Grain Operations Lead — Growth & Safety Champion

Landus; New Hartford (IA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Landus in Iowa is seeking an Operations Lead to oversee grain and agronomy operations across locations, driving efficiency and safety while aligning daily activities with long-term goals.

You will supervise teams, manage inventory, coordinate blending and train staff, lead capital projects, and partner with leaders to grow grain origination and sales while maintaining high quality and compliance standards.

Qualifications

• Experience leading grain and agronomy operations across multiple locations.
• Ability to supervise, coach, and develop operational teams.
• Advanced knowledge of inventory management, grain quality, blending, and logistics.
• Experience overseeing train staging/loading and facility operations.
• Strong safety leadership and regulatory compliance track record.
• Experience planning capital projects and facility improvements.
• Excellent collaboration and communication to align operations with goals.
• Customer- and growth-focused mindset with ability to support sales and origination.

Responsibilities

• Supervise location personnel in logistics, inventory, blending, and housekeeping.
• Ensure timely staging, blending, and loading of trains while maintaining quality.
• Provide training and mentorship to team members for safe elevator operations.
• Identify and resolve maintenance issues within grain and agronomy assets.
• Oversee inventory accuracy and quality across locations.
• Educate on grain management to prevent over-drying and off-grade grain.
• Lead planning and execution of capital projects for facilities.
• Ensure safety and compliance procedures across locations.
• Develop budgets for capital projects across multiple locations.
• Collaborate with leaders to optimize grain operations and growth.
• Support agronomy and feed sales, grain origination, and marketing.
• Uphold company policies relating to HR, grain, and feed operations.

Skills

Grain operations leadership

Team leadership

Inventory management

Grain quality

Blending

Logistics

Train loading

Maintenance planning

Safety leadership

Capital projects

Cross-functional collaboration

Sales origination support

Job description

Landus in Iowa is seeking an Operations Lead to oversee grain and agronomy operations across locations, driving efficiency and safety while aligning daily activities with long-term goals.

You will supervise teams, manage inventory, coordinate blending and train staff, lead capital projects, and partner with leaders to grow grain origination and sales while maintaining high quality and compliance standards.