Elevator Operator 1

UNITED GRAIN CORPORATION•Mayville, ND

9d•$17 - $24•Onsite

About The Position

The Grain Elevator Operator works on a variety of tasks including grain receiving, storage handling, drying, blending, and loading of grain; monitoring stored grain condition and maintaining and cleaning grain facilities and equipment to provide a safe environment.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED degree and/or equivalent training required.
Proven interpersonal skills; must support a team-oriented approach within the immediate facility as well as for United Grain Corporation.
Requires the ability to read and comprehend written and oral operational and safety instructions and related rules, policies, and memo, and communicate clearly with your coworkers and supervisors.
Expressing or exchanging ideas in English by means of the spoken word to impart oral information to customers, public, and convey detailed spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
Ability to frequently lift, push, pull up to 50 pounds and occasionally more.
This job will require the ability to ascend/descend ladders.
Vision that permits close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
When grading grain, the ability to identify and distinguish colors is also important.
Ability to detect odors and the ability to understand and discern safety warning systems.
The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

Nice To Haves

Experience with industry computer programs and MS suite of products is preferred.
Maintenance experience with a mechanical aptitude is preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform job tasks in a safe manner in compliance with UGC safety programs and procedures.
Take responsibility for safe work behavior.
Maintain work areas and facilities properly.
Provide courteous and responsive customer service.
Perform or assist in routine maintenance and repairs.
Assist in the unloading or loading of grain commodities by truck or rail.
Weigh or measure materials and products, using scales or other measuring instruments, or read scales on conveyors that continually weigh products, in order to verify specified tonnages and prevent overloads.
Maintain equipment, machinery, and work stations, using hand tools, shovels, brooms, chemicals, hoses, and lubricants.
Observe conveyor operations and monitor lights, dials, and gauges, in order to maintain specified operating levels and to detect equipment malfunctions.
Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions.
Inform supervisors of equipment malfunctions that need to be addressed.