Operations Associate

Landus; Yetter (IA); On-site; USD 24,796 - 38,572; Full time

Job summary

Landus is seeking a Grain Operations Associate to support grain handling, storage, and distribution across multiple locations. You will operate equipment, maintain facilities, manage inventory, and provide excellent service to farmer-owners and customers while traveling to different sites to support operations.

The role emphasizes rotating responsibilities in elevator operations, grain handling, and housekeeping duties, with a focus on safety and reliability across locations in Iowa.

Responsibilities

• Assist in all aspects of elevator operations.
• Receive, dry, and load 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.
• Perform equipment and facility maintenance including housekeeping records and cleanliness.
• Provide prompt, professional, and courteous customer service.

Job description

Description

About the Role

As a Grain Operations Associate specializing in grain operations, you will play a vital part in ensuring the efficient handling, storage, and distribution of grain. 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 load 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.
• Perform equipment and facility maintenance including housekeeping records and cleanliness.
• Provide prompt, professional, and courteous customer service.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will have:

Licenses:

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.