Operations Associate

Landus Cooperative; Rake (IA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Landus Cooperative seeks an Operations Associate specializing in grain operations. This role involves handling, storage, and distribution of grain, including equipment operation and inventory management. Ideal candidates will possess a Class A CDL, with a strong emphasis on safety and customer service. Your responsibilities will span various locations, requiring physical stamina and teamwork to ensure operations run smoothly and effectively. Join us to support our farmer-owners and deliver exceptional service.

Qualifications

• Ability to safely operate equipment and perform physical, hands‑on work.
• Willingness to travel between locations to support operations.
• Comfort working in outdoor and seasonal conditions.

Responsibilities

• Assist in all aspects of elevator operations.
• Receive, dry, and unload grain.
• Provide prompt, professional, and courteous customer service.

Skills

Customer service

Mechanical aptitude

Safety procedures adherence

Teamwork

Education

Class A CDL

Job description

Description

About the Role

As an Operations Associate specializing in grain and agronomy operations, you will play a vital part in ensuring the efficient handling, storage, and distribution of grain, as well as supporting agronomy services. Your responsibilities will include operating equipment, maintaining facilities, assisting with inventory management, and providing excellent service to our farmer-owners and customers. This role will be traveling to locations to support operations and maintain housekeeping duties.

What will you do?

• Assist in all aspects of elevator operations.
• Receive, dry, and unload grain.
• Measure grain inventory on a weekly/monthly basis.
• Assist in grain train loading operations including cleaning and sealing cars.
• If applicable to location, operate a train locomotive & obtain a training certificate on locomotive operations.
• Maintain grain conditions by testing temperatures and blending.
• Assist in all aspects of the fertilizer and chemical operations.
• Measure inventory and report it to the supervisor.
• Unload bulk and packaged products and pump bulk chemicals into customer tanks.
• Tender to applicators.
• Fill NH3 nurse tanks during the season.
• Understand basic agronomy chemistry of all products.
• Perform equipment and facility maintenance including housekeeping records and cleanliness.
• Provide prompt, professional, and courteous customer service.

Requirements

• Ability to safely operate equipment and perform physical, hands‑on work.
• Willingness to travel between locations to support operations and housekeeping.
• Basic mechanical aptitude and ability to assist with equipment and facility maintenance.
• Comfort working in outdoor and seasonal conditions.
• Ability to follow safety procedures and SOPs.
• Strong focus on customer service and teamwork.
• Willingness to obtain required training and certifications (e.g., locomotive, NH3).

Licenses: Must have a Class A CDL with applicable endorsements or be able to obtain one, if applicable to the location. This position requires the safe operation of a motor vehicle to perform the essential functions of the job. The employee must meet the qualifications set forth in the company’s vehicle safety policy. Failure to meet these qualifications could result in removal from this position.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.