Crop Storage Facility Operator

Webb & Webb Inc.; Sumner (MS); On-site; USD 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer housing

Meals provided

Transportation reimbursement

Job summary

H2ajobs is seeking workers to assist with crop handling at a grain facility. Duties include logging shipments, monitoring quality, moving crops to appropriate containers, and transporting between holding, storage, and shipment areas.

You may perform basic maintenance on conveying equipment and related facilities, with occasional varied tasks and weather exposure. Applicants should have at least 2 months of experience, a valid driver's license within 30 days, and basic English literacy.

Qualifications

• Experience in warehouse/holding facility operations.
• Must have basic English literacy.
• Ability to climb vertical grain leg and operate relevant machinery.

Responsibilities

• Keep shipping logs and monitor crops for quality and sale standards.
• Move crops to correct storage containers based on quality.
• Transport crops between holding, storage, and shipment containers.
• Maintenance and minor repairs on conveying equipment and holding facilities.
• Perform housekeeping to keep locations clean and safe.
• Operate machinery for storage facility maintenance and trucks (no CDL required).
• Occasional duties vary with crop and weather conditions.

Skills

Warehouse operations

Manual handling

Quality compliance

Basic English

Climb industrial structures

Tools

Conveying equipment

Job description

Job duties include keeping shipping logs; monitoring crops to ensure compliance with quality and sale standards; ensuring crops are in the correct containers based on their quality and condition; transferring crops to proper storage location; transporting crops from holding facility as required and transferring crops from storage to shipment containers prior to shipment; moving crops around holding facility; clearing crops from automatic transportation system that is causing jams, stoppages, or gaps in crop movement; performing housekeeping duties to ensure that holding locations are properly maintained; transporting crops; and performing maintenance & minor miscellaneous repair on conveying equipment, holding facilities and other tools involved. Must be able to climb vertical grain leg. Workers may be required to operate and service machinery for storage facility maintenance and trucks with grain trailers (no CDL required). There are few typical days and workers may be required to engage in various general functions. Daily duties may vary depending on crop and weather conditions.

The employer reserves the right to increase workers' pay or provide bonuses based on tenure, performance, or other factors that are solely based on the discretion of the employer.

• Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
• Meals: The employer will provide, without charge or deposit, free and convenient kitchen and cooking facilities to prepare meals. The workers will be allowed time to drive themselves or will be transported to a store or market to purchase their own food and cooking supplies. Employer provided housing contains a refrigerator, stove, oven, and operational sink with hot and cold water under pressure. In the event that the workers are unable to prepare meals at the housing location, the employer will provide three sufficient meals a day free of charge.
• Transport: After worker has completed 50% of the work contract period, employer will reimburse worker for the cost of transportation and subsistence from the place of recruitment to the place of employment. Employee transportation will be arranged to and from their country of origin by either plane, train, bus, taxi service or own vehicle; whichever is most economical. The employer will properly reimburse employees for such travel as defined in 20 CFR 655.122(h). Continued in Addendum C.

Experience wanted: 2 months

Job requires having or being able to obtain a drivers license within 30 days of hire. Basic English literacy skills are required. Job will require periods when workers may be exposed to varying weather conditions and extensive pushing, pulling, sitting, or walking. Random drug testing and criminal background checks may occur post-hire at the employers expense. These checks may be performed to ensure safe housing and work environments for all workers.