LEAD Grain Elevator Operator - Clarkton, NC

Smithfield Foods; Whiteville (NC); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Smithfield Foods in North Carolina is seeking a skilled elevator operator to tend, operate and oversee all areas of the grain elevator and related offices, ensuring quality, productivity and safety.

You will work with SG procurement and customers, manage grain grading, loading/unloading, inventory and daily equipment checks, while maintaining excellent customer service to farmers and commercial partners. Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and work weekends is required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Grain experience preferred.
• Able to understand and follow safety policies.
• Strong verbal and written communication.
• Good interpersonal skills and teamwork.
• Able to work weekends during harvest.

Responsibilities

• Operate Smartsoft and enter load information.
• Grade grain and manage grading procedures.
• Load/unload grain and coordinate with farmers.
• Manage inventories and grain movements.
• Ensure safety and environmental compliance.
• Provide high level of customer service to farmers and customers.

Skills

Grain experience

Safety policies

Verbal and written communication

Team work

Independent work

Ability to lift up to 50 pounds

Weekend availability

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Have a seat at our table. When you join Smithfield, you become part of something special - a company that sustainably feeds people around the world, producing good food the right way with respect for our people, animals, communities and planet. With opportunities across locations and functions, a culture grounded in our Core Four values - gratitude, communication, respect and accountability - and a strong commitment to learning, collaboration, and innovation, Smithfield offers challenging and rewarding careers where you can grow, contribute and make a real impact.

Compensation: $21.35/hourly

(Ideal candidate for this position has experience in Grain or Feed operations.)

This position will trained to tend, operate and oversee all areas within the elevator and office to assure compliance with established procedures relative to quality, productivity and safety. Assure we maintain the highest level of customer service to our farmers and commercial customers.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Ability to operate Smartsoft program, entering all necessary information per load.

• Communicate with Smithfield Grain (SG) procurement and buyers to understand incoming and outgoing grain contracts.

• Responsible for grading grain and managing grading procedures set by SG.

• Work with trucks and farmers to quickly and efficiently load and unload purchased grain.

• Operate loading/unloading equipment to ship or receive grain products.

• Inspect facilities daily to ensure equipment maintains proper condition of stored grains.

• Help facility manager schedule logistics as they pertain to inbound and outbound grain.

• Maintain and handle inventories to maximize SG Profitability including grain movements, condition, blending of grain/grain products.

• Identify any problems or improvements and work with facility manager to find solutions.

• Deal proficiently with customers on a daily basis.

• Assist in implementing any specific work or safety programs set forth by SG.

• Responsible for being in compliance with environmental laws and procedures to which Smithfield Foods and Smithfield Hog Production subscribes, SIPS.

• Report all environmental issues immediately to supervisor.

• Read and understand the company's emergency notification process and will be responsible for reviewing that policy at their work site.

• Report to work on all scheduled workdays.

• Perform other duties as assigned by manager.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. May perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

• High school diploma or equivalent.

• Grain experience preferred.

• Able to understand and comply with all safety policies and practices

• Verbal and written communication, interpersonal skills.

• Effective communication with grain customers.

• Ability to work independently and in a team.

• Available to work extended weekday and weekend hours during grain harvest seasons.

• Able to sit, stand, walk, climb up and down ladders.

• Able to work in areas of considerable height.

• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds

• Routinely exposed to moving mechanical parts, outside weather conditions.

• Must be able to tolerate cold, heat, grain dust, grain/mill odors, and noisy conditions.

Work Environment & Physical Demands

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee should possess to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Vision abilities include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus.

• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lbs.

• Frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.

• Must be able to frequently climb over, under, and around elevator areas.

• Must be able to walk and stand on concrete and unpaved areas for longer periods of time.

• Regularly work at elevated heights.

• Routinely exposed to moving mechanical parts; outside weather conditions.

• Must be able to tolerate cold, heat, grain dust, grain/mill odors, and noisy conditions.

• Must be supportive of the mission of producing and maintaining high quality grain.

• Must be tolerable and willing to learn and perform the different areas of the grain storage process.

• Must be able to work in a stressful environment.

• Must be able to work effectively with others in a team environment.

• Must be able to work weekends and holidays.

EEO Information

Smithfield is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans status, status as a disabled individual or any other protected group status or non-job characteristic as directed by law.

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment selection process, please call us at 757-357-1595.