Flour Miller Apprentice at Panhandle Milling in Dawn, Texas

Job Description:

The role and responsibilities of the Flour Miller Apprentice is to work closely with the Shift Miller to operate the mill and be developed to a Shift Miller. Areas of responsibilities are flour milling, wheat cleaning and tempering, record keeping, sanitation, planning, coordinating, and communication. This position is critical for promoting safety, quality, milling efficiencies, and helping achieve the company's goals and objectives. This position will work rotating shifts, including weekends.

FLOUR MILLER APPRENTICE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maximize milling efficiency in the plant daily by focusing on adjustment and operation of cleaning house and mill equipment.
• Troubleshoot equipment, optimize the mill flow sheet, and solve flow problems.
• Perform miscellaneous duties as assigned including working on plant teams, providing input on capital projects, and center-lining.
• Perform sanitation duties as assigned.
• Determine, plan, and execute mill maintenance items directly related to milling efficiencies such as roll changes, roll issues, sifter work, equipment PM, and maintenance. Perform minor repairs and maintenance of milling equipment and other plant equipment.
• Use computers to operate mill process equipment, document production reports, and shift re-post, including mill and maintenance issues. Fill out work orders, update data in the OEE tool, communicate issues, and propose corrective actions.
• Interact with scheduler, elevator, blender, quality team, maintenance, and packer to communicate workflow, milling schedule, and equipment issues.
• Assist as needed within the facility in other areas, including, but not limited to, feed loadout, bulk loadout, and packaging.
• Employee safety, food safety, and product quality are of equal value to milling efficiency when performing the duties as required.

FLOUR MILLER APPRENTICE MILLER QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school education.
• 1 + year of manufacturing in a food environment. Familiar with food safety and GMP's.
• We will train this individual for their first 6 months to learn each area of the functions of the Shift Miller.
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be able to work rotating shifts.
• Strong leadership behaviors.
• Demonstrated safety and food safety champion behaviors.
• Strong interpersonal skills (communication, coaching, setting expectations, and providing feedback).
• Demonstrated problem solving/decision making skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team and lead others to work as a team.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Experience with several computer applications including, but not limited to, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to communicate clearly, orally and in written form.
• Demonstrated mechanical aptitude.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• This position requires physical efforts such as straining, pulling, lifting, working, and standing and walking on concrete floor.
• Exposure to elements such as noise, minable dust, cold and hot temperatures.
• Extreme climate or climate variation.
• Heat up to 100 degrees and a low of 40 degrees.
• Changes of >30 degrees within a shift.
• Exposure to manufacturing equipment hazards, especially forklifts.
• Climbing of ladders.

BENEFITS:

• Medical Insurance (first day of the month after start date)
• Health Savings, and or Flexible Spending Account
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance and AD&D, Employer Paid
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Accident Insurance, Optional
• Critical Illness Insurance, Optional
• 401K, Employer Match
• PTO & Vacation Pay
• 9 Paid Holidays
• Company Product Discounts
• Tuition Reimbursement, up to $5,000.00 per calendar year
• Maternity/Paternity/Adoption Leave
• Company Incentive Plan
• Bereavement Pay
• Relocation Available

Panhandle Milling is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state, or local law. pm21

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