Facility Operations & Maintenance

HEARTLAND CO-OP•Jewell Junction, IA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for receiving/loading/delivering commodities and products, including, but not limited to, grain, fertilizer, chemicals, seed, feed and petroleum products, from/to customers and general upkeep and routine maintenance at Heartland Co-op facilities by preforming the following duties as appropriate for the location.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to write simple correspondence.
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, and other employees of the organization.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
No Computer skills needed.
May be required to maintain a current weighing license and grain grading certificate.
Must maintain a valid driver’s license and commercial insurability at all times.

Responsibilities

Receive and properly store commodities and products into the facility.
Loading customer and Heartland Co-op trucks/trailers with products using an end loader, forklift or by hand.
Assists with scale operation.
Assists in conducting and maintaining accurate inventory of commodities and products within the facility.
Performs routine maintenance and housekeeping in elevators, mix plants, mills, warehouses and shops. Responsible for records maintenance and housekeeping performed in appropriate log book or applicable maintenance program.
Prepare trailers for loading by opening tarps, inspecting for foreign debris, closing and sealing bottom.
Load trailers by running grain spout, conveyors, grain vacuums and other loading equipment.
Direct grain based on grade to proper bin.
Responsible for monitoring and recording temperature cables, walking flats, tracking fan usage, monitoring bunker storage, monitoring grain dryer output and other location specific duties to ensure exceptional grain inventory quality.
Prepare rail/trailer cars for loading by opening lids, inspecting for foreign debris, closing and sealing bottom.
Load cars/trailers by running grain spout, closing lid after filling and locking lid.
Inspects locomotive before run to verify specified fuel, and general maintenance are in order.
Assist in scheduling, mixing and loading of liquid/dry fertilizer and chemicals.
Assist in ensuring the accuracy of mixing liquid/dry fertilizer and chemicals.
Assists in delivery of fertilizer, chemical and seed products to customers or Heartland Co-op application equipment.
Prepare barges for loading by opening lids, inspecting for foreign debris, checking for leaks.
Load barges by running grain spout, closing lid after filling and locking lid.
Prepare facility for unloading barges by directing conveyor to proper storage location in facility.
Unload barges using backhoe and conveyor system.
Gauge barge as directed by facility.
Maintains detailed dock logs to ensure all events are recorded in chronological order.
Cleaning and general housekeeping will be performed during seasonal slow times throughout the facility
Must maintain a valid driver’s license and commercial insurability at all times.
Other duties as assigned by management.