Grain Facility Superintendent

Consolidated Grain and Barge; Freeport (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Consolidated Grain and Barge in Freeport, IL is seeking a Grain Facility Superintendent to lead day-to-day operations, champion safety, and drive efficient grain handling.

You will supervise staff, manage budgets, ensure compliance with OSHA and environmental regulations, and partner with management to optimize profitability while maintaining a positive community presence. This role requires strong leadership, logistics knowledge, and the ability to train and mentor a diverse team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent training and work experience.
• Preferred degree in Agriculture or Technical Systems Management.
• 3 years' experience in various sides of the specific business unit.
• Working knowledge of location cost structures, mix and blend analysis, safety, efficiency, product quality, preventive maintenance, OSHA, EPA, carry, interest, freight, FOB and CIF marketing/sales as well as solid understanding of location operations including storage, rail and barge handling.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Supervise staff across grain and terminal operations at the assigned location.
• Develop and manage location benchmarks, budgets, and improvement plans to meet profitability targets.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, company safety, and environmental regulations; implement PPE protocols and environmental controls.
• Lead staffing, training, and performance management; schedule shifts and ensure adequate coverage.
• Coordinate safety programs, conduct monthly safety meetings, and monitor safety performance.
• Oversee logistics, inventory, maintenance, and customer service.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and timely reporting; support audits and inspections.

Skills

Leadership

Safety compliance

Operations management

Communication

Problem solving

Time management

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Bachelor's degree in Agriculture or Technical Systems Management

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Thank you for your interest in joining our team! At CGB, you can contribute to meaningful work, grow professionally and personally, and belong in a place where everyone has a voice.

Founded in 1969, CGB Enterprises, Inc. is known as an innovative and progressive leader in the grain and transportation industries. Today, CGB operates an enterprise with over 100 locations and nearly 2,000 U.S. employees overseeing a diverse family of businesses that provide an array of services for producers and logistics services for an international base of customers. The combination of our assets provides a growing organization that is celebrating over 50 years of strength and stability!

We are seeking a Grain Facility Superintendent in Freeport to lead day-to-day operations, champion safety, and drive efficient, high-quality grain handling at a key facility.

This job is primarily responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations at the assigned location ensuring safe, consistent, efficient and profitable operations. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, management of assigned location staff, staffing, logistics, inventory, maintenance, efficiency, quality, and customer service. Additionally, the job incumbent will promote and maintain a positive image within their local communities.

In this job, you will:

• Actual responsibilities performed may vary dependent on daily needs and type of facility.
• Supervise employees in all activities for all applicable operations at assigned location (e.g. grain and terminal, soybean plant, etc.).
• Ultimately responsible for assigned location results; work with location management to ensure operations are optimally profitable; develop location benchmarks, report on location results and develop improvement plans for areas falling below benchmark.
• Actively lead, direct, and communicate company's safety program to assigned staff; schedule and moderate monthly safety meeting, set safety goals and work with safety team to ensure they are achieved, monitor and perform safety behaviors and audits.
• Ensure employees perform all duties within compliance of OSHA, company safety, and environmental regulations; including wearing appropriate PPE for task being performed; and assist management to ensure environmental controls and procedures are appropriately managed (where applicable).
• Work with management team to develop and revise budget forecasts with input from other responsible departments within the organization, where applicable.
• Oversee staffing and job development activities (e.g. hiring, staffing/scheduling, training, coaching, employee performance management, promotions, corrective actions, terminations, etc.); develop, communicate, and manage staff performance expectations that align with company goals. Assist with and/or plan staffing schedules and direct work duties to assigned staff (including vacation time and shift trades).
• Determine need for and schedules Barge/Rail/Grain Inspector as appropriate; where applicable.
• Conduct quality internal audits as required; review, understand, notify management and make modifications to PSM & MOC as necessary (where applicable).
• Communicate with applicable departmental staff to ensure collaboration on various services (e.g. Marine Services for barge movements, Merchandisers and CTLC to meet Loading/Transfer needs), where applicable.
• Ensure staff and facilities are compliant with all applicable state and federal regulations; take appropriate actions to correct/report incidents/findings where applicable.
• Actively participate in trainee program; coach trainees through their curriculum and plans/checklists.
• Other duties as assigned; including walk through, audits, inventory monitoring, maintenance needs, housekeeping as needed, etc.

Here’s what you’ll need to be considered:

Education

• Required - Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent training and work experience.
• Preferred - Bachelor's degree in Agriculture or Technical Systems Management.

Experience

• Required - 3 years' experience in various sides of the specific business unit.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Working knowledge and understanding of location cost structures, mix and blend analysis, safety, efficiency, product quality, preventive maintenance, OSHA, EPA, carry, interest, freight, FOB and CIF marketing/sales as well as solid understanding of location operations including storage, rail and barge handling.
• Basic computer skills, including working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Effective leadership skills.
• Effective interpersonal, oral and written communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of people within and outside the organization.
• Strong decision-making and conflict management skills.
• Strong trouble shooting and problem-solving skills.
• Strong time management, organizational, and prioritization skills, with ability to remain flexible to changing priorities.
• Ability to perform job duties of any job supervised at assigned location.

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