Job Description

Production Lead

Your role:

As a Production Lead, you will be responsible for ensuring the timely and efficient production of food safe flour from mill to customer including knowing and understanding our Final Product Zone and customer shipment requirements as well as logistics of equipment.

To succeed, you must be able to:

• Safely perform duties and deliver results in new situations while adhering to corporate food protection policies without compromising the team’s values.
• Serve others with understanding, respect, and care.
• Operate with simplicity, clarity, and transparency.
• Deal with and drive change.
• Organize, prioritize, and own multiple tasks while meeting or exceeding deadlines.
• Learn and apply new technology and share your knowledge with others.
• Carry out all your activities with reliability, integrity, compliance and in a safe, environmentally responsible, and efficient manner.

Your responsibilities:

Safety

• Safety Champion, drive engagement and success of plant and personnel safety, food safety, quality policies, programs, and procedures in the mill including MSS and audit preparation.
• Communicate as a liaison between staff and management to help everyone be heard.
• Attend daily R&R meetings and take relative safety information back to the team
• Provide guidance to operators on troubleshooting equipment to optimize operations.
• Aid in planning and execution of maintenance items for repair days and downtimes both planned and unplanned.
• Perform miscellaneous duties as assigned including working on plant teams, providing input on capital & focused improvement (FI) projects, 5S, training, center lining.
• Coordinate and order supplies, as needed, through Jaggaer/Manager

Simplicity

• Understand plant metrics, report, trend, and attend daily and weekly R/R meetings
• Be a Subject matter expert on all plant equipment. Be able to make repairs and maintain equipment for the plant installation not limited to equipment all other plant systems for example Mechanical conveying, spouting, gravity and pneumatic conveying, and electrical systems.
• Be an integral part of Team Member training and verification of qualification and performance. Aid in onboarding to hires in the department.
• Be ready to step into any position within the bulk department as necessary due to vacations and illness.

Trust

• Provide peer to peer coaching when necessary to help in holding the team accountable.
• Including the maximization of efficiencies in the department daily by understanding the production schedule, customer needs and specifications, and logistics of inbound and outbound vessels
• Perform sanitation duties as assigned.
• Use computers to operate process equipment, document production reports, shift reports, including production and maintenance issues. Assist in the optimization of equipment automation to make the process run smoother.
• Fill out work orders, update data in the OEE tool, communicate issues and propose corrective actions. Use PRISM to open and close production orders
• Interact with scheduler, elevator, miller, quality team, maintenance, toting, bulk, and feed to communicate workflow, schedule, and equipment issues.
• Assist as needed within the facility in other areas, including but not limited to feed loadout, elevator, mill, and maintenance.
• Perform the duties of Production Manager when the Production Manager is unavailable, which will include weekends, holidays, and on call. Call the department to support for the operations as necessary including both scheduling and directing contractors safely.
• Autonomous work orders.
• Aid Production Manager in producing personnel schedules.
• Lead FI assignments & capital projects, as assigned by management
• Oversee Contractor work, as required.
• Provide tours to internal &/or external visitors.
• Provide innovative solutions while troubleshooting.

Essential skills and experience:

• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent.
• 4+ years’ experience in plant operations.
• Strong leadership behaviors.
• Demonstrated problem-solving/decision-making skills.
• Proficient in computer tools including email and spreadsheets.
• Proficient in English both written and verbally.
• Communication skills that provide a clear, concise, and timely message. Be able to clear the noise within the department, and work as an advocate for both the team and management.
• High level of organizational skills and ability to multi-task.

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

• Able to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Able to work in a dusty environment and wear respiratory protection.
• Able to work in hot and cold conditions for extended periods.
• Able to climb stairs and ladders throughout the workday.
• Able to stand through the entire workday.

Other considerations:

• Must be willing to accept accountability and work well in a team.
• Ability to read and understand electrical diagrams.
• Willing to take short term assignments to other Ardent Mills facilities as needed with proper notification and support.
• Ability to read and understand flow diagrams or milling air and hydraulic systems.
• Additional formal education or certifications.
• Must meet the company performance standards for the job you are currently working.
• Must be willing and able to work rotating 12-hour shifts, weekends, holidays, 7-day weeks, and opposing shifts when needed.
• Must be willing to get cross-trained in all mill operations positions for development within the facility and to provide any relief duties as needed.

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.

Location:

Richardton ND

Address:

3775 Hwy 8, Richardton ND, 58652

Additional Locations (if applicable):

Employment Type:

Full time

Additional Information:

Competitive Compensation:

We provide market-driven base pay, based on skills, abilities, and level of experiences. Our salary ranges are broad, and individual salary will be market competitive based on a candidate’s unique set of skills and level of experience. The starting range for this position is $25.20 - $33.50, with additional earning potential possible commensurate with experience. Additionally, we believe that our team members are the reason for our success and all team members are incentive eligible with a target based on contribution, company performance, and individual results achieved. While the specific bonus plan and target amount will be determined based on the role and breadth of contributions, the targeted bonus plan and targeted percentage amount for this role is Bonus - OIP, 5% Annual.

Benefits:

At Ardent Mills we offer a wide range of benefits to our team members and their eligible family members. Some of our great benefit programs you may be eligible for include: • Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage• Health and Dependent Savings Accounts • Life and Disability Programs • Voluntary Benefit Programs • Company Sponsored Wellness Programs • Retirement Savings with Company Match • Team Member and Family Assistance Program (EAP) • Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays • Employee Recognition Program with Rewards (RAVE).

Application Deadline:

EEO Commitment:

At Ardent Mills, everyone matters and everyone has a voice. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and team members and the decisions will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, genetic information, veteran status, age, political affiliation, or any other non-merit characteristic protected by law or not. Together, celebrating our differences, we make Ardent Mills. 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.En Ardent Mills, todos importan y todos tienen voz. Estamos comprometidos a brindar un ambiente de respeto mutuo donde haya igualdad de oportunidades disponibles para todos los solicitantes y miembros del equipo y las decisiones se basarán en el mérito, la competencia, el desempeño y las necesidades comerciales. Estamos orgullosos de ser un empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades. No discriminamos por motivos de raza, color, religión, credo, origen nacional, ascendencia, estado civil, sexo, orientación sexual, identidad o expresión de género, discapacidad física o mental, embarazo, información genética, condición de veterano, edad, política. afiliación, o cualquier otra característica no meritoria protegida por ley o no. Juntos, celebrando nuestras diferencias, formamos Ardent Mills. La descripción del puesto anterior ha sido diseñada para indicar la naturaleza general y los deberes y responsabilidades esenciales del trabajo realizado por los empleados dentro de este puesto. Es posible que no contenga un inventario completo de todos los deberes, responsabilidades y calificaciones requeridas de los empleados en este puesto. La descripción, los deberes, las funciones y las responsabilidades están sujetos a cambios a discreción de Ardent Mills.Shift Differential:The Company provides a shift differential to eligible employees who are assigned to and work shifts outside of standard business hours. Shift differential is paid in addition to the employee's regular base hourly rate and is included in the calculation of the regular rate for overtime purposes.La Compañía proporciona un diferencial de turno a los empleados elegibles que están asignados a turnos de trabajo y fuera del horario comercial estándar. El diferencial de turnos se paga además de la tarifa horaria básica regular del empleado y se incluye en el cálculo de la tarifa regular para fines de horas extras.

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