Facility Operations Lead: Inventory, Safety & Growth

Scoular Co.; Kansas; On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Scoular Co. in Kansas is seeking a Facility Manager to oversee a large grain facility or multiple sites, directing daily operations, logistics, and safety compliance. You will lead diverse teams, optimize inventory quality, coordinate transport, and develop strategic plans to improve performance and bottom-line results.

Strong problem solving, mentoring, and customer service are essential. This role requires hands-on leadership, experience handling grain handling processes, and the ability to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• Experience managing or operating a grain elevator, cleaning plant, mill or agricultural commodity processing facility.
• Detailed and process oriented with ability to set priorities and meet deadlines.
• Ability to analyze and independently solve problems.
• Effective customer service skills and a positive style in business transactions.
• Ability to perform in a high-stress and fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of accounting, financial practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of the agricultural industry’s trading standards and procedures.
• Ability to use commercial travel, as needed.
• Have peripheral vision and corrected vision to 20/20 in both eyes.
• Good hearing to hear bells, alarms and telephonic equipment.
• Mechanical aptitude.
• Basic understanding of merchandising, safety and operational processes.
• 3+ years of supervisory experience.
• Previous experience with recruitment and additional supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all aspects of inventory management, including product segregation, product conditioning, maintaining inventory quality, maximizing mix and blend activities, controlling shrink, ensuring accurate weights and grades on inbound and outbound shipments, and achieving contract specification on all shipments.
• Partner with the business managers, originators and merchants to coordinate all transportation and maintenance needs for the facility to ensure on-time deliveries.
• Provide strong execution focus with increased awareness and understanding of commodity and operational complexity, including shuttle loaders, mix and blend, and related activities.
• Provide strategic plans to Scoular leadership to maintain the facility in industry-competitive performance capability through preventive maintenance programs and capital improvement strategies.
• Responsible for product quality, quantity and inventories, including inbound and outbound product flow.
• Accountable for providing impeccable service to our customers.
• Direct vendors and customers in the daily processes of the property.
• Maintain a basic to intermediate understanding of Merchandising and Accounting.
• Identify and contribute to revenue-generating ideas and activities to grow the bottom line.
• Responsible for planning and execution of operational and merchandising strategies for the facility(s) and trade unit.

Skills

Grain facility operations

Team supervision

Safety compliance

Logistics coordination

Inventory control

Problem solving

Customer service

Mechanical aptitude

Travel as needed

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

MS Office 365

SharePoint

Job description

Scoular Co. in Kansas is seeking a Facility Manager to oversee a large grain facility or multiple sites, directing daily operations, logistics, and safety compliance. You will lead diverse teams, optimize inventory quality, coordinate transport, and develop strategic plans to improve performance and bottom-line results.

Strong problem solving, mentoring, and customer service are essential. This role requires hands-on leadership, experience handling grain handling processes, and the ability to