Operator II - Bio Products - Decatur, IL

Archer Daniels Midland•Decatur, IL

10d•Onsite

About The Position

ADM is hiring a full-time, hourly Operator II for its Bio Products operations in Decatur, Illinois. The role safely unloads incoming raw chemicals from trucks and rail cars, loads feed products onto trucks and rail cars, and supports production utilities with limited predictive maintenance. The operator samples products for quality assurance, monitors environmental controls in chemical unloading and product storage areas, communicates plant safety policies to outside and ADM truck drivers, and operates and troubleshoots heavy equipment. The position works a rotating schedule of four days on days, four days off, four days on nights, and four days off, with 12-hour shifts from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. or 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Availability for any shift, overtime, weekends, and holidays is required. The stated pay range is $28.95–$33.48 per hour, based on experience. New colleagues complete on-the-job training to obtain required skills and certifications, assessed against established standards. Training includes ADM safety, food safety, quality, and environmental programs; company planner operations; and applicable equipment training. The role requires annual maintenance of HAZMAT-trained status and adherence to good manufacturing practices and food safety and quality systems. Work takes place in a typically non-air-conditioned production environment, indoors and outdoors, with seasonal hot or cold temperatures. Conditions may include dust (including peanut, a known allergen), cotton, canola seed, odors, and noise at or above 85 decibels. Company-provided protective clothing and task-specific PPE are required. Employees whose roles require respirators must be clean-shaven.

Requirements

Availability to work any shift, overtime, weekends, and holidays.
Maintain or obtain a valid Illinois Driver’s License.
Become HAZMAT certified and maintain HAZMAT-trained status annually.
Ability to move around a work site by ascending and descending stairs, bending, kneeling, squatting, and standing or sitting for prolonged periods.
Ability to operate equipment at different heights, with possible work on ladders, scaffolding, at heights, or in confined spaces.
Ability to lift and transport up to 40 pounds frequently, up to 55 pounds occasionally, and up to 50 pounds overhead.
Ability and willingness to wear a respirator; employees in respirator-required roles must be clean-shaven.
Ability to walk up to two miles during a workday over uneven surfaces and/or railroad tracks.
Ability to work around dust, including peanut dust, cotton, canola seed, odors, seasonal temperatures, and noise that may reach or exceed 85 decibels, using required protective equipment.
Complete required on-the-job training and equipment training.
Successfully complete a background check.

Nice To Haves

Railroad experience.
Hazardous chemical experience.
Heavy equipment operation experience.
Mechanical knowledge.
Time management skills.
Track mobile operations experience or knowledge.
Knowledge of processes and ability to learn pumps, motors, track mobile operations, and chemical procedures.

Responsibilities

Safely unload incoming raw chemicals from trucks and rail cars for plant operations.
Load products for customers onto trucks and rail cars.
Fill and load product totes onto trailers.
Monitor and perform predictive or preventive maintenance on equipment and production utilities.
Sample products for quality assurance.
Monitor environmental controls in chemical unloading and product storage areas and maintain environmental compliance.
Communicate plant safety policies to outside and ADM truck drivers.
Operate and troubleshoot heavy equipment, including mobile rail movers and forklifts.
Perform routine housekeeping in assigned areas.
Provide plant support during bottleneck situations.
Participate in food safety efforts and ensure activities conform to good manufacturing practices and food safety and quality systems.
Complete required safety, food safety, quality, environmental, planner operations, and equipment training.
Obtain and maintain HAZMAT-trained status annually.
Maintain or obtain a valid Illinois Driver’s License.

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug insurance, starting the first day.
On-site 24/7 free medical care facility.
Health and wellness incentives.
Membership to the ADM Wellness Center (gym membership).
Paid vacation and holidays.
401(k)/ESOP and pension with ADM matching contributions.
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs).
Short- and long-term disability.
Company-paid life insurance and voluntary life insurance for employees, spouses, and children.
Parental leave (paternity/maternity).
Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Tuition assistance.
Advancement opportunities.
Perks at Work discount program.