Operations Senior

Landus Cooperative•Adair, IA

36d

About The Position

About the Role The Operations Senior specializing in grain and agronomy operations is responsible for managing and optimizing operational processes, ensuring alignment between daily operations and long-term strategic goals. This role includes overseeing activities, resolving operational challenges, improving efficiency, and managing grain and agronomy operations and quality. You will also contribute to training efforts and provide exceptional service to our farmer-owners and customers. What will you do? Assist location personnel in logistics, total inventory management, blending, and housekeeping. Stage, blending, and loading trains on time. Teach and mentor Landus personnel to run elevators safely and effectively. Identify and assist in resolving maintenance issues within grain & agronomy assets. Ensure assigned locations are accurate in grain and agronomy inventory and quality. Teach Landus personnel to prevent over-drying grain & getting rid of off-grade or mixed grain. Participate and provide guidance on annual and multi-year expansion and facility optimization plans. Work with the location on all safety and compliance procedures Creates & prioritizes a capital project budget for each location Collaborate with other leaders in the organization to optimize the grain operations area of the business. Assist in strategic growth and direction planning/analysis. Maintain and increase agronomy and feed sales, grain origination and marketing with existing customers and grow business with new customers, as applicable. Know & follow all Landus’ policies and procedures regarding human resources, grain, agronomy and feed. Be a Champion for Safety throughout the organization.

Requirements

Extensive experience in grain elevator and agronomy operations
Advanced knowledge of inventory management, grain quality, blending, and logistics
Proven ability to lead, train, and mentor location personnel
Strong understanding of safety, compliance, and operational best practices
Ability to identify and support maintenance and capital improvement needs
Experience supporting train staging, blending, and loading operations
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to support multi-location operations
Customer-focused mindset with ability to support sales, origination, and growth efforts
Willingness to travel and provide operational leadership across locations
Must have a Class A CDL with applicable endorsements or be able to obtain one, if applicable to the location.
This position requires the safe operation of a motor vehicle to perform the essential functions of the job. The employee must meet the qualifications set forth in the company’s vehicle safety policy. Failure to meet these qualifications could result in removal from this position.

Responsibilities

Assist location personnel in logistics, total inventory management, blending, and housekeeping.
Stage, blending, and loading trains on time.
Teach and mentor Landus personnel to run elevators safely and effectively.
Identify and assist in resolving maintenance issues within grain & agronomy assets.
Ensure assigned locations are accurate in grain and agronomy inventory and quality.
Teach Landus personnel to prevent over-drying grain & getting rid of off-grade or mixed grain.
Participate and provide guidance on annual and multi-year expansion and facility optimization plans.
Work with the location on all safety and compliance procedures
Creates & prioritizes a capital project budget for each location
Collaborate with other leaders in the organization to optimize the grain operations area of the business.
Assist in strategic growth and direction planning/analysis.
Maintain and increase agronomy and feed sales, grain origination and marketing with existing customers and grow business with new customers, as applicable.
Know & follow all Landus’ policies and procedures regarding human resources, grain, agronomy and feed.
Be a Champion for Safety throughout the organization.