Soybean Plant Team Lead

Consolidated Grain and Barge•Casselton, ND

About The Position

The Soybean Plant Team Lead performs daily tasks and leads day-to-day operations at an assigned location. The role is responsible for operational efficiency, quality, production rates, safety, and compliance with EPA, OSHA, Coast Guard, GMP, HACCP, and applicable Process Safety Management requirements. The Team Lead communicates between frontline staff and upper management to help ensure the facility operates safely, efficiently, and profitably. The position supports employee staffing and development through coaching, training, performance feedback, and input on hiring, promotions, corrective actions, and terminations. It also leads or oversees safety programs, maintenance and repair work, housekeeping, inventory, and facility projects. Work may require extended or rotating shifts, weekends, holidays, and work on scheduled days off when requested. Travel for off-site training or work at alternate locations may be up to 20%, depending on facility location.

Requirements

High school diploma.
Experience in any job within the work group, with applicable skills and abilities to perform any job within the work group, including operator positions.
For Processing Team Lead of Extraction, pass the Extraction Qualifying test.
Basic working knowledge of business, coaching, and training skills, or the ability to learn them.
Knowledge specific to the supported area, including applicable Process Safety Management requirements and GMP/HACCP rules.
Mathematical skills, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Good computer skills, including working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
Effective interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills, with the ability to interact with people at all levels inside and outside the organization.
Strong troubleshooting skills and the willingness and ability to make sound decisions about plant operations and efficiencies.
Strong organizational, time-management, and multitasking skills, and flexibility to adapt to changing priorities.
Mentoring and coaching skills, or the ability to learn and incorporate them where applicable.
Ability to perform any job within the team's work group.
Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple decision makers.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and secure sensitive information.
Ability to gain the knowledge needed to serve as a resource to the organization's management team and provide leadership and direction.
Ability to remain focused on exceptional internal and external customer service.
Ability to lift, push, or pull up to 30 pounds frequently and 60 pounds occasionally.
Ability to regularly use a ladder rated for 300 pounds.
Ability to climb, crouch, stoop, bend, and squat frequently; stand, walk, balance, grasp, and reach continuously; and kneel occasionally.
Ability to work safely around deep water, in confined spaces, and in environments with high dust levels around grain and other bulk products.
Ability to climb ladders or stairs repeatedly to significant heights, at least 30 feet before resting and up to 120 feet in total.
Ability to understand and communicate verbally in person and over a two-way radio.
Ability to work outside in extreme weather conditions and in heat, cold, wet, humid, dry, or arid conditions.
Ability to work extended hours, scheduled shifts including rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays, and to come in on scheduled days off when requested.
Ability to use peripheral vision and depth perception for work tasks.

Responsibilities

Participate in company Safety, Food Safety, and Quality programs, attend daily pre-shift meetings, and ensure staff follow safety rules and meet goals for SOLs, THAs, near misses, and incident reporting.
Ensure staff perform duties in compliance with OSHA, company safety, and environmental regulations, including use of task-appropriate personal protective equipment.
Oversee and lead safety-program permitting and lockout/tag-out permits.
Ensure compliance with applicable Process Safety Management requirements and GMP/HACCP rules.
Perform and lead daily tasks in the assigned location or area according to organizational and location policies and procedures.
Make sure employees understand their duties, monitor productivity, provide constructive feedback, and ensure completion of tasks and required paperwork, housekeeping, breaks, and lunches in accordance with policy.
Work with management to set and monitor performance goals and deadlines; communicate, track, and coach employees toward meeting them.
Use daily parameters to pursue management goals, and update parameters with input when they have not been issued.
Communicate relevant operational and maintenance information to management and record it in the Team Leader Logbook.
Obtain utility readings on Monday mornings and on the first day of each month.
Lead repair and maintenance, preventive maintenance, housekeeping, inventory, and applicable building, equipment, or facility projects.
Monitor the facility for EPA, OSHA, and Coast Guard compliance.
Provide management input on staffing and job development, including hiring, promotion, termination recommendations, training, timekeeping, and corrective actions.
Communicate with, coach, and mentor staff to help them meet individual performance expectations.
Prepare reports for management as necessary or requested.
Perform other duties as assigned.