Operator - Assistant Mill Night Shift

KLN Family Brands is a 3rd generation family-owned business that started in 1964 with its corporate headquarters located in Perham, MN, in the heart of MN lakes country. Together, our companies manufacture a diverse and expanding range of high-quality human and pet food products. At KLN Family Brands, our vision is that “We are a proud people-first company. We are successful because of trust-based relationships and first-rate products for our families and friends. We better the world by caring for others. We challenge. We grow. We inspire.” Some companies have to “fudge the story” a little. Some need the extra “spin” to shine a positive light on themselves. That’s not who we are at KLN Family Brands, and that’s not what we do. We tell the story of our brand – People First, the Quality/Safety of our products, our Bold Innovation, our Tradition and Trust, and the way we treat our Community & Beyond. We do it in a genuine way because we genuinely believe we’re a pretty amazing company. We’re now hiring an Assistant Mill Operator for Tuffy's Pet Foods, to unload raw ingredients and assist Mill Room Operator in the batching, mixing, and grinding feed following all quality and safety requirements set forth in company policies.

Assistant Mill Operator

RESPONSIBILITIES

To unload raw ingredients and assist Mill Room Operator in the batching, mixing, and grinding feed following all quality and safety requirements set forth in company policies.

Essential Duties:

 Sample incoming loads of raw ingredients and deliver to the lab. To assure they meet the quality standards set for each individual incoming ingredient.

 Weigh the trucks in and out and assure that all paper work (PO, Bill of Lading, seals etc.) are in proper order.

 Set the unloading system to the proper bin that will hold the incoming ingredient. All settings must be double checked and verified by the Mill Operator.

 Hand stack 50# bags of minor ingredients around the mixers for dumping into the batch.

 Weigh micro ingredients that need to be added to the batch.

 Double check with Mill Operator when setting grinding or blow back bins.

 Must observe and understand Mill Operator position to be able to step if needed.

 Daily inspections of hammer mills and magnets.

 Daily coordination of receiving trucks from storage lot.

 Daily cleaning of Mill and driveway area.

 Deliver bagged ingredients via forklift from the warehouse to the driveway to dump major hand add bagged products into the unloading pits.

 Weekly inspection of Rotex and leg magnets.

 Assist with monthly and semi-annual inventories.

 Train new departmental employees

Why you should apply:

· Great pay

· Excellent growth and advancement opportunities

· Profit sharing

· Many other terrific benefits