Facility Operations & Maintenance

HEARTLAND CO-OP•Nebraska City, NE

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 as appropriate for the location and may involve grain, rail, agronomy, or marine/barge operations. The role also involves maintaining facility records and performing housekeeping and cleaning.

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; write simple correspondence; and present information effectively in one-on-one and small-group situations.
Ability to perform arithmetic using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals, and compute rates, ratios, and percentages.
Ability to apply common-sense understanding to detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions and to address 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, sitting, handling objects, reaching, climbing or balancing, and stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling.
No computer skills are needed.

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 with 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 trailers for grain loading by opening tarps, inspecting for foreign debris, and closing and sealing the bottom.
Load grain trailers using grain spouts, conveyors, grain vacuums, and other loading equipment, and direct grain by grade to the proper bin.
Monitor and record temperature cables, walk flats, track fan usage, monitor bunker storage and grain dryer output, and perform other location-specific duties to maintain grain inventory quality.
Prepare rail or trailer cars for loading by opening lids, inspecting for foreign debris, and closing and sealing the bottom.
Load rail or trailer cars using the grain spout, then close and lock the lid.
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 delivering fertilizer, chemical, and seed products to customers or Heartland Co-op application equipment.
Prepare barges for loading by opening lids, inspecting for foreign debris, and checking for leaks.
Load barges using the grain spout, then close and lock the lid.
Prepare the facility for barge unloading by directing the conveyor to the proper storage location.
Unload barges using a backhoe and conveyor system, gauge barges as directed, and maintain detailed chronological dock logs.
Perform cleaning and general housekeeping throughout the facility during seasonal slow times.
Maintain a valid driver’s license and commercial insurability.
Perform other duties as assigned by management.