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About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum of four years of related work experience

Nice To Haves

• Experience overseeing third party resources to deliver business results
• Knowledge of Maintenance & Reliability workflow processes, related tools, processes controls and area technology systems
• Ethanol process experience
• Two years of supervisory experience

Responsibilities

• Supervise and execute the Prevailing Wage and Apprentice Program, ensuring program requirements are consistently met across Starches & Sweeteners ethanol plants.
• Lead, coach, and develop the program team, including decisions related to hiring, talent management, performance, and disciplinary actions.
• Maintain expert-level program knowledge, identify compliance risks, and coordinate mitigation actions with internal stakeholders and third-party consultants.
• Partner with Operations, Prevailing Wage Coordinators, contractors, and consultants to determine whether work orders qualify as prevailing wage work or maintenance work, escalating ambiguities as needed.
• Coach end users to improve work-order descriptions; review work orders, identify prevailing wage work, and apply the appropriate flags and supporting documentation.
• Oversee review of time confirmations and cross-reference documentation against the Sockeye SAP schedule; run SAP time confirmations for operator documentation and enter prevailing wage time into Kronos/UKG when applicable.
• Own prevailing wage recordkeeping and retention, including completion of WH-347 documentation for internal employees and tracking contractor compliance.
• Ensure employees and contractor personnel are identified, classified, and established in applicable compliance systems before performing prevailing wage work; communicate changes in personnel, classification, pay, or benefits to third-party consultants.
• Ensure required prevailing wage postings are maintained at each facility.
• Lead the Emergency Work Prevailing Wage Compliance Process and verify required steps are followed when emergency work occurs.
• Serve as the liaison between the business and third-party consultants, maintaining inquiry and complaint logs and leading or supporting investigations and resolution of reported prevailing wage payment concerns.
• Lead contractor communication and onboarding, including contractor onboarding calls, confirmation of Avetta status through the applicable Plant Manager, and coordination for contractors performing covered work at designated facilities.
• Execute prevailing wage riders with applicable wage determinations following onboarding and provide required documentation to BDO.
• Monitor expiration dates for prevailing wage contractor agreements and initiate replacement agreements with updated riders and wage determinations as needed.
• Independently resolve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision and escalate higher-risk or complex matters to the appropriate stakeholders.
• Perform other duties as assigned.