Facilities Services Associate

Facilities Services Associate

This position plays a key role in supporting daily plant operations by maintaining a clean, safe, and organized production environment. The Facilities Services Associate will assist with facility housekeeping, equipment cleaning, maintenance preparation, material handling, and general operational support across the plant. This role works closely with Operations and Maintenance teams to help ensure workplace cleanliness and equipment readiness. The ideal candidate is dependable, safety-focused, team-oriented, and willing to support a variety of plant and production activities as needed.

This position reports directly to the Production Assistant.

• Perform routine inspections of plant areas to identify and address housekeeping issues promptly.
• Operate cleaning equipment and use cleaning supplies safely and effectively.
• Perform cleaning activities on production equipment and work areas as directed by Operations, ensuring equipment and surfaces remain free of debris and contaminants. Duties may include milling building cleaning, dryer yard cleaning, cyclone cleaning, wet cake pad cleaning, drum/tote handling, and triple rinsing, labeling, capping, and inventorying containers for disposal.
• Support maintenance activities by assisting with lockout/tagout procedures, equipment flushing, maintenance preparation, equipment startup activities, and water treatment processes as needed.
• Assist with pretreat operations, including belt press operation, as required.

• Maintain cleanliness and organization throughout the plant and facility, including production areas, common spaces, and storage locations.
• Participate in outage and facility improvement projects, including cleaning and painting guards, handrails, and other plant structures.
• Handle and dispose of waste materials in accordance with company policies and environmental regulations.
• Operate forklifts and assist with material movement and scaffold inspections.
• Identify and report maintenance or repair concerns to appropriate personnel.
• Provide general support to plant operations, including material handling and additional production-related tasks as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Strong attention to detail and commitment to maintaining a clean and organized work environment.
• Good communication skills and ability to work effectively within a team.
• Ability to operate cleaning equipment and use cleaning supplies safely.
• Forklift operation.
• Demonstrate strong organizational competencies and attention to detail.
• Manage priorities under pressure.
• Previous experience in industrial cleaning or housekeeping is preferred.

• Must wear and maintain company required Personal Protective Equipment including, but not limited to: FR pants/ long-sleeve shirt, safety glasses, hard hat, safety-toe boots, hearing protection, and gloves
• Physically able to perform the following job essential functions, inclusive of but not limited to: crouching, kneeling, bending, walking long distances, lifting/pushing/pulling/carrying up to 50 pounds, work at heights, continuous work in confined spaces, ascend/ descend/ work from: stairs/ladders/scaffolding.
• Must have the ability to work continuously in an environment inclusive of but not limited to: dust, loud noise(s), walk on uneven or slippery surfaces, outdoors, heat/cold, poorly illuminated areas.

• Comprehensive benefits package beginning day one, including health, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Company paid short & long-term disability coverage as well as AD&D.
• Generous vacation, holiday, and sick time with additional leave plans
  • 11 paid holidays
  • Paid sick time
  • Paid vacation time
• Company contribution of 3% safe harbor and 2 % profit sharing in accordance with the contribution and vesting schedule
• Advancement and bonus opportunities
• Career Development: on-the-job training and skills development.

Verbio South Bend, LLC, is the most recent plant acquisition. As a global leader in the renewable energy industry, this will be Verbio's second US production facility following the successful commissioning of its Nevada, IA plant. The site will be developed over the next three years incorporating Verbio's advanced engineering and operating technology practices. Verbio intends to expand and develop the plant into a modern biorefinery at an estimated total investment of $230 million.

VERBIO SE (VERBIO), with headquarters in Leipzig, Germany, is a leading independent manufacturer of biofuels and bioenergy in Germany and Europe. The company began producing biofuel in 2001 and today has approximately 900 employees at its locations in Germany, Poland, Hungary, India, USA and Canada producing biodiesel, bioethanol and biomethane (renewable natural gas), as well as feed, bio-fertilizers and other high-value by-products for the nutrition, pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries, all on an industrial scale.

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