Want to make something truly special? Join Ardent Mills, the premier flour-milling and ingredients company. With us, you can make products that exceed customer expectations. Make communities healthier and more prosperous. Make the innovative breakthroughs that shape our industry. Make the food that nourishes people throughout North America.
Our operations and services are supported by,the supply assurance of a coast-to-coast network of more than 35 community mills, mixing facilities and a bakery, located throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.
We have deep roots in our communities, employing more than 100 certified millers, supporting thousands of local jobs and contributing billions of dollars to local economies.
Your Role:
The purpose of this position istolead the maintenance and reliability team within the Ardent Mills reliability strategy in order to effectively deliver products to our customer that meet their needs.
Works through direct reports to execute day-to-day Reliability Excellence and Maintenance activities for entire Mill property, ensuring direct reports are following policies and procedures related to employee safety and food/feed Safety.
Partners/collaborates with Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) and Food Safety, Quality and Regulatory (FSQR) experts to implement the most effective approach for complying with corporate safety policies and procedures:
Health & Safety: Enforces a culture of zero injury and illness.
Environmental: Understands and proactively avoid environmental impact and potential risk to the businesses.
Food Safety: Directly monitors risks associated with products. Ensures HACCP/CFIA requirements are met in all food and feed processes.
Educates/trains workforce in the food safety fundamentals and completes safety inspections and housekeeping audits.
Documents and investigates EHS/Food Safety incident data to identify risks and recommend mitigation actions.
Maintains direct relationship with regulatory agencies
Directly oversees and monitors production outcomes, quantity, and quality to ensure customer and food safety requirements are within specifications.
Oversees, documents and investigates quality data issues that occur, compiles information and provides recommendations for improvements for review.
Within defined area(s) of scope, identifies risks and recommends areas of improvement and innovation. Measures quality performance in areas that impact the customers.
Supports BU/Plant customer relationship by meeting businesses objectives and by understanding how operational performance impacts internal/external customers.
Accountable for implementation of capital and expense projects related to Reliability initiatives within the Mill property. Works with appropriate COEs to provide input in the development of plant capital investment strategies.
Responsible for preparing and managing the production budget (daily/monthly) for the Maintenance Cost Center.
Ensures accurate execution of purchase orders and timely payment of invoices.
Uses proper procurement practices. Works with direct supervisor to forecast volume of orders on a monthly/yearly basis.
Develops operational plans and monitors day-to-day Reliability Excellence measures for entire facility.
Works through direct reports to oversee daily operations of Maintenance Department to achieve production.
Identifies, aligns, and provides input to best in class operational practices. Utilizes deep technical skills and relevant experience to identify/solve problems and recommends/implements operating efficiencies.
Consolidates performance measurements and deploys leading common practices to promote operational efficiencies.
Aligns and implements common reliability processes and ensures the reliability culture is foundational to operations.
Owns local plant Reliability and Engineering management to develop approaches for meeting/tracking efficiency standards.
Develops/supervises and provides coaching to the Reliability & Maintenance Department team.
Develops planning for future production workforce needs and participates in selection of employees.
Implements department operational/reliability/safety training programs and controls/monitors employee performance records.
Accountable for talent development and for overall training and on boarding new/transferred employees as well as workforce engagement, recognition, development and coaching.
Ability to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as is required by the operating areas (i.e. safety glasses, protective footwear, hearing protection and, at times, a respirator)
Ability to work a rotating schedule including nights, weekends and holidays
Ability to work a machine paced continuous process that operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with conditions which include:
Heat/Cold temperatures (inclement weather)
Indoor/Outdoor environment
Dusty environment
Noisy environment
Frequent moving/vibration/ or other motion of equipment/processes
Elevated Places
Must pass a physical abilities testwith or without reasonable accommodation with the ability to:
Frequently stand, walk, rotate,bend/stoop, twist, crouch, kneel, balance and reachor lift at shoulder level,above shoulder level,and below shoulder level
Frequentlyclimb stairs and/or ladders
Occasionally lift up-to90pounds
Push a maximum force of75ft./lbs.
Pull a maximum force of 75 ft./lbs.
At Ardent Mills, everyone matters and everyone has a voice. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and team members and the decisions will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, aboriginality, ancestry, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, genetic information, veteran status, age, political affiliation, or any other non-merit characteristic protected by law or not. Together, celebrating our differences, we make Ardent Mills.
The preceding position description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this position. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees in this position. The description, duties, functions, and responsibilities are subject to change at the discretion of Ardent Mills.
