Grain Elevator Operations Lead

Ardent Mills; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Ardent Mills is seeking an Elevator Manager to oversee plant elevator activities across shifts, ensuring safety, quality and efficiency. You will drive cost-effective production and develop a high-performing team aligned with company values.

The role demands strong leadership, LEAN experience, and a commitment to continuous improvement while managing inventory and safety programs on a 24/7 operation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or HS diploma with 4 years of production experience.
• Proven leadership responsibilities in an elevator/production environment.
• Experience implementing LEAN practices and tools to improve processes.

Responsibilities

• Drive safety initiatives to ensure injury-free performance with monthly safety training and audits.
• Develop and coach salary and hourly operation team members using Ardent Mills values.
• Maintain compliance with policies, regulations, quality specs and sanitation practices.
• Maintain asset reliability by coordinating with reliability team on preventative care and operator care.
• Monitor elevator grain volumes and communicate inventory accurately with the team.
• Conduct grain inventory investigations and resolve variances between digital and physical counts.
• Lead process improvement initiatives such as Centerlining, Preventative Maintenance, 5S and ELEMEDS.
• Drive improvements via GAP analysis and metric-based monitoring.
• Investigate grain quality issues and implement corrective actions.

Skills

Leadership

LEAN practices

Safety and compliance

Coaching and development

Data-driven decision making

Communication

Operations management

Education

Bachelor's degree or HS diploma with 4 years production experience

Job description

Ardent Mills is seeking an Elevator Manager to oversee plant elevator activities across shifts, ensuring safety, quality and efficiency. You will drive cost-effective production and develop a high-performing team aligned with company values.

The role demands strong leadership, LEAN experience, and a commitment to continuous improvement while managing inventory and safety programs on a 24/7 operation.