Lead Operator - 1st Shift en Mennel Milling Company

Title: Lead Operator 

Department: Operations 

Reports To: Refer to location organizational chart. 

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At Mennel, we believe in doing right and bringing our best to our people who are helping to feed the world. We promote teamwork and recognize the individual contributions everyone plays in the overall success of the company. 

JOB SUMMARY:  In this role, you will help sustain Mennel’s tradition of excellence established in 1886 as well as support our food safety programs and mission to reliably deliver superior quality, uniformity, and service. The purpose of this position is to ensure effective equipment operation and assist in the training and orientation of new employees. 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. 

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.
• Provides shift Coverage in the absence of any shift supervisor.
• Assist in orienting and training employees; identifying and developing personal growth opportunities.
• Completes production plans by scheduling and assigning personnel in the event supervision is absent; accomplishing work results; establishing priorities; monitoring progress; revising schedules; resolving problems; reporting results of the processing flow on shift production summaries.
• Ensures operation of equipment by identifying and calling for repairs; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
• Provides manufacturing information by compiling, initiating, sorting, and analyzing production performance records and data; answering questions and responding to requests.
• Maintains safe and clean work environment by educating and directing personnel on the use of all control points, equipment, and resources; maintaining compliance with established policies and procedures.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Other duties may be assigned. 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

This position acts as a backfill for the supervisor in the event of his absent. 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;
• and/or equivalent work experience is required;
• Must have solid interpersonal skills with the ability to listen well, and work in a team environment with a positive attitude and with minimum supervision.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to perform basic mechanical tasks.
• Experience in a food manufacturing environment is preferred.

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: 

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:   

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.