Grain Operations Facility Manager

cgb; Monmouth (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

CGB Enterprises, Inc. is seeking a high‑impact operations leader for a grain facility in Illinois. The role focuses on safe, efficient, and profitable operations, with responsibility for staffing up to 5 employees, quality control, and cost management.

You will coordinate with multiple departments to optimize logistics, uptime, and overall facility performance. The ideal candidate has at least 3 years of experience in both commercial and operations sides of grain business, a related Bachelor's

Qualifications

• Required - Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent training and work experience.
• Preferred - Bachelor's degree in Agriculture or Technical Systems Management.
• Required - 3 years' experience in both commercial and operations sides of grain business.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all grain quality and ensure consistent execution of operations policies and procedures.
• Plan and execute capacity utilization, inventory management, quality management, preventive maintenance, uptime, cost and facility efficiency.
• Oversee facility results, develop benchmarks, and create improvement plans for underperforming areas.
• Manage staffing, hiring, training, performance management, and promotions.
• Lead customer service excellence in all areas, including speed of product intake and accurate weights/grades.
• Coach staff on safety, operating costs, and logistics planning.
• Maintain safety program compliance and coordinate with departments on logistics and staffing.
• Monitor expenses and participate in capital allocation and project development.

Skills

Leadership

Grain operations

Safety management

Communication

Cost control

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Bachelor's in Agriculture or Technical Systems Management

Tools

Microsoft Office

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!

Step into a high‑impact leadership role where your expertise in facility operations will shape performance, safety, and efficiency across our entire site.

This job is primarily responsible for the day to day operations of an assigned facility. Responsibilities are primarily focused on working with their team to ensure safe, efficient and profitable operations. This job also promotes and maintains a positive image within their local communities. Incumbents at this level are typically responsible for handling of volumes up to 1 million bushels, storage capacities up to 1 million bushels, staff of up to 5 employees, and is at an interior facility with no river/rail or terminal operations.

In this job, you will:

• Oversee all grain quality; develop and ensure consistent execution of all operations policies, practices and procedures at the assigned facility regarding quality and handling.
• Oversee, plan and execute capacity utilization, inventory management, quality management, preventive maintenance, up time, cost and facility efficiency.
• Oversee facility results to ensure operations are optimally profitable; develop facility benchmarks, report on facility results and develop improvement plans for areas falling below benchmark.
• Oversee staffing and job development activities (hiring, training, employee performance management, promotions, corrective actions, terminations, etc.); develop, communicate, and manage individual staff performance expectations that align with company goals.
• Lead by example to reinforce exceptional customer service in all areas; including speed of product intake process, and accurate product weights and grades.
• Lead, coach, and guide assigned team on safety, customer service and operating costs.
• Lead and coach facility staff, perform activities, and monitor and maintain the company's safety program at assigned facility.
• Work with various departments on communicating a plan of action regarding logistics and staffing capabilities.
• Manage expenses in line with forecast; monitor quality, storage, logistics, repairs, maintenance, equipment and labor expenses.
• Assist in capital allocation and project development.
• Other duties as assigned.

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 both commercial and operations sides of grain business.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of facility cost structures, mix and blend analysis, safety, efficiency, grain quality, preventive maintenance, OSHA, EPA, carry, interest, freight, FOB and CIF marketing/sales.
• Strong knowledge of facility operations; including storage, rail and barge handling.
• Basic computer skills, including working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Effective interpersonal, oral and written communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of people within and outside the organization.
• Strong organizational, strategic planning, time management and multi-tasking skills, with ability to remain flexible to changing priorities.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Strong planning skills.

Here’s additional information you need to know:

Physical Demands & Requirements

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.

• Ability to balance constantly/continuously.
• Ability to bend, stoop, twist, crouch, crawl, kneel and squat (constantly/continuously) frequently.
• Ability to (frequently) climb stairs and climb ladders (and work at) to significant heights.
• Ability to concentrate on task without becoming distracted, constantly/continuously.
• Ability to distinguish grade, color, odor and various damage characteristics in grain samples. (at some facilities)
• Ability to distinguish, with a degree of accuracy, differences or similarities in intensity or quality odors, or recognizing particular odors, using nose.
• Ability to enter information into a compu