Feed Mill Manager

Feed Mill Manager

Job Summary

Directs the operations of the Mill through the oversight of leaders. Responsible for the maintenance and operations of the Feed Mill, including safety, preventive maintenance, housekeeping, ingredient receiving, feed manufacturing, feed loadout and delivery, quality control, and optimizing production and maintenance costs. Enforces all safety procedures and processes to maintain a safe working environment.

Key Responsibilities

1. Manages a team of entry to established level individual contributors and/or supervisors. Provides guidance, coaching, and support to ensure successful delivery of department goals. Responsible for HR activities such as hiring, terminations, performance management, goal setting, team member development, scheduling, etc. Enforces and meaningfully contributes to the development of systems, policies, and procedures. Participates in strategic planning for the function.

2. Develops and implements policies and best practices that increase efficiency, reduce cost, ensure quality, and ensure compliance with standards, contractual obligations, and regulations.

3. Forecasts and plan for efficient and effective production. Identifies and implements optimizations.

4. Provides daily feedback to ensure all deliveries and production schedules are met. Identifies training, resource, or coaching opportunities to ensure all team duties are performed in a safe and efficient manner.

5. Develops and oversees the execution of Preventative Maintenance programs.

6. Oversees and optimizes the feed manufacturing Quality Control program. Ensures all products meet standards including accurate feed formulations, inputting changes to feed formulas, utilization of correct ingredients, inventory management, proper equipment maintenance, etc.

7. Monitors and oversees ingredient inventories and receiving operations.

8. Responsible for ensuring company assets and inventory are safe and secure.

9. Ensures proper, timely, and accurate delivery to all farms.

10. Prepares reports on key performance indicators to identify and implement improvements.

11. Prepares an annual budget with the assistance of live operations accounting. Develops and implements plans to improve efficiency and reduce cost.

Minimum Qualifications (Educations & Experience)

* High school diploma, GED, or equivalent

* 6+ years of relevant experience or the knowledge, skills, and abilities to succeed in the role

* 2+ years of leadership experience or the knowledge, skills, and abilities to succeed in the role

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Butterball Core Competencies

Caring about people, valuing contributions, and empowering to succeed is the Butterball Way. We recognize the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to Butterball and seek to create an environment where everyone can thrive. Everyone has a seat at the table and is expected to embody our core competencies:

* Safety First: We put safety first. The health, safety, and well-being of our people, products, and turkeys is everyone's responsibility and everyone's jobs.

* Integrity: We trust each other to do the right thing. We act with integrity and gain the confidence and trust of others through honesty, respect, and authenticity.

* Stewardship: We take care of what matters. We are accountable to our commitments and take responsibility for the well-being of our teams, our quality, our customers, our business, our brand,

and our communities. We are always answerable for our actions and those we lead.

* Enthusiastic Attitudes: We create a climate where everyone feels they belong and can be

engaged, every day. Where our people are enthusiastic and motivated to do their best and work together to make great things happen.

* Continuous Improvement: We are committed to continuous improvement. We challenge

ourselves and our company to constantly learn, develop, grow, improve, and innovate.

Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

* Strong leadership skills with the ability to develop, mentor, coach, support, and motivate a team

* Ample experience in a Feed Mill setting with a proven understanding of the operations of a

modern automated Feed Mill and the maintenance that is required to continue the feed production process

* Strong understanding of safety and regulatory compliance standards in manufacturing

* Sound communication, presentation, and collaboration skills with the ability to interact at all levels

* Solid project management skills with the ability to impact results

* Effective technology and Microsoft Suite skills (i.e., Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)

* Highly skilled at resource management, budget management, delegation, and prioritizing

deliverables

* Solid financial acumen and ability to oversee capital expenditure projects

* Ability to identify and implement process improvements

* Ability to work flexible hours as needed

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

* Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent

* Experience in a union environment

Physical Demands

* While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, reach, stoop, kneel, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, keyboard, and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Working Conditions

* Work will be performed in a variety of conditions including a climate-controlled office

environment(s) and in a manufacturing plant environment with varying conditions, such as cold areas, wet areas, hot areas, dusty areas, chemicals, and other site conditions. This position requires the individual to wear and work in personal protective equipment while in the manufacturing environment.

* The noise level of the office environment is usually moderate; the noise level in the manufacturing environment may exceed 85 DBA and require hearing protection.

* Occasional travel may be required.

Disclaimer

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of what is required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not imply or establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer. Butterball, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to the fair and impartial treatment of all employees and applicants for employment without regard to gender, age, race, religion, color, national origin, physical or mental disability, military/veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, marital status, parental status, pregnancy, or any other status protected by law. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job