Feed Miller/ Feed Mill Manager (Animal Feeds)

Meaders Feeds Ltd is an animal feed manufacturing company incorporated in 1994. It produces a variety of feeds for the following classes of livestock: poultry (broiler & laying hens), cattle and dairy cows, pigs, goats, rabbits, ducks, dogs and primates. It is based in Mauritius.

Purpose of the Job: 

The job incumbent is responsible for managing all aspects of feed production to support operations, ensuring consistent delivery of high-quality, nutritionally balanced feed. The role focuses on operational efficiency, strict quality control and alignment with feeds production performance goals.

Key Results Areas and Key Accountabilities:

Production Management

• Plans, organizes, and oversees all feed mill production activities
• Ensures production targets are met in terms of volume, quality, and timelines
• Monitors workflow and adjust schedules as needed to improve efficiency

Feed Nutrition and Quality

• Ensures all feed products meet nutritional and safety standards
• Implements and maintains quality assurance programs
• Coordinates testing of raw materials and finished products
• Ensure feed formulations are accurately followed as per nutritionist specifications
• Maintains strict control over ingredient quality, weighing accuracy, and mixing uniformity
• Monitors pellet quality (durability, size, fines) and its impact on bird performance
• Collaborate with Nutritionists to adjust formulations based on performance data

Inventory/ Raw Material Supply Chain

• Ensures maximum availability and implementation of control and monitoring mechanisms for all logistics activities
• Ensures the deliveries of goods and logistics support for the SBU
• Manage logistics operations including all logistics assets in order to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery of products
• Ensures that the assets are properly utilised and they are turned into value creation
• Manages raw material inventory and coordinate procurement
• Monitors stock levels and reduce waste
• Liaises with suppliers and logistics teams

Cost Control and Reporting

• Monitors operational costs and implement cost-saving measures
• Prepare production and performance reports
• Analyzes data to improve efficiency and profitability
• Assists management in preparation of annual budgets for Maintenance Department
• Assists management in the preparation of strategic plan
• Ensures the adequate and timely preparation of the Department’s budget
• Monitors the expenses and revenues attributable to the department monthly
• Provides explanations as and when necessary to the superior regarding the above-related figures
• Manages and ensures proper allocation of resources (man hour and consumables for all tasks as per job card)

Maintenance and Equipment

• Oversees preventive and corrective maintenance of machinery
• Ensures minimal downtime through effective maintenance planning
• Coordinates with technical teams for repairs and upgrades

Team Leadership

• Ensures that the responsibilities, authorities and accountability of all staff are defined and understood and they have a proper job description together with clear objectives set at the beginning of each year
• Monitors performance of staff and providing feedback as and when required
• Participate in the training and development of the employees and succession planning
• Ensures that all the employees work in a motivating environment and thus provide strong support in the HR systems
• Ensures discipline and code of conduct across all employees

SHEQ

• Complies to Safety, Health Environmental and Quality procedures
• Reports incidents, nonconformance, complaints, near misses and dangerous occurrence
• Shows initiative and proactiveness in improving Safety, Health, Environment and Quality practices

Key Performance Indicators:

• Achieve planned feed production volumes
• On-time delivery of feed
• Optimize plant capacity utilization
• Minimize bottlenecks
• Consistency in adherence to feed formulations
• Uniformity in mixing, correct batching, and high pellet quality
• Minimize deviations in nutrient specifications
• Adherence of procedures
• Effective planning
• On-time delivery
• Conditions of vehicles
• Optimal stock levels of key ingredients
• Proper storage
• Reduction in inventory losses and shrinkage
• Controlled cost per ton of feed produced
• Optimized raw material usage
• Reduced wastage
• Effective control on energy & labor cost
• Accuracy of figures
• Strategic thinking
• Effective control measures in place
• Adequate monitoring of costs
• Decrease in equipment downtime
• Adherence to preventive maintenance schedules
• Improved overall equipment efficiency (OEE)
• Clear definition of roles
• Coaching & Mentoring
• Succession planning
• Pleasant working environment
• Staff discipline
• Adherence to SHEQ objectives and procedures
• General participation in SHEQ system improvement

Qualifications and Experience:

• BSc/BEng in Production and Manufacturing and/ or BSC in Business Administration (ideally)
• A minimum of 5 – 6 years’ work experience in similar position in a dynamic business environment
• At least 6 months on the job training

Technical Knowledge and Skills:

• Sound Knowledge of feed mill machinery production and automation software, feed manufacturing processes and feed ingredients
• Excellent analytical, and interpersonal skills
• Solution Oriented
• Strategic thinking
• Good Computer literacy
• Good written and spoken English and French