Loyal, WI Career Opportunities

Job Summary

Feed Production is responsible for helping achieve Northside Elevator’s commitment to producing safe, quality animal feed. This position will operate processing equipment according to established standard operating procedures and current good manufacturing practices.  In addition to having the knowledge of the products carried, this position will perform housekeeping activities, assist fellow employees in loading bagged feed onto trucks and help customers load their ordered product.  Feed Production is responsible for compliance with all company policies, local, state, and federal policies, laws and regulations.

Key Responsibilities

• Knowledge of feed related products within the mill
• Keep floors free from spills and debris by practicing good housekeeping
• Weigh out hand adds for feed mixes
• Gather medicated feed products for manufacturing feed mixes
• Maintain records of daily medicated feed product usage
• Manufacture feed in accordance with quality assurance policies, standard operating procedures, and current good manufacturing practices
• Ensure correct product goes into hand add bins
• Fill micro bins
• Coordinate product placement within the mill
• Assist with bagging feed
• Assist with organizing and counting inventory
• Monitor, maintain and report inventory levels
• Ability to use weigh buggies

Additional Duties

• Operate a forklift
• Deliver bagged and/or bulk feed when needed
• Assist with organizing daily routes
• Perform other duties as assigned

Job Qualifications

• High school degree or equivalent
• Ability to lift 60 pounds, climb ladders, and operate a pallet jack with 2,000 pounds of material
• Class B CDL preferred
• Must meet all DOT requirements and comply with DOT rules and regulations

Job Summary

The Skilled Feed Mill Operator (SFMO) is responsible for manufacturing feed in accordance with standard operating procedures set forth by Northside Elevator’s Safe Feed Safe Food Program. The SFMO will be responsible for operating the computer automation systems required to receive ingredients, grind grains, and mix and pellet bulk and bagged feed. This role will be to operate the processing equipment according to established standard operating procedures and current good manufacturing practices. There are three SFMOs on staff, each being responsible for a separate, individual shift. Each SFMO will oversee the mixing room, mix feed, oversee the flow of incoming orders, print off hand add sheets, dispatch bulk feed drivers and hopper bottom deliveries, make calf feed, and keep the mixing process running efficiently for their shift. In addition to feed manufacturing, the SFMO will perform housekeeping activities, inspection of incoming materials, sampling, and quality checks on feed and ingredients. The SFMO is responsible for compliance with all company policies, local, state, and federal policies, laws, and regulations

Key Respnsibilities

• Manufacture feed in accordance with quality assurance policies, standard operating procedures, and current good manufacturing practices
• Use Repete software to receive and blend feed mixes and calf feed
• Use Agvantage software to communicate work orders to Repete software
• Communicate with mill managers frequently about day-to-day operations
• Keep notes with ideas, thoughts, and problems that occur to share with mangers
• Monitor quantity of materials needed for the mixes that need to be blended
• Communicate with Lead Feed Production about ingredient needs and flow of traffic at the mill
• Operate manufacturing equipment
• Operate automation system
• Verify correct product and quantity of hand adds before adding to the mixer
• Access medicated feed and accurately record inventories
• Unload incoming feed into the correct bins and in the correct sequence
• Schedule feed mill activities to include feed manufacturing and shipments
• Collect feed samples in accordance to feed sampling plan
• Ensure equipment is functioning properly
• Ensure racks, bins, and storage areas do not overflow
• Monitor, inspect, and record incoming loads and materials in accordance with receiving documents

Additional Duties

• Operate a forklift and pallet jack
• Detect potential electrical or mechanical problems
• Keep tools in proper working condition or report when tools need repair or replacement
• Repair manufacturing equipment
• Perform other duties as assigned

Job Qualifications

• High school degree or equivalent
• Possess proficient communication skills with high attention to detail

Job Summary

The Fleet Assistant is responsible for assisting in keeping equipment and vehicles in working condition along with inside and outside housekeeping duties. Assisting in routine maintenance and shop upkeep (both mechanical and physical grounds) is an important element to keeping the company running smoothly. Must be able to work independently as well as within a group setting to prioritize and finish projects as directed by the Fleet Manager.

Key Responsibilities

• Clean the shop bay and other areas as needed including sweeping floors
• Shovel snow and maintain proper housekeeping of shop grounds
• Assist in repair issues with all company owned commercial and passenger vehicles
• Assist in completing preventative maintenance such as engine tune ups, oil changes, tire rotations, checking batteries, changing filters and other fluids and lubricating equipment and parts
• Assist in the inspection of equipment and vehicles to ensure they are road worthy
• Assist in maintaining vehicle and equipment service records
• Assist in diagnosing problems and act proactively to resolve the issue

Additional Duties

• Perform other duties as assigned

Job Qualifications

• Valid Driver’s License
• High school student, 16 years or older
• Ability to lift 60 pounds and climb ladders
• Work well independently and in a group
• Ability to prioritize and complete projects in a timely manner