Utility Operator (1st Shift)

Ardent Mills•Chattanooga, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Want to make something truly special? Join the Ardent Mills team, the premier flour milling and ingredients company, where you can make a difference in people’s lives every day. No experience necessary; we will train you! With us, you can help make nutritious products that are supplied across North America, exceed customer expectations and help nourish communities. At Ardent Mills, we are passionate about our people and our work. Come work alongside like-minded team members that value trust, service, simplicity, and safety. Your role: As Utility Operator, you will be responsible for executing on wheat transactions and safely conducting operations in other departments in a cost effective and efficient manner. People who successfully adapt to the work environment, job duties and safety culture of Ardent Mills will be considered for promotion into other roles as they become available in the elevator or mill. To succeed, you must be able to: Perform duties and deliver results in new situations while adhering to safety and food safety policies without compromising the team’s values. Serve others with understanding, respect, and care. Operate with simplicity, clarity and transparency. Deal with and drive change. Organize, prioritize and own multiple tasks while meeting or exceeding deadlines. Learn and apply new technology and share your knowledge with others.

Requirements

Must have a high school diploma or equivalent.
Strong reading comprehension, writing, and math skills.
Proficient in computer tools including email and spreadsheets.
Proficient in English both written and verbally.
Strong work planning and decision-making skills.
Analytical skills to recognize and assess problems.
Must be willing to accept accountability and work well in a team.
Must be willing and able to work 7:00am-7:00pm weekends, Holidays, 7-day weeks, and opposing shifts when needed.
Must be willing to get cross-trained in at least one other position for development within the facility and to provide any relief duties as needed.
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.

Nice To Haves

Experience in manufacturing or plant operations.
Experience as a team lead.
Experience as a forklift, skid steer, shuttle wagon, or rail car operator.

Responsibilities

Responsible for understanding and following all personnel and equipment safety policies; all GMP, HACCP, Sanitation policies; following all Business Unit policies and procedures.
Understand written customer specifications and blend wheat to meet customer specifications.
Safe and efficient operation of wheat elevator systems.
Sampling wheat from railcars and conveying systems.
Analyze wheat with lab instruments.
Safely operate lab analytical instruments.
Climb stairs between floors of elevator.
Wear full-body secondary fall protection harness if necessary.
Safely and efficiently set up, unload, and complete barge unloading.
Qualify to safely and efficiently operate the Bobcat and attached equipment.
Position rail car gate opener on hopper gates.
Operate pneumatic rail car gate opener.
Open and close rail pit dump gates.
Enter data into plant control system for record keeping.
Use compressed air to blow down overhead ledges.
Operate Track Mobile and Cable Puller Equipment
Follow verbal and written instructions (English).
Communicate with peers and supervisors (English)
Operation of automated, computer controlled wheat blending system.
Communicate with truck drivers and railroad switch crew.
Operate rail track switches to move cars to proper tracks.
Sanitation: keep assigned work area clean, tidy and uncluttered.
Other related job tasks / functions as assigned by management.