Mill Technician I - 2nd Shift

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Job Title: Mill Technician I - 2nd Shift
Location: Rheems, PA, USA

Company: The Wenger Group
Industry Sector: Agribusiness
Industry Type: Input Retail, Cooperative and Related Crop Services
Career Type: Technician
Job Type: Full Time

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!

Learn more here: https://www.thewengergroup.com

What your day looks like:

The Mill Technician I is an integral and important part of a team and is responsible for grain testing and the manual addition of feed ingredients in accordance with operating procedures. In addition, they will be introduced to inventory management, maintenance, repair, and operation of production-related equipment as well as housekeeping activities. Mill technicians are responsible for compliance with all company policies, local, state, and federal policies, laws, and regulations.

May be responsible for all or part of the following duties and responsibilities to be determined by the Mill Manager, Mill Supervisor, Mill Shift Supervisor:

Milling Operations
Grain tester - DON testing; dockage; moisture, bushel weight and foreign material; auto and manual truck probing
Perform the function of "hand-adds," the manual addition of feed ingredients and accurately recording medication and vitamin usage.
Develop a basic level of understanding in animal nutrition and how ingredients interact with milling and grinding processes.
Clean and perform routine housekeeping of the mill.
Understands general mechanical duties typically needed.
Navigate, use, and understand Laserfiche, The Wenger System and WEM as appropriate.
Ingredient and Inventory Management.
Maintain bag inventories, stacked and orderly.
Administrative and Other.
Complete required training in a timely manner.
Perform other duties determined by the Mill Manager, Mill Supervisor or Mill Shift Supervisor.

Who you are:

Ability to work independently and under close supervision
Ability to understand and follow Food Safety Standards - FSMA and SQF and State regulations
Basic math skills
Critical thinking skills
Positive attitude
Basic computer skills
Ability to work weekends, holidays and overtime as needed
Ability to work in an effective and efficient manner
Ability to work well with others
Promotes team work
Adaptable to change
Demonstrates safe behavior and ability to follow policies and procedures
General mechanical ability
Demonstrates Wenger's Core Values
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
A minimum of one (1) year required in Level I for fully developing skill sets for Level II

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

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.

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Job Post Date: 02/26/25