Feed Mill Production Manager

About Grange Co-op

Founded in 1934, Grange Co-op is a cooperative dedicated to serving the needs of its members and the communities in which they live. With a focus on farm and ranch products, work wear and western wear, garden supplies, and pet care essentials, Grange Co-op has grown to become a trusted name in the industry. The company operates multiple retail locations, a feed mill and remains committed to delivering exceptional value and service.

GENERAL PURPOSE OF JOB

Manage the daily manufacturing operations at the Feed Mill, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality production of both bagged and bulk feeds. This position plays a key leadership role in coordinating people, equipment, and processes to meet production goals while maintaining compliance with company policies, feed safety standards, and regulatory requirements.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage all aspects of feed mill production, ensuring products are manufactured safely, efficiently, and to quality standards
• Conduct training and coaching for production and supervisory staff to ensure safety, efficiency and quality standards
• Determine daily production schedules to meet operational and customer requirements.
• Ensure compliance with all food safety, quality, and regulatory requirements
• Implement standard operating procedures (SOPs) to optimize workflow and reduce downtime
• Monitor plant performance and implement process improvements to increase throughput and reduce waste
• Serve as a hands-on leader, providing guidance, direction, and support to production personnel
• Maintain well-trained and properly staffed teams; oversee hiring, training, and performance management
• Foster communication and collaboration between production, maintenance, quality, and logistics teams
• Conduct regular meetings and evaluations to promote safety, quality, and continuous improvement
• Enforce Grange Co-op's feed quality assurance and safety standards
• Ensure personnel are following testing, documentation, and traceability procedures to ensure regulatory and certification compliance
• Conduct safety audits, lead incident investigations, determine, and implement corrective actions as needed
• Promote a proactive culture of safety through training, recognition, and accountability
• Collaborate with the Millwright and Mill Manager to ensure preventive maintenance programs are followed
• Identify equipment performance issues and coordinate repairs or capital improvement needs
• Manage ingredients and finished feed inventories to support production schedules
• Oversee receiving, storage, and handling of materials in accordance with safety and quality procedures
• Coordinate with warehouse and transportation teams to ensure efficient product flow and timely deliveries
• Demonstrate regular predictable attendance
• Perform other tasks and duties as requested by supervisor

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

EDUCATION AND / OR EXPERIENCE

LANGUAGE SKILLS

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

REASONING ABILITY

OTHER SKILLS AND / OR ATTRIBUTES

Bilingual candidates encouraged to apply!

The pay range for this role is :

60,500 - 78,500 USD per year(Elevator)

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