Seasonal Grain Facility Technician

Job Overview

This job is primarily responsible for working at a facility that loads and unloads barges and trucks. This is a general laborer position that performs a wide variety of duties that are based on the daily needs of the operation; may include cleaning and repair of barges.

Actual responsibilities will vary depending on daily needs and type of facility.

• Fully participate in the company Safety Program and attend 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).
• Perform all barge loading duties (e.g., loading barges to meet draft and quality requirements and overseeing deckhand(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.
• Complete documentation timely, accurately and legibly.
• Perform general clean‑up including sweeping, shoveling, washing, painting and other general housekeeping responsibilities.
• Perform preventative maintenance and/or repairs, where applicable.
• Depending on facility and location, may be responsible for 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, running, monitoring, and shutting down dryer; operating a variety of heavy equipment.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Education:
  
  High school diploma or equivalent, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience:
  
  None required.
• Preferred: 1 year’s experience working in an industrial environment with a dependable work record.
• Basic mathematical skills (add, subtract, multiply, divide).
• Effective interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
• 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.

• Ability to balance constantly/continuously.
• Ability to bend, stoop, twist, crouch, crawl, kneel and squat (constantly/continuously) frequently.
• Ability to frequently climb stairs and climb ladders (and work at) to significant heights.
• Ability to concentrate on task without becoming distracted, constantly/continuously.
• Ability to distinguish damage characteristics in grain samples.
• Ability to enter information into a computer.
• Ability to grasp and reach frequently.
• Ability to lift/push/pull 50 lbs. occasionally to continuously depending on daily needs.
• Ability to meet requirements of PPE, PFT and fit testing, where applicable.
• Ability to pass all required testing under FRA and DOT for this position (where applicable).
• Ability to perform work in confined spaces.
• Ability to safely walk on barge surface(s) with the ability to work around water.
• Ability to stand and walk constantly/continuously.
• Ability to understand and communicate verbally, in person and over two‑way radio.
• Ability to understand and communicate written instructions.
• Ability to walk safely on top of railcars, open gates, operate vibrators, etc., where applicable.
• Ability to work extended hours, weekend, holidays and/or alternate shifts as needed.
• Ability to work in an environment with high dust levels around grain and other bulk products.
• Ability to work outside in extreme weather conditions.
• Acute awareness of surroundings with ability to quickly adjust to a signal or change in environment.
• Uses near, far and peripheral vision and depth perception for task(s) being performed; may need to identify problems with grain.
• Required to work rotating 12‑hour shifts, including shifts during non‑standard business hours that may include evening, nighttime, weekends, holidays, and/or…