Feed Mill Utility Worker

As a Feed Mill Utility Worker, the main responsibility will be to ensure that the feed mill and surrounding areas meet the requirements of the mill's air quality permit and water quality standards. This includes general housekeeping tasks of the mill area.

Requirements

• Good communication skills
• Ability to adapt to change
• Physical stamina and ability to perform hard labor
• Ability to follow instructions and work independently

Responsibilities:

• Sweeping and preventing dust build-up in the mill area.
• Clean up spills, duct work and outside grounds.
• Operate forklift to unload bagged ingredients into proper storage.
• Complete inventory analysis of ingredients for FILO process.
• Maintain housekeeping of ingredient and feed areas per OSHA standards.
• Sample dry, liquid and pneumatic ingredients.
• Operate ingredient truck and feed mill receiving and load out equipment on a daily basis.
• Operate feed batching, grinding, pelleting and liquid application equipment on a daily basis.
• Monitor pellet throughput and quality.
• Utilize OSHA safety standards.
• Utilize lock out – tag out process as required for equipment inspection and maintenance.
• Maintain proper safety equipment required for position – hardhat, safety glasses, steel toed shoes.

Requirements:

• Ability to communicate effectively with team members and supervisors.
• Flexibility and ability to adapt to changing work demands.
• Physical stamina and ability to perform hard physical labor.
• Ability to follow instructions and work independently.

This is a full-time position with occasional weekend work and the possibility of working night shifts to cover for co-worker vacations. If you are a dedicated individual with a strong work ethic and a passion for maintaining high standards of cleanliness and efficiency in a feed mill environment, we encourage you to apply.

Benefits

In addition to very competitive pay employees of Prestage Farms receive:

• Sick Pay
• Vacation Pay
• Holiday Pay
• 401(k) Plan
• Medical Insurance
• Voluntary Insurance options such as Dental, Vision, Etc.