Plant Operations & Dispatch Supervisor

GROWMARK FS; Lewistown (Mifflin County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

GROWMARK FS is seeking an Equipment Dispatch Supervisor to oversee maintenance and dispatch of equipment fulfilling sales orders. Responsibilities include coordinating staff, scheduling, safety and customer satisfaction at the Lewistown location.

The role requires an Associate's Degree in agricultural discipline or equivalent and 3+ years in agronomy operations or farming. Valid CDL and driving record are needed, with attention to inventory control and safety compliance.

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree in agricultural discipline, or the equivalent thereof.
• 3+ years of agronomy operations related work experience or farming experience.
• Knowledge of inventory management, equipment maintenance, production scheduling and expense control.
• Demonstrated essential abilities including business knowledge, collaboration, communication, customer focus, decision making and skill development.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating and dispatching equipment, administrative support, and daily operational duties at the location.
• Receives customer orders and generates delivery tickets for all dispatched equipment and staff.
• Coordinates and dispatches spray applicators, bulk dry and liquid fertilizer applicators and deliveries.
• Assists in the operation and administration of the Ag-Vance dispatch and billing module. Will include dispatching, billing, report generation, coordinates inventory records, reconciles inventory variances, and posts inventory transactions.
• Assists Manager with scheduling of all operations and personnel at the assigned location.
• Creates blend sheets for loader / mixer operator based on daily production schedules for general fertilizer products as well as pesticide combination products.
• Responsible for the inventory control and turns in application records daily. Assures all product is accounted for with either an invoice or delivery ticket.
• Coordinates and conducts safety training for all employees.
• Assists with regulatory compliance related to DOT and DEP.
• Coordinates scheduling maintenance of location equipment, facilities, and fleet vehicles.
• Assists with location deliveries as needed.
• May be required to serve on the location Safety Committee.
• Follows GROWMARK's Code of Conduct and Corporate Compliance Program, Environmental Health and Safety, OSHA and DOT policies and procedures, as they apply.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Skills

Business knowledge

Collaboration

Communication

Customer focus

Decision making

Skill development

Education

Associate's Degree in agricultural discipline or equivalent

Job description

GROWMARK FS is seeking an Equipment Dispatch Supervisor to oversee maintenance and dispatch of equipment fulfilling sales orders. Responsibilities include coordinating staff, scheduling, safety and customer satisfaction at the Lewistown location.

The role requires an Associate's Degree in agricultural discipline or equivalent and 3+ years in agronomy operations or farming. Valid CDL and driving record are needed, with attention to inventory control and safety compliance.