Operations Specialist

Responsibilities

• Carry out general labor responsibilities promptly and efficiently
• Develop and maintain knowledge of the commodities handled at the location and comply with company policy and government regulations pertaining to commodities
• Work with customers in a courteous and professional manner
• Prepare trucks and railcars for loading/unloading, which may require sampling, loosening large nuts, opening hatches, and attaching and/or detaching flexible hoses
• Load and unload agricultural inputs from railcars and/or trucks using heavy or light duty machinery/equipment
• Control and monitor all load out functions
• Understand and operate automated scale/dump systems
• Conduct and properly record daily, weekly and monthly maintenance tasks, including lubrication of pumps, valves, and loading arms
• Inspect in-use equipment looking for seeps and leaks of process equipment
• Monitor and maintain quality of inventory (may include blended, bulk or packaged product)
• Deliver products such as fertilizer, chemical, seed, feed and others to customer sites
• Keep all work areas in a clean, orderly and safe condition
• Conduct regular housekeeping duties such as sweeping, shoveling, power washing, scraping and cleaning up spills
• Complete appropriate record keeping
• Perform grounds maintenance including snow removal
• Perform warehouse work including driving loader, loading/unloading inventory, forklift operation, and general maintenance

• Knowledge of Operations and/or Business Operations
• Must meet minimum age requirement
• Ability to operate machinery such as loaders, conveyors, tractors, and track mobile
• Ability to work extended hours during peak seasons to meet business demands
• High School diploma or GED preferred
• CDL license or ability to attain one with Hazmat endorsement preferred
• Agriculture experience preferred

• CDL license
• Hazmat endorsement
• High School diploma
• GED