Equipment Operator

Louis Dreyfus Company • Plainview, TX

8h • Onsite

About The Position

Louis Dreyfus Company is a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods. Our activities span the entire value chain from farm to fork, across a broad range of business lines, we leverage our global reach and extensive asset network to serve our customers and consumers around the world. Structured as a matrix organization of six geographical regions and ten platforms, Louis Dreyfus Company is active in over 100 countries and employs approximately 18,000 people globally.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Forklift certificate required.
• One to three years related experience/training.
• Ability to read, write, and interpret documents.
• Speak effectively with supervisors or employees and apply common sense and problem solving.
• Standing, walking, and sitting, use of hands to finger, handle and feel objects, tools or controls.
• Ability to reach with hands and arms; climb balance, stoop, kneel crouch and crawl.
• Ability to speak and hear.
• Required to regularly lift/move up to 25 pounds, occasionally up to 50 pounds.
• Good close and distance vision, color and peripheral vision. Good depth perception and the ability to focus are necessary.

Responsibilities

• Move levers and press pedal to drive truck and control movement of lifting apparatus.
• Position clamps around bales of bales of cotton, loaded pallets, skids, boxes, products or materials and transport load to designated area.
• Unload and stack material by raising and lowering lifting device and opening and closing clamping and grappling devices.
• Inventory materials on work floor. Pull orders accurately, using a tag list of bale numbers.
• Scan bales to ensure accurate and efficient work procedures and data exchange utilizing tablets and scanners.
• Load and unload materials onto or off of trailers, conveyor belt, scales, pallets, skid, lifting device or railcars.
• Replaces liquefied gas tank.
• Perform all related responsibilities as required.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits program including medical, dental and vision care coverage, flexible spending account plans, employee assistance program, life insurance and disability coverage
• 401k with Company Match
• Family Friendly Benefits including childbirth and parental leave, fertility and family building benefits
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED