Facility Manager

The Scoular Company•Downs, KS

11d

About The Position

The Facility Manager manages and operates a large-volume facility or multiple asset-based locations. The role oversees daily operations, logistics, operational activities across multiple teams, team training and development, inventory mixing and blending, safety compliance, customer relations, and efforts to support Scoular’s ability to operate and grow its business. The manager is responsible for inventory management and quality, inbound and outbound product flow, customer service, vendor and customer processes, facility maintenance and improvement strategies, and operational and merchandising plans. The position also partners with business managers, originators, merchants, safety personnel, and other functional partners to coordinate transportation, maintenance, safety, recruiting, training, and team workflows. It leads multiple teams and supports talent development, accountability, and collaboration across the Division. This is a full-time position requiring overtime and scheduling flexibility outside traditional office hours, including weekends. The work environment may involve extreme hot and cold temperatures, high winds, grain dust, prolonged standing, confined spaces, strenuous physical labor, and use of personal protective equipment. The position requires operating facility tools and equipment as well as common office equipment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
Demonstrated experience managing or operating a grain elevator, cleaning plant, mill, or agricultural commodity processing facility.
Experience in personnel management.
Effective communication skills.
Detailed and process-oriented, with demonstrated ability to set priorities and meet scheduled deadlines.
Ability to analyze and independently solve problems.
Effective customer service skills and a positive style in business transactions.
Ability to perform in a high-stress, fast-paced environment.
Knowledge of accounting, financial practices, and procedures.
Knowledge of agricultural industry trading standards and procedures.
Ability to use commercial travel as needed.
Peripheral vision and corrected vision to 20/20 in both eyes.
Good hearing to hear bells, alarms, and telephonic equipment.
Mechanical aptitude.
Basic understanding of merchandising, safety, and operational processes.
Ability to operate mechanical and power tools commonly used at a grain elevator facility.
Ability to use a keyboard, view and read computer screens, and operate other office equipment.
Ability to operate a standard office telephone.
Ability to work overtime and flexibly schedule work outside traditional office hours, including weekends.
Ability to work in hot summer temperatures, cold winter temperatures, and windy conditions.
Ability to work for long periods without smoking tobacco and in an environment with high levels of grain dust.
Ability to bend and reach within a normal range of movement, lift at least 50 pounds several times per day, stand on hard surfaces for long periods, climb ladders of various heights, work in confined or tight spaces, and perform strenuous physical labor at times for more than two hours.
Ability to wear appropriate personal protective equipment, including a hardhat, safety glasses, and respirators.

Nice To Haves

Three or more years of supervisory experience.
Previous recruitment experience and additional supervisory experience.
Knowledge of Digital, MS O365, Mobile, and SharePoint.

Responsibilities

Manage all aspects of inventory, including segregation, conditioning, quality, mix and blend activities, shrink control, accurate shipment weights and grades, and contract specifications.
Coordinate transportation and maintenance needs with business managers, originators, and merchants to support on-time deliveries.
Execute operations with awareness of commodity and operational complexity, including shuttle loaders, mixing and blending, and related activities.
Provide strategic plans for preventive maintenance and capital improvements to maintain industry-competitive facility performance.
Manage product quality, quantity, inventories, and inbound and outbound product flow.
Provide high-quality customer service and direct vendors and customers through daily property processes.
Maintain a basic-to-intermediate understanding of merchandising and accounting.
Identify and contribute revenue-generating ideas and activities.
Plan and execute operational and merchandising strategies for the facility or facilities and trade unit.
Champion employee safety and continuously improve safety performance.
Operate facilities efficiently and safely and comply with applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
Partner with the Safety team, lead monthly safety meetings and training, conduct location inspections, and ensure equipment is functional, safe, and in good repair.
Ensure compliance with environmental requirements.
Manage multiple teams, including operators, trainees, and superintendents.
Partner with the Facility Group Manager and functional partners on recruiting, training, development, and team workflow.
Manage and develop talent, encourage empowered decision-making with accountability, and engage teams through inclusive leadership.
Identify and participate in collaboration opportunities within and across Divisions.