

About the role

The Assistant Head Miller oversees daily operations of the mill, ensuring adherence to Ardent Mills values, policies, and procedures. Key responsibilities include milling operations, mill maintenance, wheat cleaning and tempering, record keeping, sanitation, planning, coordinating, and communication.

Responsibilities

• Identify operational discrepancies and provide focused solutions with a timeline for corrective action
• Work with the milling team to continuously improve the production process, improve safety, reduce production costs, and enhance product quality
• Ensure mills are properly and efficiently maintained
• Engage milling team to develop technical excellence in areas of equipment design, process knowledge, mill flow, and project development
• Collaborate with the Technical Milling group to establish effective technical milling training for appropriate segments of the workforce, as well as for new millers and interns
• Provide support to all plant departments and engineering for new projects and advanced problem solving
• Work with engineering and plant team in executing and commissioning of capital projects
• Identify and define value-added projects
• Responsible for carrying out systemic changes as set by the Director of Milling
• Collaborate with the Technical Milling group and through a network of Subject Matter Experts, to ensure the strategic delivery of milling best practices and technology
• Use published standard key performance metrics for the milling area to openly, positively, and constructively improve operations through benchmarking
• Reduce risk, reduce the process impact on the environment, and lower costs to improve operational efficiency
• Maintain compliance with company policies, regulatory requirements, quality specifications, safety standards, and sanitation practices

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 1-2 years of milling and leadership experience or High school diploma/GED with 5-6 years of milling and leadership experience
• Demonstrated ability to create and modify CAD drawings of mill layouts, equipment components and flowsheets
• Basic knowledge of maintaining, operating, and troubleshooting cleaning, milling, and conveying systems
• Basic knowledge of maintenance systems (Computerized Maintenance Management Systems)

Essential Skills and Experience

• Ability to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as is required by the operating areas (i.e. safety glasses, protective footwear, hearing protection and, at times, a respirator)
• Ability to work a rotating schedule including nights, weekends and holidays
• Ability to work a machine-paced continuous process that operates 24 hours a week with conditions which include: Heat/cold temperatures (inclement weather), Indoor/outdoor environment, Dusty environment, Noisy environment, Frequent moving/vibration/ or other motion of equipment/processes, Elevated places, to include stairs/ladders
• Ability to perform work at a computer and other administrative/managerial tasks

Physical requirements and working conditions

• Ability to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as is required by the operating areas (i.e. safety glasses, protective footwear, hearing protection and, at times, a respirator)
• Ability to work a rotating schedule including nights, weekends and holidays
• Ability to work a machine-paced continuous process that operates 24 hours a week with conditions which include: Heat/cold temperatures (inclement weather), Indoor/outdoor environment, Dusty environment, Noisy environment, Frequent moving/vibration/ or other motion of equipment/processes, Elevated places, to include stairs/ladders

Other Considerations

• Ability to travel 5-15%
• Willing to relocate as promotional opportunities exist throughout career
• Willing to work weekends, holidays, 7-day weeks, and opposing shifts, when needed
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now and in the future