Feed Mill Operator

Heartland Co-Op; Stanhope (NJ); On-site; USD 20,664 - 30,307; Full time

Job summary

Heartland Co-Op in Stanhope, IA is seeking a skilled labor candidate to tend a feed mill and assist with grinding materials such as corn and soybean meal. The role emphasizes safe operation, inventory control, and maintaining production records.

Responsibilities include monitoring feed quality, equipment maintenance, loading/unloading, and coordinating shipments. A high school diploma or GED is required, with CDL possible for certain locations.

Qualifications

• Education/Experience: High school diploma or GED; or 1–3 months related experience.
• Language Ability: Read and comprehend simple instructions and memos; write simple correspondence.
• Math Ability: Compute rate, ratio and percent; work with whole numbers and decimals.
• Reasoning Ability: Follow detailed instructions and solve basic problems.
• Computer Skills: Operate mill equipment and manage inventory records.
• Certificates/Licenses: May require weighing license or grain grading certificate; CDL where applicable.

Responsibilities

• Adds prescribed amount of corn, soybean meal, drugs and feed ingredients for making desired feed.
• Monitors inventories to ensure proper ingredients are on hand for mixing.
• Monitors feed grinding to ensure quality of final product is consistent and of high quality.
• Maintains and repairs feed equipment. Keeps production area clean, safe, and up to code.
• Coordinates loads to maximize efficiency and maintain customer service.
• Maintains inventory of products including loading/unloading trucks and organizing warehouse.
• Operates mill in a safe and responsible manner.
• Keeps production records including products ordered, inventory records, production records and billing.
• Maintain and record maintenance and housekeeping records in the appropriate logbooks.
• Other duties as assigned by management.
• Some branches may require a valid driver’s license and CDL.

Skills

Problem Solving

Cost Consciousness

Planning/Organizing

Quality

Quantity

Safety and Security

Attendance/Punctuality

Education

High school diploma

GED

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Region 8 - Stanhope-061 - Stanhope, IA 50246
Position Type: Full Time
Education Level: High School
Job Category: Skilled Labor - Trades

Summary

Tends feed mill that grind materials such as corn, SBM, ingredients for feed and drugs, by performing the essential job duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Adds prescribed amount of corn, soybean meal, drugs and feed ingredients for making desired feed.
• Monitors inventories to ensure proper ingredients are on hand for mixing. Minimizes excess inventory and out of date materials.
• Monitors feed grinding to ensure quality of final product is consistent and of high quality.
• Maintains and repairs feed equipment. Keeps feed grinding area clean, safe, and up to code.
• Coordinates loads to maximize efficiency and maintain customer service.
• Maintains inventory of products including loading/unloading trucks and organizing warehouse.
• Operates mill in a safe and responsible manner.
• Keep production records including products ordered, inventory records, production records and billing.
• Maintain and record maintenance and housekeeping records in the appropriate logbooks.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

Certain branches/locations may require the employee to maintain a valid driver’s license and commercial insurability at all times and/or Commercial Driver’s License (CDL).

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to work near moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles and outdoor weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to work in high, precarious places. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Lift Level: Heavy. Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly.

Qualifications

Competency

• Problem Solving – Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner.
• Cost Consciousness – Works within approved budget.
• Planning/Organizing – Prioritizes and plans work activities.
• Quality – Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.
• Quantity – Meets productivity standards.
• Safety and Security – Observes safety and security procedures.
• Attendance/Punctuality – Is consistently at work and on time.

Education/Experience: High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Ability: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one on one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Math Ability: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills: Ability to use computer to operate mill equipment, bill product, receive and adjust inventory.

Certificates and Licenses: May be required to maintain a current weighing license and grain grading certificate. Certain branches/locations may require the employee to maintain a valid driver’s license and commercial insurability at all times and/or Commercial Driver’s License (CDL).

Supervisory Responsibilities: This job has no supervisory responsibilities.