Feed Mill Supervisor - Nights

Smithfield Foods•Rose Hill, NC

About The Position

The Feed Mill Supervisor is responsible for supervising feed mill mixing, milling, and employees while ensuring compliance with feed quality and safety programs. The role directs ingredient receiving, grain drying, batching, pelleting, grinding, sampling, quality testing, sanitation, and safety processes. The supervisor maximizes feed production, quality, and delivery logistics; monitors inventories; coordinates with maintenance, vendors, dispatch, procurement, customers, and other departments; and supports capital projects, equipment upgrades, expansion, and budget planning. The position also helps maintain regulatory and management-system compliance, including ISO22000 Feed Safety and Quality, FDA, EPA, Safe Feed Safe Food, IPS, EMS, and Animal Well Being policies and procedures. The supervisor directly leads employees assigned to a shift, including training, coaching, work planning, performance appraisal, and addressing complaints or problems. The role prepares operational, inventory, and sanitation reports, keeps management informed of operational and employee concerns, and recommends process improvements. It may include operating a fork truck and skid loader, and performing other job-related duties as assigned. Work takes place in and around feed mill areas and involves frequent climbing, walking, and standing on concrete and unpaved surfaces, occasional lifting up to 50 pounds, and exposure to moving mechanical parts, airborne particles, vibration, chemicals, feed ingredients, and outdoor or other challenging conditions. Weekend and holiday work is required.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university in Feed Manufacturing, Nutritional Sciences, or a related field, and at least 2 years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Experience acting as a lead by training, coaching, or mentoring less experienced staff, or by managing a process or project.
Valid state driver's license with an acceptable driving record.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, and other documents.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence and speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts, apply basic algebra and geometry, and solve practical problems involving limited standardization.
Ability to interpret written, oral, diagram, or schedule instructions and recognize what needs to be done without being asked.
Knowledge of order processing systems and ability to use and understand email and spreadsheets effectively.
Ability to develop working relationships and communicate in one-on-one situations, small groups, across departments, and up the chain of command.
Ability to work well with others in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and maintain a respectful, approachable, team-oriented workplace.
Ability and willingness to work weekends and holidays.
Ability to frequently climb over, under, and around feed mill areas; walk and stand for extended periods on concrete and unpaved areas; and lift up to 50 pounds on a limited basis.
Ability to work with and around a wide range of chemicals and feed ingredients and to learn and perform different feed mill processes.

Nice To Haves

Experience with the MainSaver program.
Experience with cutting and welding.
Working knowledge of steam flow and boiler operations.

Responsibilities

Supervise feed mill mixing, milling, and employees during the assigned shift.
Direct ingredient receiving, grain drying, feed batching, pelleting, grinding, sampling, quality testing, sanitation, and safety processes.
Maintain compliance with the Smithfield ISO22000 Feed Safety and Quality program and identify opportunities for improvement.
Oversee quality assurance testing according to protocol.
Maximize feed production, feed quality, and delivery logistics; monitor feed and ingredient inventories.
Ensure mill sanitation and completion of sanitation schedules.
Coordinate with maintenance, vendors, dispatch, customers, office personnel, procurement, other shift leads, and departments as needed.
Support capital projects, equipment upgrades, expansion, project planning, maintenance planning, and budget planning.
Ensure feed formulas or transfers are entered into the control system using the computer transfer program.
Complete operational reports when the mill manager is unavailable and accurately report operations, inventory, and sanitation.
Promote workplace safety, conduct safety meetings, follow company safety policies, and ensure employees follow safety protocols.
Promote environmental stewardship and maintain mill environmental equipment according to guidelines and permits.
Train or operate a fork truck and skid loader as necessary.
Keep management informed of mill operational, maintenance, safety, and employee concerns.
Recommend process improvements to increase efficiency, quality, and service.
Help ensure FDA, EPA, and Safe Feed Safe Food compliance and support development and maintenance of future ISO programs and compliance.
Supervise employees in accordance with company policies and applicable laws, including interviewing, hiring, training, assigning work, appraising performance, rewarding employees, and addressing complaints and problems.
Perform other job-related duties as requested, subject to applicable laws.