Shipping & Receiving Operator - Ethanol Plant
About The Position
Valero is the best-in-class producer of essential fuels and products that are foundational to modern life. We invite you to join our ~10,000 employees to drive exceptional results for our company, the energy industry and our community. As a Shipping & Receiving Operator you will be responsible for unloading raw materials and loading ethanol and distiller’s grain, work 12-hour rotating day shifts, as well as the movement of trucks and rails cars on the plant site. Ensure maximum production quantity and quality while supporting the policies, goals and objectives of the company. At Valero, we are committed to advancing the future of energy through innovation, ingenuity and unmatched execution. You can help achieve this goal if you can: Operate and maintain all processes associated with corn receiving, corn storage, product storage, unloading, and loading. Unload corn from trucks and railcars. Load ethanol into trucks and railcars. Load distiller’s grains into trucks, railcars, and containers. Take samples of corn, ethanol, and distiller’s grains for testing. Operate plant scale house; probes, analyzes, and grades corn, weighs trucks in and out, enters data into scale house software, issues paperwork to drivers. Operate meters and bulk weighers to facilitate product loading. Operate locomotive or rail mover to move railcars on plant site to facilitate loading and unloading of product. Operate large machinery and equipment such as front end loaders and lifts. Participate in safety, health, and environmental programs. (LOTO-lock out tag out, Safe Work Permit, FSMA-Food Safety Modernization Act). Perform preventive maintenance tasks as required. Perform routine housekeeping duties to maintain a clean work environment. Monitor area equipment and assists with maintenance as required. Communicate regularly with local rail service to facilitate rail movement activities. This position is hourly nonexempt status, which means you are eligible for overtime pay. Please click on the following link to view what the Process Operator job involves on a day to day basis: Realistic Job Preview
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Able and willing to work on-site and in-person, required.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with the movement and loading of rail cars preferred.
- Experience working with heavy equipment in an industrial environment or grain elevator preferred.
- Experience with the operation of front-end loaders, forklift trucks, rail movers, man lifts, and related material handling equipment preferred.
- Experience in the operation of a dry-mill ethanol plant preferred.
- Experience with standard computer software programs, i.e. Microsoft Outlook and SAP, preferred.
Responsibilities
- Operate and maintain all processes associated with corn receiving, corn storage, product storage, unloading, and loading.
- Unload corn from trucks and railcars.
- Load ethanol into trucks and railcars.
- Load distiller’s grains into trucks, railcars, and containers.
- Take samples of corn, ethanol, and distiller’s grains for testing.
- Operate plant scale house; probes, analyzes, and grades corn, weighs trucks in and out, enters data into scale house software, issues paperwork to drivers.
- Operate meters and bulk weighers to facilitate product loading.
- Operate locomotive or rail mover to move railcars on plant site to facilitate loading and unloading of product.
- Operate large machinery and equipment such as front end loaders and lifts.
- Participate in safety, health, and environmental programs. (LOTO-lock out tag out, Safe Work Permit, FSMA-Food Safety Modernization Act).
- Perform preventive maintenance tasks as required.
- Perform routine housekeeping duties to maintain a clean work environment.
- Monitor area equipment and assists with maintenance as required.
- Communicate regularly with local rail service to facilitate rail movement activities.
Benefits
- Competitive Pay and Annual Bonus Program
- 100% match on 401(K) up to 7%, plus additional discretionary 3% annual company contribution
- Comprehensive Healthcare and Wellness Programs
- Benefits described above are highlights only, subject to an employee’s eligibility and work location.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
