Facility Operations & Maintenance

HEARTLAND CO-OP•Winterset, IA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for receiving, loading, and delivering commodities and products—including grain, fertilizer, chemicals, seed, feed, and petroleum products—and for general upkeep and routine maintenance at Heartland Co-op facilities. Duties vary by location and may involve grain, rail, agronomy, or marine/barge operations. The role also includes maintaining records and performing housekeeping as appropriate.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED), or one to three months of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos; write simple correspondence; and present information effectively in one-on-one and small-group situations.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic with whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals, and compute rate, ratio, and percent.
Ability to follow detailed but straightforward written or oral instructions and resolve problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Must maintain a valid driver’s license and commercial insurability at all times.
May be required to maintain a current weighing license and grain grading certificate.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the position, including occasionally lifting or moving up to 100 pounds and frequently walking, using hands, reaching, climbing or balancing, and stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling.
Ability to work in outdoor weather and around moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, vibration, and loud noise.

Responsibilities

Receive and properly store commodities and products at the facility.
Load customer and Heartland Co-op trucks and trailers using an end loader, forklift, or by hand.
Assist with scale operation and maintaining accurate inventories of commodities and products.
Perform routine maintenance and housekeeping in elevators, mix plants, mills, warehouses, and shops.
Maintain records of maintenance and housekeeping in the appropriate logbook or maintenance program.
Prepare grain trailers for loading, inspect for foreign debris, load grain, and direct grain to the proper bin based on grade.
Monitor and record grain conditions and equipment, including temperature cables, grain dryer output, fan usage, flat storage, and bunker storage.
Prepare rail or trailer cars for loading, load them, and close and secure their lids.
Inspect locomotives before operation to verify fuel and general maintenance.
Assist with scheduling, mixing, and loading liquid or dry fertilizer and chemicals, and help ensure mixing accuracy.
Assist with delivery of fertilizer, chemical, and seed products to customers or Heartland Co-op application equipment.
Prepare barges for loading, inspect for debris and leaks, and load them.
Prepare the facility for barge unloading, direct conveyors to the proper storage location, and unload barges using a backhoe and conveyor system.
Gauge barges as directed and maintain chronological dock logs.
Perform cleaning and general housekeeping during seasonal slow periods.
Maintain a valid driver’s license and commercial insurability.
Perform other duties as assigned by management.