Feed Mill Ops Pro: Nutrition & Quality

R&M VanBeek; Twin Falls (ID); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

VAN BEEK NUTRITION is seeking a Nutrition Technician to support animal nutrition and feed mill operations. The role requires at least two years of experience, strong knowledge of feed formulation, and experience with WEM and Feed Mill Manager systems.

You will coordinate production, ensure batching accuracy, monitor quality, and help maintain formulas and records. The position is full-time, on-site in the Twin Falls, Idaho area, with occasional travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years of experience in feed milling, feed manufacturing, animal nutrition support, or closely related operations.
• Practical knowledge of feed mill equipment, ingredient handling, batching, mixing, inventory, and production records.
• Experience with WEM, Feed Mill Manager, or comparable feed manufacturing software.
• Strong technical aptitude and ability to troubleshoot routine equipment, software, and process issues.
• Ability to calculate weights, percentages, inclusion rates, and unit conversions accurately.
• Ability to interpret formulas, specifications, operating instructions, and technical documents.
• Strong computer skills, attention to detail, communication, and follow-through.
• High school diploma or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Enter and maintain approved formulas, ingredient specifications, product codes, mixing instructions, and labeling information.
• Verify ingredient quantities, inclusion rates, units of measure, batch sizes, and formula versions.
• Coordinate formula questions and ingredient substitutions with the nutritionist or authorized manager before making changes.
• Protect proprietary formulas, technical information, and customer records.
• Coordinate production schedules, ingredient availability, and customer order priorities with management and mill personnel.
• Support receiving, weighing, batching, grinding, mixing, packaging, loading, and shipping, as applicable to the facility.
• Monitor batching accuracy, mixing procedures, production efficiency, and finished-product quality.
• Follow production sequencing, flushing, and cleanout procedures to control contamination and carryover.
• Reconcile ingredient usage, production quantities, inventory, waste, and adjustments.
• Identify equipment problems, communicate maintenance needs, and help resolve production interruptions.
• Support preventive maintenance, housekeeping, and safe equipment operation.
• Provide operational coverage, employee guidance, and task coordination as assigned.
• Operate WEM feed milling systems, Feed Mill Manager, or comparable production software within assigned responsibilities.
• Maintain accurate formulas, ingredient records, inventory transactions, and production data.
• Review batch reports, alarms, exceptions, and discrepancies; investigate and escalated unresolved issues.
• Understand the relationship between software instructions, scales, ingredient delivery, and milling equipment.
• Troubleshoot routine system and data problems and coordinate support with management, IT, or vendors.
• Use Excel, Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint for reporting, documentation, and communication.
• Help develop clear operating procedures and train employees on approved processes.
• Follow applicable animal feed requirements, current good manufacturing practices, company procedures, and the facility’s food safety plan.
• Support FDA, applicable state feed, workplace safety, and relevant certification requirements.
• Assist management and the company’s Preventive Controls Qualified Individual with food safety documentation, monitoring, corrective actions, and training.
• Collect ingredient and finished-product samples and maintain retained samples according to approved procedures.
• Review certificates of analysis and document required inspections and testing.
• Support aflatoxin and other mycotoxin controls and approved ingredient acceptance procedures.
• Identify and segregate suspect ingredients or products and follow hold-and-release procedures.
• Maintain lot traceability, receiving records, batch documentation, and labeling accuracy.
• Assist with audits, inspections, sanitation, pest control records, and corrective-action follow-up.
• Support OMRI and other applicable customer or certification requirements.
• Provide consistent updates on production, inventory, equipment concerns, and outstanding tasks.
• Communicate promptly when an issue could affect safety, quality, delivery, or cost.
• Organize priorities, maintain accurate records, and complete assignments with limited supervision.
• Work professionally with customers, suppliers, coworkers, and technical service providers.
• Recommend improvements that reduce waste, errors, and downtime.

Skills

WEM software

Feed Mill Manager

Inventory management

Excel

Troubleshooting

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor's degree in animal science or related field

Tools

WEM

Feed Mill Manager

Outlook

Teams

SharePoint

Job description

VAN BEEK NUTRITION is seeking a Nutrition Technician to support animal nutrition and feed mill operations. The role requires at least two years of experience, strong knowledge of feed formulation, and experience with WEM and Feed Mill Manager systems.

You will coordinate production, ensure batching accuracy, monitor quality, and help maintain formulas and records. The position is full-time, on-site in the Twin Falls, Idaho area, with occasional travel as needed.