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Through industry -leading R&D and committed partnerships, we innovate the nutrition products and practices that unlock the full potential of every animal for a healthier, more productive life.\nThe Production (Pellet Mill) Operator focuses on setting up, operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting manufacturing production (i.e., machining, processing, assembly, or packaging) equipment including: Operating machine tool, chemical processing, assembly, or packaging equipment to manufacture products according to production specifications, schedules, volume/cost/wastage targets, and quality standards\nMoving, packing, and sorting raw materials or finished goods\nMonitoring the quality of output to identify, discard, or re-manufacture faulty products\nMaintaining accurate daily production records as input to manufacturing performance analysis and examines production materials for processing. Operates all equipment and processes. 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