Head Miller

Head Miller

The Head Miller leads milling operations at less complex facilities, overseeing daily production activities for a defined range of wheat grists while ensuring alignment with Ardent Mills' safety, quality, and operational standards. In some larger milling environments, the Head Miller may operate under the direction of a Senior Head Miller to execute daily plans, support team development, and contribute to improvement efforts. Across all settings, this role is essential for maintaining product quality, operational efficiency, equipment performance, and the consistent execution of milling processes.

Essential skills and experience:

• Bachelor's degree with 2-5 years of milling and leadership experience or High school diploma/GED with 6-9 years of milling and leadership experience
• Demonstrated expertise on maintaining, troubleshooting, diagnosing equipment
• Demonstrated ability to implement LEAN practices and tools to improve process
• Mastery of maintaining, operating, and troubleshooting cleaning, milling, and conveying systems
• Basic knowledge of analyzing and developing mill pneumatic systems, mill flowsheets, and other product movement systems
• Proficient in computerized maintenance management systems
• Demonstrated ability to create and modify CAD drawings of mill layouts, equipment components, and flowsheets
• Demonstrated ability to influence others and lead process improvement initiatives
• Demonstrated ability to understand and teach others milling machinery mechanics, operation and maintenance

Physical requirements and working conditions (with or without reasonable accommodation):

• 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, to include stairs/ladders
• Ability to perform work at a computer and other administrative/managerial tasks

Other considerations:

• Ability to travel 5-10%
• Willing to relocate as promotional opportunities exist throughout career
• Willing to work weekends, holidays, 7-day weeks, and opposing shifts, when needed
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now and in the future
• Except where prohibited by law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test and pre-employment background check

Team members must be clean shaven in order to perform tasks where respiratory protection is required and the use of a respirator (including N-95 dust mask) requires a proper seal for adequate protection.

Location: Denver CO

Address: 3750 Wynkoop Street, Denver CO, 80216

Employment Type: Full time

Additional Information:

Competitive Compensation: We provide market-driven base pay, based on skills, abilities, and level of experiences. Our salary ranges are broad, and individual salary will be market competitive based on a candidate's unique set of skills and level of experience. The starting range for this position is $96,200 - $104,915.90, with additional earning potential possible commensurate with experience. Additionally, we believe that our team members are the reason for our success and all team members are incentive eligible with a target based on contribution, company performance, and individual results achieved. While the specific bonus plan and target amount will be determined based on the role and breadth of contributions, the targeted bonus plan and targeted percentage amount for this role is Bonus - OIP, 15% Annual: Individual Target.

Benefits:

At Ardent Mills we offer a wide range of benefits to our team members and their eligible family members. Some of our great benefit programs you may be eligible for include: Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage; Health and Dependent Savings Accounts; Life and Disability Programs; Voluntary Benefit Programs; Company Sponsored Wellness Programs; Retirement Savings with Company Match; Team Member and Family Assistance Program (EAP); Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays; Employee Recognition Program with Rewards (RAVE).

Application Deadline: 07/09/2026

EEO Commitment: 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, 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.

Recruitment Fraud Disclaimer: At Ardent Mills, the security of our employees and candidates is a priority. We will never request sensitive information such as your bank account information, social security number, or other non-publicly available information during the application and interview process. If someone asks you for sensitive information, we strongly advise that you assume that individual is not affiliated with Ardent Mills. Some things to watch out for:

• Slightly altered or unprofessional email addresses. Ardent Mills' Recruitment team only corresponds from email addresses with the domain View email address on click.appcast.io or View email address on click.appcast.io.
• Vague job requirements or job descriptions. Our open job opportunities and descriptions can be found at ardentmillscareers.com