Operations Specialist - Chemical Plant

Operative; Nehawka Precinct (NE); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cooperative retirement plan

401(K) retirement

Medical, dental and vision insurance

FSA/HSA spending accounts

Vacation and sick leave

Uniform and boot allowances

360 wellness program

Sign-on bonus

Employee referral bonuses

Job summary

Frontier Cooperative in Nehawka, NE is seeking an Operations Specialist - Chemical Plant to operate manual and computer-based chemical mixing, receive and label chemicals, and monitor safety. You will calculate quantities for acreages and ensure proper handling and labeling of all materials.

The role requires knowledge of safety practices, basic math, and the ability to interpret batch tickets and procedures.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; agriculture background preferred.
• 2–3 years agricultural experience recommended.
• Must have strong safety mindset and basic math ability.
• Experience with chemical handling and labeling is a plus.
• Ability to interpret labels, tickets, and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Operate manual or computer-based chemical mix plant.
• Receive products, unload trucks, label and store chemicals.
• Blend or mix liquids from batch loads and compute quantity requirements.
• Enter data into software systems and transfer chemicals to applicator machines.
• Follow OSHA and EPA safety rules, monitor leaks, and dispose spills.

Skills

Customer service

Safety management

Chemical knowledge

Mechanical maintenance

Analyzing information

Data entry

Operate vehicles/equipment

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Agriculture background preferred

2-3 years agricultural experience preferred

Tools

Weigh scales

Forklift

Augers

Nurse tanks

Pneumatic tools

Job description

FRONTIER COOPERATIVE is an agriculture leader in Nebraska providing grain, agronomy, feed and energy products and services to our customers. At Frontier, we have a long-standing tradition of successful partnerships with our customers by managing our business with the highest integrity and quality while being responsible stewards in our communities.

We are now hiring an Operations Specialist - Chemical Plant for our Nehawka, NE location.This position is being offered as full-time with benefits.

Essential duties:

• Operate a manual chemical mix plant and/or computer base chemical mix plant.
• Receive products, unload delivery trucks and ensure proper labeling and storage of chemicals.
  
• Operate the system to blend and/or mix liquid chemicals from batch loads received from AG Advisors.
• Calculate the quantity requirements given the amount of acreages to cover and the properties of the chemicals.
• Enters data into a software system and/or operates manually the mixing or blending of liquid chemicals, attaches hoses by the use of couplers to applicator machines or tender trucks to transfer the chemicals and monitors the transfer of chemicals.
• Follows all OSHA and EPA safety rules and regulations, monitors leaks or spillage of chemicals onto the ground and properly cleans and disposes spilled chemicals.
• Affixes new labels to identify EPA # and chemicals on board shuttle vehicles.
• Submits plat maps and batch tickets to drivers and creates tickets with producer’s information for billing purposes.
• May assign chemical plant duties and delivery routes to Operations Associates.
  

Job skills and requirements:

• Must have knowledge, skills, and abilities in customer service, general agriculture laborer work, safety management, chemical knowledge, mechanical maintenance, and repairs, and analyzing information.
• Ability to safely operate company vehicles, anhydrous ammonia stations, nurse tanks, elevator equipment, weigh scales, skid-steer loader, bobcat, augers, front loader, track mobile, farm tractors, hopper mixer and scale, forklift, and various shop, pneumatic and hand tools.
• Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or electronic form, read and interpret labels and directions, gauges and meters, directional and plat maps, safety rules, weigh tickets, batch tickets, blend tickets and work orders and operating and maintenance procedure manuals and instructions.
• Ability to speak effectively before customers or employees of the company.
• Perform basic math computations, such as add, subtract, multiply, divide, proportions, volumes, and percentages.
  
• High school diploma or equivalent or higher education preferred; agriculture related background preferred; prefer at least two to three years of agricultural experience.

Benefits available to all full-time employees:

• Cooperative retirement plan (PAYCHECK FOR LIFE)
• 401(K) retirement (traditional and Roth)
• Medical, dental and vision insurance, plus other supplemental insurances available
• FSA/HSA spending accounts
  
• Vacation and sick leave
• Yearly uniform and boot allowances
• 360 wellness program with incentives
  
• Sign-on bonus and employee referral bonuses
  
• And more!

EXPERIENCE THE DIFFERENCE AT FRONTIER COOPERATIVE!