GRAIN OPERATIONS

UNITED COOPERATIVE•Waupun, WI

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Support the cooperative’s grain division by completing daily tasks assigned by the Location Manager. Provide excellent customer service and perform duties with a safety-first mindset. Safely load and unload trucks carrying incoming and outgoing commodities. Seasonally assist with agronomy operations. Outside the harvest season, perform other assigned duties, including loading out meal and oil and assisting with mill activities. The role operates in an outdoor environment, with exposure to grain dust, weather elements, and heavy truck and machinery activity. The employee regularly stands, walks, reaches, climbs, and lifts up to 50 pounds. The position also requires working in confined spaces, climbing ladders, handling heights, and working in all weather conditions.

Requirements

Be safety-minded and willing to learn.
Have excellent people skills and the ability to collaborate with a team.
Be able to multitask in a fast-moving environment.
Be able to work long hours and weekends during the busy harvest season.
Be able to stand, walk, reach, climb, and lift up to 50 pounds regularly.
Be able to work in confined spaces, climb ladders, handle heights, and work in all weather conditions.

Responsibilities

Provide courteous, helpful, and knowledgeable customer service.
Unload, load, and transfer grain and grain products, including truck operations.
Operate skid loaders and forklifts regularly and safely.
Operate grain-handling equipment through a PLC interface, as well as scales, moisture meters, and dryers.
Monitor equipment to ensure it is in good working order and participate in facility and equipment maintenance; notify management of needed repairs or equipment concerns.
Understand the proper operation of conveyance equipment used to ship, receive, and transfer grain and grain products, including its associated safety systems.
Maintain cleanliness and orderliness in grain-handling areas and other areas delegated by the Location Manager.
Follow company policies and procedures and governmental regulations, and fully participate in company safety programs.
Contribute as an engaged team member and be willing to act and think independently.
Seasonally assist with agronomy operations.
Outside harvest season, perform assigned duties such as loading out meal and oil and assisting with mill activities.