Feed Mill Manager - Robards, KY

Management Level:

86

Work Shift:

1ST SHIFT (United States of America)

Manage the production and delivery of high-quality feed to Tyson Growers at the lowest cost while ensuring compliance with all regulations. Oversee ingredient inventory, driver reports, and team members in Production, Housekeeping, and Preventative Maintenance.

Key Responsibilities

• Feed Management: Ensure high-quality feed production and delivery at the lowest cost.
• Compliance: Maintain daily ingredient inventory for Tyson and FDA compliance, and obtain daily driver reports for DOT compliance.
• Team Supervision: Manage team members in Production, Housekeeping, and Preventative Maintenance.
• Scheduling and Ordering: Coordinate production schedules, ingredient ordering, feed recovery, preventive maintenance, and parts ordering.
• Continuous Improvement: Utilize tools and methods to maximize feed quality, production efficiency, and delivery performance.
• Safety Leadership: Lead the safety culture, provide training, and communicate effectively with the team.
• Customer Concerns: Address feed quality, delivery, and recovery concerns from customers.
• Budget Management: Manage operations according to budget development and capital plans, including preparing capital requests.
• Communication: Maintain close communication with the manager, drive key metric improvements, and liaise with the complex toll-milling partner.
• Additional Duties: Perform other responsibilities as needed.

(It is highly recommended that you attach a resume in PDF or Word format)

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree preferred in Agriculture, Business, or equivalent management experience.
• Experience: 4+ years in feed mill and feed delivery management.
• License: Valid driver’s license with a good driving record per Tyson Fleet Safety Manual.
• Travel: Minimal travel required.
• Computer Skills: Proficient in generating letters, spreadsheets, and creating queries.

Biosecurity: Must not own, possess, or otherwise maintain any domestic, wild or exotic fowl to be considered, required to sign a Bio-security agreement to avoid any non-commercial avian species examples:  chickens, ducks, birds, parakeets, parrots, etc. The Company Animal Welfare Policy must be followed at all times.

Internal Management & Management Support Applicants:

Automatic notification to your current manager will be initiated upon selection for interview. This applies to all candidates who are level 79 or above.

All professional team members are expected to demonstrate responsible use of approved AI tools, including safeguarding sensitive information, adhering to company policies, and validating AI-generated outputs. Individual Contributors should demonstrate the ability to integrate AI into daily work, improve efficiency through AI-enabled solutions, evaluate outputs critically, and apply professional judgment when using AI. People Leaders should demonstrate the ability to drive responsible AI adoption, enable effective use of approved solutions, identify opportunities to improve team performance through AI, and ensure accountability for the quality and accuracy of AI-supported outcomes.

Relocation Assistance Eligible:

Yes

Referral Payout Eligible:

No

For Professional Management levels, internal applicants should either upload a resume to their application OR complete their application fully showing current and past work experience in the sections provided.

The successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; and more.

Tyson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.

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