Mill Operator Technician

The Mill Operator Technician will be responsible for the successful operation of our Mill as well as assisting on the production line in the preparation and packaging of food products. This position reports directly to the Production Manager.

Core Responsibilities:

• Champion the Company’s Vision, Mission and Core Values in every action and decision

• Understands and complies with all safety guidelines Standards of performance (SOP’s), Good Manufacturing Processes (GMP’s), Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP).

• Responsible for the training and development/ coaching of all team members.

• Assist with startup, running and stopping/shut down of all production equipment.

• Perform Quality Assurance and product testing. Including, but not limited to:

  • Moisture, particle size, protein, DON, and incoming inspections

  • Line inspections and clearance

  • Other QA testing as required

• Maintain production machines and facility equipment through completion of scheduled preventative maintenance on production machinery.

• Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service.

• Be engaged in always identifying and helping implement long-term fixes for any reliability issues.

• Assign and oversee team members assigned to production line, account for output of product and down time

• Assist with measuring, grading and feeding batches of raw materials into production machinery.

• Assure proper ingredients, lot numbers and date codes are correct for each product run on the line.

• Pour materials into machine hopper, ensure conformance to specifications.

• Feed or place items onto equipment for processing.

• Assist in cleaning the production area and equipment by sweeping, mopping, and removing debris.

• Load and unload items from machines, carts, and dollies.

• Packaging of finished products and prepares them for shipment.

• Pull damaged or ineffective product off the line. Mark parts or product for identification. Communicates these events to the Production Manager.

• Place equipment on conveyor belt for further processing.

• Remove product and machine attachments.

• Scrape waste material from machine.

• Read and interpret gauges, record data.

• Load and unload processing equipment.

• Any tasks that support the processes of the production & packaging of the products on their line.

• Must be willing and able to work on the other lines as required by the production schedule.

• Perform assignments and directives provided by the Manager.

• Communicates regularly with the Production Manager.

• Perform all other duties as assigned by Plant Leadership.