Grain Operations Lead: Growth, Safety & Efficiency

Landus Cooperative; Ida Grove (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Landus Cooperative seeks an Operations Lead to supervise grain operations across multiple locations, driving efficiency and ensuring top-quality results. You will mentor teams, manage inventories, and coordinate logistics for trains, blending, and loading.

You will lead safety-focused initiatives, oversee capital projects, and align daily activities with long-term goals, while growing feed sales and origination with customers.

Qualifications

• Experience leading grain operations across locations.
• Proven ability to supervise and develop operational teams.
• Advanced knowledge of inventory, blending, and quality control.
• Experience with train staging/loading and facility operations.
• Strong safety leadership and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Supervise location personnel in logistics, inventory, blending, and housekeeping.
• Ensure timely staging, blending, and loading of trains with quality standards.
• Provide training and mentorship for safe, effective elevator operations.
• Identify and resolve maintenance issues in grain facilities.
• Oversee grain inventory accuracy and quality across sites.
• Educate staff on grain management: preventing over-drying and off-grade issues.
• Plan and support facility expansions and multi-year optimization projects.
• Maintain safety compliance and act as a safety champion.
• Manage capital project budgets across locations, prioritizing needs.
• Collaborate with leaders to align operations with business goals.
• Contribute to growth in grain origination, feed sales, and customer relations.
• Uphold company policies for HR, grain, and feed operations.

Skills

Grain operations leadership

Team supervision

Safety leadership

Inventory management

Logistics coordination

Job description

Landus Cooperative seeks an Operations Lead to supervise grain operations across multiple locations, driving efficiency and ensuring top-quality results. You will mentor teams, manage inventories, and coordinate logistics for trains, blending, and loading.

You will lead safety-focused initiatives, oversee capital projects, and align daily activities with long-term goals, while growing feed sales and origination with customers.