2nd Shift Supervisor

Job Description

Job Description

Who are we:

We're a leading Northeast family-owned food, agricultural products, and agricultural services organization headquartered in Pennsylvania. We provide animal nutrition and feeds; specialty protein production, processing, and marketing; on-farm protein production services; and grain, fertilizer, and ingredient procurement.

We're a stable company with strong core values, great benefits, competitive wage structure, and a safe and healthy work environment. With over 850 team members, we're a growing company in an essential sector – agriculture!

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What your day looks like:  

The Mill Shift Supervisor is the first level of leadership at the mill. They oversee and assist in the daily production of feed and receipt of ingredients as well as scheduling, assigning and training mill personnel on scheduled shifts. To accomplish these responsibilities, they will effectively collaborate with quality, procurement, nutrition, and transportation areas of the Company as it relates to feed produced on their shift. Additionally, these supervisors are highly knowledgeable of the quality assurance program as it pertains to all mill processes.

Talent Management

• Responsible for supervising and evaluating Mill technicians on assigned shift (such as performance review).
• Assist in the training and enforcement of all environmental, quality, and food safety policies and procedures
• Participate in the recruiting efforts for Mill technicians and laborers

Milling Operations

• Effectively and efficiently operate all areas of the mill.
• Oversee and assist in the production of feed on assigned shift effectively and efficiently.
• Responsible for overall cleanliness and appearance of the facility throughout the shift as determined by the Mill Supervisor. Assign and conduct housekeeping activities.
• Enforce safety policies and procedures to minimize incidence of injury and reduce amount of recordable injuries. 
• Ensure quality processes are adhered to and all personnel are knowledgeable of key quality assurance practices in areas where they are working. Ingredient and Inventory Management
• Monitor and keep accurate ingredient/grain and bagged inventories.
• Effectively communicate with Transportation, Logistics, Nutrify and the outside mills. Transportation and Delivery
• Collaborate with Logistics and drivers to ensure efficiency and quality product Customer Management
• Enforce environmental, quality, and food safety policies and procedures.
• Investigate, communicate and report feed related issues on their shift Administrative and Other
• Maintain usage reports and operational records as needed.
• Navigate, use and understand Wenger System and Laserfiche, as appropriate.
• Function in an “on call” capacity.
• Ability to fill in on other shifts as needed including weekends and overtime.
• Complete required training in a timely manner.
• Assume duties during absence of Mill Supervisor.
• Perform other duties as determined by Mill leadership.

Who you are:

• Demonstrates Wenger’s Core Values
• Ability to understand and follow Food Safety Standards – FSMA and SQF and State regulations 
• Proficient math skills
• Intermediate computer skills, including MS Word and Excel
• Ability to work weekends, holidays and overtime as needed
• Ability to work in a safe and efficient manner
• Positive attitude
• Adaptable to change
• Demonstrates safe behavior and ability to follow policies and procedures
• General maintenance skills 
• Demonstrated critical thinking and problem-solving skills 
• Solid oral and written communication skill 
• Ability to operate various types of feed mill and related machinery
• A minimum requirement of a high school degree or equivalent
• Able to perform all functions of Mill Technician II within first 6 (six) months in the position
• Minimum of 1 year of experience in a feed mill or comparable manufacturing environment (preferred)
• Knowledge of feed manufacturing techniques, equipment operation and maintenance preferred
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities
• Possess a knowledge level of animal nutrition preferred

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift up to 60 lbs. repeatedly and up to 100 lbs. on occasion
• Ability to climb ladders and work in high places
• Ability to work in confined spaces
• Ability to work in dusty conditions

In addition to our more traditional benefits, we also offer great perks and numerous resources for professional development and team building:

• Promotional opportunities
• Rewards and recognition programs
• Robust onboarding and training program
• Employee Discount Programs (Perks at Work)
• Employee referral program
• Encouraging and collaborative culture  

What our benefits are:

• Paid Time Off, Floating Holiday, Volunteer Day, Parental Leave, etc.
• Carebridge Employee Assistance Program

For all full-time members :

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Medical Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Life Insurance/Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Pet Insurance
• 2nd and 3rd shift positions are eligible for a $2/hour shift differential.
• Weekend shift positions are eligible for a $3/hour shift differential.

Each team member has the potential to earn a yearly bonus based on the achievement of company goals.

The Wenger Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type as protected by federal, state, or local laws. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.