Facility Operations & Maintenance
About The Position
Responsible for receiving, loading, and delivering commodities and products—including grain, fertilizer, chemicals, seed, feed, and petroleum products—to and from customers, as well as performing general upkeep and routine maintenance at Heartland Co-op facilities. Duties vary as appropriate for the location and may include grain, rail, agronomy, or barge operations. The employee receives and stores products, loads customer and company vehicles using equipment or by hand, assists with scale operation and inventory, and performs routine maintenance and housekeeping. Maintenance and housekeeping activities must be recorded in the appropriate log book or maintenance program. The role has no supervisory responsibilities.
Requirements
- High school diploma or 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, and to write simple correspondence.
- Ability to present information effectively in one-on-one and small-group situations to customers and employees.
- Ability to perform basic arithmetic with whole numbers, fractions, and decimals, and compute rates, ratios, and percentages.
- Ability to follow detailed but straightforward written or oral instructions and solve problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
- Must maintain a valid driver's license and commercial insurability at all times.
- Must be able to perform the essential duties, including the stated physical demands and work-environment conditions, with reasonable accommodation where applicable.
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 maintain accurate inventories of commodities and products.
- Perform routine maintenance and housekeeping in elevators, mix plants, mills, warehouses, and shops.
- Record maintenance and housekeeping in the appropriate log book or maintenance program.
- For grain operations, prepare trailers for loading; operate grain spouts, conveyors, grain vacuums, and other loading equipment; direct grain to the proper bin based on grade; and monitor and record grain quality and storage conditions, including temperature cables, flat storage, fan usage, bunker storage, and grain dryer output.
- For rail operations, prepare rail or trailer cars for loading, load and secure cars, and inspect locomotives to verify fuel and general maintenance.
- For agronomy operations, assist with scheduling, mixing, and loading liquid or dry fertilizer and chemicals; help ensure mixing accuracy; and assist with delivering fertilizer, chemicals, and seed to customers or Heartland Co-op application equipment.
- For marine or barge operations, prepare barges for loading, inspect for debris and leaks, load and secure barges, direct conveyors to facility storage, unload barges using a backhoe and conveyor system, gauge barges as directed, and maintain chronological dock logs.
- Perform cleaning and general housekeeping throughout the facility during seasonal slow times.
- Maintain a valid driver's license and commercial insurability at all times.
- Perform other duties as assigned by management.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
