Assistant Miller

Miller-Milling; Winchester (VA); On-site; USD 51,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Miller-Milling in Winchester, VA is hiring an Assistant Miller to support the Shift Miller. You will monitor ingredients, formulations, and processing steps to ensure quality and assist with finished product transfers between stages.

The role requires knowledge of milling equipment, strong communication, and teamwork. Shift work includes 12-hour days and nights with a 4-on/4-off rotation and a starting rate of $24.46 per hour.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• Demonstrates effective communication – written and verbal.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and ability to troubleshoot production problems.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and inspect product, equipment, and processing steps to ensure quality.
• Assist with milling and finished product transfers to meet customer specifications.
• Perform inspections and preventive maintenance on milling equipment and sifters.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Communication skills

Teamwork

Computers / Microsoft Office

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Full-time Regular Manual Labor Winchester, VA, US

2 days ago Requisition ID: 1508

Salary Range: $24.46 To $24.46 Hourly

Summary:

The Assistant Miller is responsible for assisting the Shift Miller in monitoring and inspection of the product, equipment, and processing steps of raw ingredients through finished goods. This includes monitoring ingredients, formulations, and processing procedures, to ensure production to designed quality standards, using correct procedures as prescribed by company policy and federal standards. In addition, the Assistant Miller will assist the Product Coordinator in finished product transfers.

Schedule

12 hour shifts from 7am - 7pm day shift and 7pm - 7am night shift

Work schedule is 4 days on 4 days off, 4 nights on and 4 nights off; rotates back to day shift

Compensation

$24.46 hourly

Primary Duties:

Milling and Finished Product Transfer

• Identify the different varieties of wheat and make all products to the customer’s specification during their shift.
• Observe equipment operations to ensure smooth operations and any malfunctions can be detected and corrected.
• Identify and assist with the resolution of problems in the mills as well as assist with maintenance on the milling equipment.
• Perform inspections and preventive maintenance on sifters, purifiers, and other milling equipment.
• Examine products to verify conformance to quality standards.
• Clean work areas and equipment, including the cleaning and lubricating of equipment.
• Confirms product has correct mix and is weighted out to specific customer specifications.
• Ensure finished products are transferred to load out on schedule and within customer specifications.
• Basic maintenance on all cleaning house equipment.
• Assist in the repair of mill equipment, especially sifters and purifiers, on repair days.
• Maintain ingredient feeders full at all times and assure the wheat flow to mill is never interrupted unless instructed to do so by miller on shift.
• Depending on location may blend finished product per customer specifications and transfer to load out.

Lab & Other Responsibilities

• Conduct laboratory analysis accurately, precisely, and punctually as described by approved methods, record results and verify accuracy.
• Comply with prescribed test procedures and sample handling protocols.
• Perform other duties as requested.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent
• Demonstrates effective Communication Skills – written and verbal
• Thorough knowledge of all mill equipment and basic maintenance needs
• Knowledge of different wheat varieties
• Knowledge of grain science and analytical procedures
• Strong mechanical aptitude and ability to troubleshoot production problems
• Proficiency with computers and in Microsoft Office
• Willing and able to work with wheat products i.e. no wheat /gluten sensitivity
• Willing and able to work in a team environment for the success of the plant