Grain Operations Lead: Growth, Safety & Efficiency

Landus Cooperative; Arkansas; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Landus Cooperative seeks an Operations Lead to oversee grain operations and optimize processes across multiple Arkansas locations. The role emphasizes safety, quality, and alignment with long-term goals while mentoring teams and coordinating with organizational leaders.

You will supervise logistics, inventory, blending, and train loading, ensuring efficiency and regulatory compliance, and you'll guide capital projects and facility improvements to support growth and profitability.

Qualifications

• Experience leading grain operations across one or more locations.
• Proven 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.
• Ability to identify, prioritize, and resolve maintenance and operational issues.
• Demonstrated commitment to safety leadership and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and support location personnel in logistics, inventory management, blending, and housekeeping operations.
• Ensure timely staging, blending, and loading of trains with efficiency and quality.
• Provide training and mentorship to team members for safe elevator operations.
• Lead planning and execution of annual and multi-year facility expansion and optimization projects.
• Develop and manage capital project budgets for multiple locations.
• Collaborate with organizational leaders to optimize grain operations and align strategies with business goals.
• Drive strategic growth through planning, analysis, and collaboration, contributing to the organization’s long-term vision.
• Oversee efforts to maintain and grow feed sales, grain origination, and marketing with existing and new customers.
• Uphold and enforce company policies and procedures related to human resources, grain, and feed operations.

Skills

Grain operations leadership

Team supervision

Inventory management

Safety leadership

Capital project planning

Cross-location collaboration

Job description

Landus Cooperative seeks an Operations Lead to oversee grain operations and optimize processes across multiple Arkansas locations. The role emphasizes safety, quality, and alignment with long-term goals while mentoring teams and coordinating with organizational leaders.

You will supervise logistics, inventory, blending, and train loading, ensuring efficiency and regulatory compliance, and you'll guide capital projects and facility improvements to support growth and profitability.