Production Operations - Grain

Agtegra Cooperative; Bowdle Township (SD); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Retirement

Paid time off

Family leave

Clothing allowance

Job summary

Agtegra Cooperative in Aberdeen, SD is seeking someone to operate and maintain grain-handling equipment, load/unload trucks and railcars, and support safety and customer service in a busy agricultural setting.

You will perform inspections, monitor systems, input data, and work with a team to continuously improve facility operations. Competitive benefits and a stable rural-community workplace are offered.

Qualifications

• Must be eligible to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.
• Must be 18 years or older.
• Ability to perform physical job duties including lifting up to 50 lbs and working in varied conditions.
• Ability to work overtime including weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Executing processes and operating machinery and equipment for grain handling, loading/unloading trucks and railcars, and transferring/blending.
• Inspecting buildings, grounds, and equipment to troubleshoot, perform light maintenance, and complete repairs.
• Monitoring equipment, inputting data, and using computer systems for recording.
• Interacting with customers, peers, and management to provide exceptional service and promote teamwork.
• Adhering to safety regulations, including OSHA, fleet safety, and DOT policies.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Physical labor

Teamwork

Safety discipline

Machinery operation

Customer service

Tools

Heavy equipment handling

Job description

$2,500 SPLIT SIGN ON BONUS AVAILABLE!

Agtegra Cooperative is a local agricultural cooperative headquartered in Aberdeen, SD. It is owned by over 7,000 farmers and ranchers, predominantly in North and South Dakota, with a network of over 70 locations and 850 employees. For more information, please visit www.agtegra.com .

$2,500 SPLIT SIGN ON BONUS AVAILABLE!

Agtegra Cooperative is a local agricultural cooperative headquartered in Aberdeen, SD. It is owned by over 7,000 farmers and ranchers, predominantly in North and South Dakota, with a network of over 70 locations and 850 employees. For more information, please visit www.agtegra.com .

At Agtegra, our mission is simple: we will do something great for farms and families in rural communities that nobody else will do. To accomplish this, Agtegraoffers diverse career opportunities where employees can grow and work in their local communities. Your personal and professional needs matter here – which is why we offer a variety of competitive benefits to employees, including healthcare and retirement, generous paid-time-off (PTO), family leave, and a clothing allowance - just to name a few. It’snot just a job at Agtegra – it’s a place where we invite all employees to "Start Here. Grow Here."

Position Summary

• Executing processes and operating machinery and equipment as required, including loading and unloading trucks and railcars as well as other grain handling such as filling or reclaiming ground piles, transferring and blending. Ability to operate bobcats, loaders and tractors.
• Inspecting buildings, grounds, and equipment utilized by the facility to troubleshoot, perform light maintenance, and complete repair work.
• Monitoring equipment, operating control systems, processing samples, and utilizing computer systems to input and record data as necessary.
• Interacting regularly with customers, peers, and management to provide exceptional customer service, pursue continuous improvement of facility operations, and promote a teamwork focused environment.
• Adheres to all safety regulations, requirements, policies and procedures, including OSHA regulations, the vehicle policy and fleet safety program and DOT regulations.
• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Must be eligible to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.
• Must be 18 years or older.
• Ability to perform physical job duties which may include bending, lifting up to 50lbs, kneeling, climbing, crawling, and twisting, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to work in varied indoor and outdoor conditions which may include heat, cold, dust, loud noise, etc., with the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) including a respirator.
• Ability to work in elevated areas (4 feet and above)
• Ability to work in confined spaces.
• Ability to work overtime including weekends, holidays, or different shifts.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in agriculture

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the 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; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles and outside weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold; extreme heat and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Agtegra Cooperative is an equal opportunity employer.