Grain Facility Superintendent

CGB Enterprises, Inc.; Gladstone (IL); On-site; USD 69,490 - 91,433; Full time

Job summary

CGB Enterprises, Inc. in Gladstone is seeking a leader to manage daily operations at their river facility. The role requires overseeing barge loading, grain movement, and performance while ensuring safe and profitable operations.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree and at least 3 years of experience in the industry. You will work closely with staff to promote safety compliance, manage inventory, and fulfill logistics needs.

This position offers a competitive salary between $69,490 to $91,433 depending on experience.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Supervise employees in all locations' operations.
• Ensure operations are optimally profitable.
• Lead, direct, and communicate safety program.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA and other regulations.
• Oversee staffing, training, and performance management.

Skills

Knowledge of location operations

Effective leadership skills

Basic computer skills (Microsoft Office)

Conflict management skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture or Technical Systems Management

Job description

Overview

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!

Lead day-to-day operations at our river facility, overseeing barge loading, grain movement, and site performance in Gladstone. 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.

Responsibilities

In this job, you will:

• 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.

Qualifications

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.
• Good mechanical skills.
• Ability to understand, interpret, and follow all operating and emergency procedures.
• Ability to effective coach, mentor, and lead staff to accomplish assignments.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Physical Demands & Environmental Conditions

The physical demands and requirements frequencies of this job may vary depending on the specific location and operational needs as well as other factors. The physical environment is dependent on the activities of the workday; can be inside where there are limited extremes to heat and/or cold and/or outside in heat/cold, wet/humid, and dry/arid conditions.

Travel up to 15%.

The work environment described here are meant to be representative of those an employee would normally encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. The physical environment requires the employee to work both inside and outside in heat/cold, wet/humid, and dry/arid conditions. Frequently required to use personal protective equipment.

Compensation and Legal

The expected base pay range for this role is $69,490.00 - $91,433.00. Actual pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including work location, job-related knowledge, skills and relevant experience for the job. Pay amount does not guarantee employment for any particular period of time.

Equal Opportunity and How to Apply

CGB Enterprises, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal. Links in English or Spanish are listed here. Also, we are unable to hire anyone not eligible to work in the United States nor sponsor visas.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this position. It should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.

Recruiting Note

All Third Party Agencies, Headhunters, and Recruiters: CGB Enterprises, Inc. and its Subsidiaries only forms contracts with recruiters with whom we have an established relationship and with whom we have a signed contract. All contact from third parties must go through our Human Resources Department. Any contact made outside of our Human Resources Department by a third party may cancel any future business relationships between the third party and CGB Enterprises, Inc. and its Subsidiaries.

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