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Full Time Regular
2-5

Lead P&L Operator - 2nd Shift 1pm - 9:30 pm M-F

11/20/2025

The Lead P&L Operator is responsible for processing, transferring, packing, loading, shipping, and receiving all outbound and inbound materials. This role ensures compliance with food safety regulations and maintains the facility in an audit-ready condition.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

1,001-5,000 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

No

About The Company
The Mennel Milling Company is a flour milling operation that produces the best quality flour and bakery mixes that are essential to the foods people enjoy every day – from breads and cereals to noodles, cookies, and cakes. Trusted since 1886, Mennel has been family owned and operated for five generations, with the help of the hearts and hands of 1,000 dedicated employees. As a progressive company, Mennel is committed to being a good steward of our environment and sustainability, an advocate for our family of employees, and a philanthropic member of our local communities. Over the years, Mennel vertically integrated and diversified its operations through the strategic expansion into grain handling and storage, specialty flour milling and packaging, bakery mixes, and transportation/trucking. The people at Mennel are doing their part to contribute to the world’s food chain with quality and integrity. Bringing you our best. Headquartered in Fostoria, Ohio, Mennel consists of 9 state-of-the-art flour mills; 13 country grain elevators; 3 trucking companies, and 3 bakery mix facility among other businesses. Our Mission is to reliably deliver superior quality, uniformity and service through strategic investments in our products, processes and people. Quality: We accept only the best grain, use top notch ingredients and produce only the finest flour and foodservice products. We have high quality standards because our customers deserve the best. Uniformity: Our commitment to uniformity means delivering unvarying, reliable and consistently high quality products to our customers around the world. Service: We bring a special level of care and support. It’s not only the right thing to do, but it’s how we’ve operated for nearly 140 years.
About the Role

Title: Lead P&L Operator 

Department: P&L  

Reports To: Refer to location organizational chart 


 

 

SUMMARY: The purpose of this position is to complete the processing, transferring, packing,  loading, shipping and receiving of all outbound and inbound materials. This position will sustain the Mission and Motto and Food Safety and Quality Statement of the Mennel Milling Company. 

 

PRIMARY WORK SHIFT: Works shift as assigned and overtime as required. 

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:   

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without accommodation.   

 

  • Follow all food and personal safety rules and regulations in respect to GMP’s, OSHA,   HACCP, the Global Food Safety Initiative, the US FDA Food Safety Modernization Act  

as stated in the FS&Q Statement, and sanitation guidelines as set forth by the company as listed in Corporate Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) and attend all required

training sessions. Maintain the department/facility in an everyday audit ready condition.   

  • Completes all associated tasks related to general sanitation, including blowing-down,   

vacuuming, mopping, washing, etc.    

  • Responsible for completing preventative maintenance and repairs, such as, changeover of 

packer, inspecting the yard-tractors/fork-lifts, etc.  

  • Transferring, packing, loading, and unloading of all flour and feed products.  
  • Loads bulk and bag flour trucks and rail cars.  
  • Completes all required documentation.  
  • Responsible for operating forklifts daily.  
  • Other duties may be assigned.  

 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:  

This position leads the P&L operators to perform duties and responsibilities at their fullest capabilities.

 

QUALIFICATIONS:   

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to perform this job.    

 

  • A minimum of a High School Diploma or equivalent required. 
  • Experience in flour milling, food processing or other related manufacturing field is  

preferred.  

  • Previous forklift experience preferred.  
  • Previous truck driving experience and a CDL preferred .  
  • Ability to pass a Respirator Fit Test and perform the essential duties and responsibilities 

of the job while wearing a respirator.  

  • Ability to maintain open communication with both internal and external customers.  
  • Knowledge of and ability to operate Microsoft office software, Internet and Intranet and 

other computer software to complete essential duties and responsibilities.  

  • Must exhibit a high aptitude of troubleshooting and the ability to problem solve.  

 

LANGUAGE SKILLS:  

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, memos, procedures, and plans. Ability to write, complete checklists and other basic documentation and correspondence. Ability to effectively present information or data in one-on-one and small group situations to co-workers, supervisors, and managers.

 

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS  

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

REASONING ABILITY:  

Must use solid judgment when making decisions. Must have ability to quickly recognize and plan for changing work duties and events.

 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:  

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:  

 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use  hands to perform maintenance tasks, reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, twist, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds or more. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT:   

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job:  

 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to conditions that are typical to a fast- paced manufacturing environment, including: moving equipment and machinery, dusty, hot/humid, and cold conditions; employee must be willing to work in all weather conditions, at heights, and in the presence of airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment usually requires the use of hearing protection. Work involves exposure to common wheat allergens.

Key Skills
Food SafetyPersonal SafetyForklift OperationPreventative MaintenanceDocumentationCommunicationTroubleshootingProblem SolvingMicrosoft OfficeFood ProcessingManufacturingSanitationTeam LeadershipCDLRespirator Fit TestGMPs
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ManufacturingFood & BeverageLogisticsTradesAgriculture
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