Shipping & Receiving Operator - Ethanol Plant
About The Position
Valero is hiring a Shipping & Receiving Operator for its ethanol plant. The role is responsible for unloading raw materials, loading ethanol and distiller’s grains, and moving trucks and rail cars around the plant site. It supports production quantity and quality and the company’s policies, goals, and objectives. The position works a 12-hour rotating day shift and is hourly, nonexempt, and eligible for overtime pay. The operator handles processes for corn receiving and storage, product storage, and loading and unloading. Duties also include sampling products for testing, operating the scale house and material-handling equipment, coordinating rail movements, performing preventive maintenance and housekeeping, and participating in safety, health, and environmental programs. The role is performed on-site and in person.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Able and willing to work on-site and in person.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with the movement and loading of rail cars.
- Experience working with heavy equipment in an industrial environment or grain elevator.
- Experience operating front-end loaders, forklift trucks, rail movers, man lifts, and related material-handling equipment.
- Experience in the operation of a dry-mill ethanol plant.
- Experience with standard computer software programs such as Microsoft Outlook and SAP.
Responsibilities
- Operate and maintain 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 the plant scale house, including probing, analyzing, and grading corn; weighing trucks in and out; entering data into scale house software; and issuing paperwork to drivers.
- Operate meters and bulk weighers to facilitate product loading.
- Operate a locomotive or rail mover to move railcars on the plant site for loading and unloading.
- Operate large machinery and equipment such as front-end loaders and lifts.
- Participate in safety, health, and environmental programs, including LOTO, Safe Work Permit, and FSMA programs.
- Perform preventive maintenance tasks as required.
- Perform routine housekeeping to maintain a clean work environment.
- Monitor area equipment and assist 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) contributions up to 7%, plus an additional discretionary 3% annual company contribution.
- Comprehensive healthcare and wellness programs.
- Customizable benefits package, subject to employee eligibility and work location.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
