Grain Elevator Operator Lead

Compensation

LEAD Operator Compensation $20.85 hourly.

• Operate Smartsoft program, entering all necessary information per load.
• Communicate with Smithfield Grain (SG) procurement and buyers to understand incoming and outgoing grain contracts.
• Grade grain and manage grading procedures set by SG.
• Work with trucks and farmers to load and unload purchased grain efficiently.
• Operate loading/unloading equipment to ship or receive grain products.
• Inspect facilities daily to ensure equipment maintains proper condition of stored grains.
• Assist facility manager in scheduling logistics for inbound and outbound grain.
• Maintain and handle inventories to maximize SG profitability, including grain movements, condition, and blending of grain products.
• Identify problems or improvements and work with facility manager to find solutions.
• Deal proficiently with customers on a daily basis.
• Assist in implementing specific work or safety programs set forth by SG.
• Maintain compliance with environmental laws and procedures (SIPS) and report all environmental issues immediately to supervisor.
• Understand and review the company’s emergency notification process at the work site.
• Report to work on all scheduled workdays.
• Perform other duties as assigned by manager.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Grain experience preferred.
• Understand and comply with all safety policies and practices.
• Effective verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Effective communication with grain customers.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Availability for extended weekday and weekend hours during grain harvest seasons.
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, climb ladders, and work in areas of considerable height.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Exposure to moving mechanical parts, outside weather conditions, cold, heat, grain dust, odors, and noisy conditions tolerated.
• Supportive of the mission to produce and maintain high-quality grain.
• Willingness to learn and perform different areas of the grain storage process.
• Capability to work effectively in a team environment and under stressful conditions.
• Availability to work weekends and holidays.

• Close and distance vision with ability to adjust focus.
• Occasional lifting and/or movement up to 50 lbs.
• Standing, walking, using hands to handle or feel, reaching, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, talking, and hearing frequently required.
• Frequent climbing over, under, and around elevated elevator areas.
• Walking and standing on concrete and unpaved areas for prolonged periods.
• Regular work at elevated heights.
• Routine exposure to moving mechanical parts and outdoor weather conditions.
• Tolerance required for cold, heat, grain dust, grain/mill odors, and noisy conditions.
• Willingness to learn and perform all areas of the grain storage process.
• Ability to work in a stressful environment and collaborate within a team.

Smithfield is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veteran status, status as a disabled individual or any other protected group status or non‑job characteristic as directed by law.

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