Plant Operator Trainee

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Koch Fertilizer Dodge City, LLC is looking for a Plant Operator Trainee to join our team. This is a great opportunity to learn about an industrial setting without any previous experience and grow a career! Whether you're coming from manufacturing, agriculture, construction, military service, transportation, or another hands‑on industry, we'll provide the training needed to build a long‑term career in fertilizer operations.

• Pay rates starting at $28/hr
• Immediate Vacation Available - 120‑hour annual allotment
• Bonus eligibility
  - Including a $3,000 Sign‑on bonus!
• Automatic 401K company contribution along with competitive matching program
• Excellent Health benefit options

Trainees will have hands on learning experience while working our 4 on/4 off, 12‑hour shift, alternating days & nights.

• Performing tasks associated with safe production of fertilizer products, in an environmentally compliant and efficient manner following all plant policies and procedures
• Monitoring plant parameters (SOCL, Safe Operating Control Limits) and identify opportunities for correction and/or improvement
• Gathering samples and performing product tests to ensure quality
• Initiating daily inspections and walk down of critical equipment
• Performing minor maintenance on manufacturing equipment and support equipment
• Leveraging technology and systems to gather and interpret critical data points to the daily operation of the facility
• Proactively and deliberately advance the Principled Based Management (PBM) culture within the team by demonstrating ownership, continuous learning, sound judgment, and a commitment to safe and efficient operations.

• Work a rotating 12‑hour shift including weekends, holidays, overtime, and callouts
• Legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring a visa transfer or visa sponsorship.

• Required to wear any or all of the following PPE: safety glasses, hearing protection, goggles, hard hats, FRC, acid suits, breathing air, gloves, safety boots, respirators, and encapsulated suits. PPE use is in accordance with the Job Safety Analysis (JSA) for a given task
• Ability to lift a minimum of 50lbs
• Work in hot, cold, and inclement climate conditions and congested areas
• Climb stairs, ladders, ladders on vessels and columns, ladders associated with scaffolds in excess of 160 feet

• Experience and application of safe work practices
  - Lock Out, Tag Out (LOTO);
  Job Safety Analysis (JSA)

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location.

If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

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