Facility Operations Coordinator - FS - Tama Center, IA

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Company:
New Century FS, Inc

City:
Toledo

State: IA

New Century FS is headquartered in Ames, Iowa with branches across Central to Northwest Iowa and Southeast South Dakota. New Century FS employs approximately 330employees (including seasonal workers) and serves over 13,000 customers. Providing quality solutions to be the first clear choice as your partner for long-term success, New Century FS offers energy, agronomy, agri-finance, precision agriculture, nutrient management, feed, grain, and turf products and services.

New CenturyFS is part of the GROWMARK System, an agricultural cooperative serving more than 100,000 customers across North America and Ontario, Canada.

PURPOSE AND SUMMARY STATEMENT

Responsible for providing leadership for the operations of the fertilizer/chemical facility. Assists the area operations manager with fertilizer/chemical inventory management , blending, and facility asset maintenance.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Provides customer service and billing information and invoices in a timely and accurate manner to increase inventory accuracy, and maintain the reputation and profitability of the organization.

Operates and maintains facility equipment and machinery in a safe, efficient, and economical way.

Assist Plant Manager with fertilizer and crop protection; inventory; ordering; and month end procedures

Operates product blending equipment and loading / unloading equipment, including trucks

Collaborates with Location Manager s and Crop Specialist s on planning, organizing, directing and scheduling work assignments and product batching sequences for dry & liquid facilities

Completes delivery tickets, transfer tickets, and invoicing for fertilizer and crop protection loads.

Performs equipment and machinery preventative maintenance, trouble-shooting , and maintenance of the dry & liquid facilities.

Coordinate centralized dispatch functions of dry & liquid facilities

Assist in sales with prospective accounts and upgrades during the non-blending season. Sales will include but not limited to plant foo d , chemical, seed, custom application, and precision ag.

OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS

Responsible for maintaining the appearance of the facility according to company standards, maintains a safe environment of the facility , and maintains the appropriate professional image

Supports and contributes to total company goals and objectives through collaboration efforts with logistics

Serves as a back-up custom applicator tending as needed . Includes chemical application, dry application, and NH3 application.

Follows GROWMARK’s Code of Conduct and Corporate Compliance Program, Environmental Health and Safety, OSHA and DOT policies and procedures, as they apply

Performs all other duties as assigned

REQUIREMENTS

Normally requires an Associate’s degree in an applicable field, or the equivalent thereof, and 3 years or more of related work experience to demonstrate knowledge of fertilizer facility operations, elevator operations, and equipment operations

Demonstrates essential abilities including business knowledge, collaboration, communication, customer focus, decision making and skill development

Strong organizational & leadership skills

Ability to close sales calls, provide agronomic solutions for walk in accounts

Prefer a general understanding of GROWMARK agronomy facility operations

Must obtain/have and maintain a valid CDL driver’s license with applicable endorsements, a satisfactory driving record, and the ability to work extended hours during peak production times

Frequently or continuously exposed or required to work in conditions that may include:

Extreme weather conditions (hot, cold, wet, snow, ice,…