Unloader Feed Mill

JBS Foods•Calhoun, GA

About The Position

The Labor/Unloader receives products delivered by truck and rail, directs them to the appropriate ingredient storage bins, tanks, or warehouse, and records receipts. The position works 12-hour shifts on weekends and supports feed mill production as required. Duties include operating and monitoring receiving equipment, weighing vehicles and rail cars, collecting product samples, maintaining receiving records, and keeping work areas clean and safe. The employee may also assist control room operators and maintenance personnel. The role requires physical activity throughout the day, including standing and walking, lifting up to 50 pounds, repetitive hand and arm movements, and climbing ladders and stairs or working at heights. Work takes place indoors and outdoors, including in inclement weather, and involves exposure to wet and humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, occasional high places, extreme cold, electrical-shock risk, vibration, and usually very loud noise. Required protective equipment includes work boots with slip-resistant soles and steel toes, with other protective gear used as specified.

Requirements

Good communication skills.
Ability to read and write in English.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
Ability to stand and walk throughout the workday, perform some repetitive hand, wrist, and arm motions, and hold arms in front of the body; arm extension may exceed 15 inches.
Ability to climb ladders and stairs and work at high levels.
Ability to work different shifts, weekends, and holidays and maintain a flexible schedule.
Ability to operate equipment and computer-operated equipment after training.
Ability to complete required safety-program training, including hot work permits, lockout/tag-out, emergency evacuation, housekeeping, safety and work rules, hazard communication, confined-space entry, and forklift operation.
Attend employee and safety orientation before performing the job duties.

Responsibilities

Receive truck- and rail-delivered products and direct them to the appropriate ingredient storage bins, tanks, or warehouse; record receipts on the receiving report.
Learn and, if needed, operate locomotive movements of rail cars; operate switches safely and use blue flag presentation.
Operate forklifts in compliance with OSHA regulations and follow guidelines for forklifts, bobcats, and locomotives.
Monitor conveying and receiving equipment for improper operation or unusual noises; stop equipment and notify maintenance or a supervisor when issues occur.
Visually inspect fluids daily in pertinent equipment.
Perform and record corn moisture and aflatoxin tests when needed, and retrieve and prepare bulk-product samples according to quality-control requirements.
Weigh trucks and rail cars, record weights, and report discrepancies to supervision.
Keep the daily receiving report current.
Keep the receiving area and other designated areas clean.
Perform and document routine daily safety inspections of the work area as directed.
Assist control room operators with repairs or relief and assist the maintenance crew when needed.
Follow safety procedures, including lockout/tag-out before operating or repairing machinery, and wear required personal protective equipment.
Notify a supervisor of equipment or process problems.
Perform other duties assigned to support production demands.