Sr Head Miller

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SeniorHead Miller

Your role :

As the Senior Head Miller , you will be responsible for milling operations management and ensuring departmental adherence with Ardent Mills values, policies and procedures. Key areas of responsibilities are milling operations, mill maintenance, grain cleaning and tempering, record keeping, sanitation, planning, coordinating, and communication. You will play a vital role in helping the plant team establish Ardent Mills as the preferred flour supplier in the region. You will be key in promoting safety, quality, milling efficiency, and helping achieve the company's goals and objectives. In addition, you will be an important resource for multiple plants by helping with troubleshooting , training , and by working with various teams on strategic projects. To succeed, you must be able to:

• D eliver results in first-time situations by inspiring others and working to earn trust every day
• S erve others with understanding, respect, and care

• O perate with simplicity, clarity and transparency
• D eal with and drive change
• O rganize, prioritize and own multiple tasks while meeting or exceeding deadlines
• L earn and apply new technology and share your knowledge with others

Above all you will be expected to carry out all your activities with reliability, integrity, compliance and in a safe, environmentally responsible, and efficient manner.

Your responsibilities :

• Assist regional facilities with guidance and support their milling operation
• Identif y 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 that mills are properly and efficiently maintained through developing and executing maintenance plans, assessing equipment critically and identifying and carrying critical spare parts

• Work with the Continuous Improvement team to maximize maintenance resources and deploy new maintenance technologies
• Engage milling team to develop technical excellence in the 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
• P rovide support to all plant departments and engineering for new projects and advanced problem solving
• Act as project manager for capital improvements at plant and lead larger-scale projects in conjunction with engineering team

• 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 network of Subject Matter Experts, to ensure the strategic delivery of milling best practices/technology
• Conducts long-term horizon planning required to optimize milling operations
• Use published standard key performance metrics for the milling area to openly, positively, and constructively t o improve operations through benchmarking

• Reduce risk, reduce the process impact on the environment, and lower costs to improve operational efficiency
• Maintain compliance with company polici es, regulatory requirements, quality specifications, safety standards, and sanitation practices

Essential skills and experience :

• B achelor's degree with 5 or more years of experience as Head Miller or High school diploma/GED with 9 years of experience as Head Miller

• Demonstrated expertise on maintaining, troubleshooting, diagnosing equipment
• Demonstrated ability to implement LEAN practices and tools to improve process
• Proven track record in the ability to troubleshoot existing mill flows for the purpose of optimization
• Demonstrated ability to influence others and lead process improvement initiatives in the milling department
• Experience in project development including project management and implementation

• Demonstrated conceptual capacity to develop and understand equipment layout, process flow for planning mill renovations, and new mill design
• Demonstrated ability to create and modify CAD drawings of mill layouts, equipment components and flowsheets
• Capable of analyzing and developing mill pneumatic systems, mill flowsheets, and other product movement systems
• Experience leading major capital project or several small projects
• Capable of developing project payback and financial analysis for mill operation

• Proven capability to lead and influence through others

Physical requirements and working c onditions (with or without reasonable accommodation):

• 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 day, 7 days 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

Other considerations :

• Willing to work weekends, holidays, 7-day weeks, and opposing shifts, when needed
• Ability to travel 25%

• Except where prohibited by law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test and pre-employment background check
• Must be authorized to work in the Unites states without sponsorship now and in the future

Team members must be clean shaven in order to perform tasks where respiratory protection is required and the use of a respirator (including N-95 dust mask) requires a proper seal for adequate protection.

The preceding position description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this position. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees in this position. The description, duties, functions, and responsibilities are subject to change at the discretion of Ardent Mills.