Title: Mixer Lead

Department: Production

Reports To: Refer to location organizational chart

SUMMARY: Responsible for efficient delivery of dry mix from processing to packaging and unloading of raw materials. This position will sustain the Mission and Motto and Food Safety and Quality Statement of the Mennel Milling Company.

PRIMARY WORK SHIFT: Works shift as assigned and overtime as required.

Employee will be assigned to a 12-hour rotating shift which includes weekends and potential holiday work.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without accommodation.

• Follow all food and personal safety rules and regulations in respect to GMP’s, OSHA, HACCP, the Global Food Safety Initiative, the US FDA Food Safety Modernization Act as stated in the FS&Q Statement, and sanitation guidelines as set forth by the company as listed in Corporate Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) and attend all required training sessions. Maintain the department/facility in an everyday audit ready condition.

• Prepare and supply premix or hand weighed ingredients for production in compliance with company standards while using acceptable Good Manufacturing Practices. Must know and communicate the status of print weigh at all times and make recommendations to insure print weighs are made correctly and are ready when needed.
• Lead the batching process and is responsible for insuring a constant flow of mix to the packaging lines. This includes identifying and correcting root causes of no mix time, making recommendations to improve the system’s ability to have mix, suggesting staffing changes as needed to insure mix supply and recommending scheduling improvements that will drive productivity
• Meet and or exceed processing standards as set by the company
• Provide direction to processing employees and are highly involved with the training and development of new employees
• Maintain and correctly document food safety paperwork
• Monitors all pull off and rework added to the mixers to insure compliance to the allergen control system
• Maintain proper levels at ingredient hopper
• Assist when needed in all processing areas
• Transfer ingredients from incoming bulk unloading vehicles into appropriate processing storage bin in compliance with company standards while using Good Manufacturing Practices
• Communicate with internal and external personnel to maximize productivity, facilitate timely ingredient deliveries and minimize hold product and safely operate equipment
• Safely perform rail switches using the track mobile
• Coordinator for all clean outs
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment and maintain the plant in an everyday audit ready state
• Report any unsafe conditions or actions to company supervision immediately
• Attend all training sessions as required.
• Other duties may be assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to perform this job.

• A minimum of a High School Diploma or equivalent required;

• Must be able to communicate and work with other processing lead employees and other processing department employees in order to maximize productivity and minimize off grade product,

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, memos, procedures, and plans. Ability to write, complete checklists and other basic documentation and correspondence. Ability to effectively present information or data in one-on-one and small group situations to co-workers, supervisors, and managers.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

REASONING ABILITY:

Must use solid judgment when making decisions. Must have ability to quickly recognize and plan for changing work duties and events.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to perform maintenance tasks, reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, twist, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds or more. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to conditions that are typical to a fast- paced manufacturing environment, including: moving equipment and machinery, dusty, hot/humid, and cold conditions; employee must be willing to work in all weather conditions, at heights, and in the presence of airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment usually requires the use of hearing protection. Work involves exposure to common wheat allergens.