Grain Operations Specialist

Nebraska Ag Connection; Holdrege (NE); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Wellness programs

Life insurance

Health and dependent care spending

Paid time off

401(k)

Pension

Profit sharing

Short- and long-term disability

Tuition reimbursement

Adoption assistance

Job summary

CHS Inc. is a leading global agribusiness with operations across the United States and around the world. Location: Holdrege, NE.

The role involves carrying out general labor duties, handling commodities, loading/offloading trucks and railcars, operating heavy equipment, and maintaining safety and quality standards. The candidate should have 1+ years in Operations or Business Operations, and a High School diploma or GED.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in Operations and/or Business Operations.
• High School diploma or GED preferred.
• Agriculture experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Carry out general labor responsibilities promptly and efficiently.
• Develop and maintain knowledge of the commodities handled at the location and comply with company policy and government regulations pertaining to commodities.
• Work with customers in a courteous and professional manner.
• Prepare trucks and railcars for loading/unloading, sampling, loosening large nuts, opening hatches, and attaching/detaching hoses.
• Load and unload agricultural inputs from railcars and/or trucks using heavy or light machinery/equipment.
• Control and monitor all load out functions.
• Operate automated scale/dump systems.
• Record daily, weekly and monthly maintenance tasks (lubrication of pumps, valves, and loading arms).
• Inspect in-use equipment for seeps and leaks of process equipment.
• Monitor and maintain inventory quality (blended, bulk or packaged).
• Keep work areas clean, orderly and safe.
• Perform housekeeping (sweeping, shoveling, power washing, scraping, spills).
• Complete appropriate record keeping.
• Perform grounds maintenance including snow removal.
• Operate loader, load/unload inventory, forklift, and general maintenance.
• Report customer complaints, repairs, or safety concerns to supervisor.
• Maintain a strong safety culture and follow all safety policies and regulations.
• Identify workplace hazards and correct unsafe actions or conditions.
• Follow all company policies, procedures, and safety requirements.
• Perform other duties to ensure facility operates smoothly and customers receive excellent service.

Skills

Loader operation

Conveyor operation

Tractor operation

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Summary

CHS Inc. is a leading global agribusiness owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across the United States that provides grain, food and energy resources to businesses and consumers around the world. We serve agriculture customers and consumers across the United States and around the world. Most of our employees are in the United States, but today we have employees in 19 countries. At CHS, we are creating connections to empower agriculture.

Location: Holdrege, NE

Responsibilities

• Under general supervision, carry out general labor responsibilities promptly and efficiently.
• Develop and maintain knowledge of the commodities handled at the location and comply with company policy and government regulations pertaining to commodities.
• Work with customers in a courteous and professional manner.
• Prepare trucks and railcars for loading/unloading, which may require sampling, loosening large nuts, opening hatches, and attaching and/or detaching flexible hoses.
• Load and unload agricultural inputs from railcars and/or trucks using heavy or light duty machinery/equipment. May include bulk and or packaged material.
• Control and monitor all load out functions.
• Understand and operate automated scale/dump systems.
• Conduct and properly record daily, weekly and monthly maintenance tasks including but not limited to lubrication of pumps, valves, and loading arms.
• Inspect in-use equipment looking for seeps and leaks of process equipment.
• Monitor and maintain quality of inventory (may include blended, bulk or packaged product).
• Keep all work areas in a clean, orderly and safe condition.
• Conduct regular housekeeping duties such as sweeping, shoveling, power washing, scraping and cleaning up spills.
• Complete appropriate record keeping.
• Perform grounds maintenance including snow removal.
• Perform warehouse work including driving loader, loading/unloading inventory, forklift operation, and general maintenance.
• Promptly report any customer complaints, repair or maintenance needs, or safety concerns to supervisor.
• Maintain and promote a strong safety culture and follow all safety policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Identify and communicate workplace hazards and correct or seek assistance in correcting unsafe actions or conditions.
• Follow all company policies, procedures, and safety requirements.
• Perform other duties as needed or assigned to ensure facility operates smoothly and customers receive excellent customer service.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must meet minimum age requirement
• 1+ years of experience in Operations and/or Business Operations

Additional Qualifications

• Ability to operate machinery such as loaders, conveyors, tractors, and track mobile
• Ability to work extended hours during peak seasons to meet business demands
• High School diploma or GED preferred
• Agriculture experience preferred

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift 75 pounds
• Ability to climb rail cars, ladders, stairs, and bins
• Ability to work in dust and adverse weather conditions and temperatures

Pre-employment screening is based on the job requirements and industry guidelines and may or may not be required for the position. If required, selected candidates must pass pre-employment screenings to include all or a combination of drug, criminal, motor vehicle check, physical requirements and FMSCA Clearinghouse.

Compensation includes base wage and, depending on the position, may include other earnings such as bonus, incentives and commissions. Actual pay offered will vary based on multiple factors which may include, without limitation, experience, education, training, specialized skills and certifications, minimum wage/salary requirements under local law.

• Benefits include medical, dental, vision, wellness programs, life insurance, health and dependent care spending accounts, paid time off, 401(k), pension, profit sharing, short- and long-term disability, tuition reimbursement and adoption assistance, subject to the eligibility requirements for each benefit plan.

CHS is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disability.

Please note that any communication from a CHS recruiter would be sent using a chsinc.com email address. In addition, a CHS recruiter will not ask for confidential information over the phone or in an email, or request money from a candidate involved in an offer process. If you have questions regarding an employment opportunity, please reach out to [e-mail] ; to verify that the communication is from CHS.