Grain Elevator Operator - Barge​/Rail Facility Technician

** Thank you for your interest in joining our team!  At CGB, you can contribute to meaningful work, grow professionally and personally, and belong in a place where everyone has a voice.
**** Founded in 1969, CGB Enterprises, Inc. is known as an innovative and progressive leader in the grain and transportation industries.  Today, CGB operates an enterprise with over 100 locations and nearly 2,000 U.S. employees overseeing a diverse family of businesses that provide an array of services for producers and logistics services for an international base of customers. The combination of our assets provides a growing organization that is celebrating over 50 years of strength and stability!
** Step into a career where your work keeps America’s agricultural supply chain moving. At our Gladstone grain elevator, you’ll be directly involved in day‑to‑day operations on the river—working hands‑on with barge and rail equipment to safely move grain where it’s needed most. We’re looking for a motivated Barge/Rail Facility Technician who enjoys physical, outdoor work, problem‑solving, and being part of a team that values safety, reliability, and hard work.

If you’re ready to build a stable, growth‑oriented career while working on the water and supporting the communities that feed the world, we want to meet you.
This job is primarily responsible for working at a facility that loads and unloads barges, rail cars and trucks. This is a general position that performs a wide variety of duties that are based on the daily needs of the operation.
**** In this job, you will:
**** Actual responsibilities will vary depending on daily needs and type of facility.
* Fully participate in the company Safety Program and attends daily pre-shift meetings.
* Perform all duties within compliance of OSHA, company safety, and environmental regulations (ISO where applicable); including wearing appropriate PPE for task being performed.
* Perform deckhand responsibilities e.g., reading drafts, opening/closing lids, tying off barges, etc.
* Perform all barge loading duties e.g., loading barges to meet draft and quality requirements and oversees deckhand(s).

Note:

Generally the duty of the most highly qualified person(s).
* Perform duties to transfer, load and move grain to appropriate location, where applicable.
* Perform duties required to maintain grain quality while being stored and/or transferred.
* Perform all rail duties e.g. prep, unloading, loading, placement, etc., where applicable.
* Complete all duties of Scale/Probe Operations position, where applicable.
* Complete documentation timely, accurately and legibly.
* Perform general clean-up including sweeping, shoveling, washing, painting and other general housekeeping responsibilities.
* Dependent on facility and location, may be responsible for any variety of the following; performing preventative maintenance and/or repairs; unloading barges, cleaning barges, movement of product to storage, loading of trucks using heavy equipment, loading of rail, loading of products to required specifications; operating a variety of heavy equipment.
* Other duties as assigned.

Here’s what you’ll need to be considered:
** Education
* * Required - High school diploma or equivalent, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
** Experience
* * Required – None.

Preferred - 1 years’ experience working in an industrial environment with a dependable work record.

Experience working on barges and operating heavy equipment.
** Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
*** Basic mathematical skills (add, subtract, multiply, divide).
* Effective interpersonal, oral and written communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of people within and outside the organization.
* Ability to complete documentation requirements.
* Ability to follow directions and use logical thought process to interpret oral and written instructions, and troubleshoot problems.
* Ability to work well both independently and within a team environment.
* Ability to use tools appropriate for assigned task.
* Ability to remain focused on exceptional customer service, both internally and externally.
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