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Job Title: Grain Elevator Operator

Job Classification: Full-time

Reports to: Grain Elevator Manager

FLSA Status: Non- Exempt

Job Summary

This position is designed for individuals who are looking for a new tasks, advance their knowledge and take responsibility for their safe work behavior and the safety of their coworkers. The tasks include but are not limited to: grain receiving, storage handling, drying, blending, and loading of grain; monitoring stored grain condition and maintaining and cleaning grain facilities and equipment to provide a safe environment. Grain Elevator Operators will be cross trained to perform a variety of tasks including drive trucks and other motorized equipment. This position will be required to maintain a positive, forthright attitude that promotes a collaborative, respectful, and diverse Corporate culture, and conducts themselves in a professional and favorable manner.

For over 50 years, United Grain has provided exciting career opportunities for those who align with our values of Inclusivity, Integrity, Reliability, and Safety. At every level of participation, we ensure each team member has the guidance and opportunity to be part of the team that is serving the needs of our producers, supplier, and global customers and helping to feed the world safely. From new team members to our global customers, we are United for Success.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform your job tasks in a safe manner in compliance with UGC safety programs and procedures.
• Take responsibility for your safe work behavior.
• Maintain your work areas and facilities properly.
• Provide courteous and responsive customer service.
• Perform or assist in routine maintenance and repairs.
• Assist in the unloading or loading of grain commodities by truck, rail and barge.
• Weigh or measure materials and products, using scales or other measuring instruments, or read scales on conveyors that continually weigh products, in order to verify specified tonnages and prevent overloads.
• Maintain equipment, machinery, and work stations, using hand tools, shovels, brooms, chemicals, hoses, and lubricants.
• Observe conveyor operations and monitor lights, dials, and gauges, in order to maintain specified operating levels and to detect equipment malfunctions.
• Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions.
• Inform supervisors of equipment malfunctions that need to be addressed.

Required Education and Experience

• High school diploma or GED degree and/or equivalent training required.
• Experience with computer programs such as the AS400, Agris, and MS suite of products is preferred;
• Proven interpersonal skills; must support a team-oriented approach within the immediate facility as well as for United Grain Corporation.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with Producers on a daily basis.
• Maintenance experience with a mechanical aptitude is required.

Physical Demands and Requirements

• This position can be physically strenuous from time to time. You will be expected to be able to work in tight and confined spaces, walk, climb, bend, kneel, lift, grip, grasp, push, and pull various tools and equipment. May be required to ride a belt lift and occasionally work at significant heights with requisite balance and equilibrium. Ability to frequently lift, push, pull up to 50 pounds and occasionally more. This job will require the ability to ascend/descend ladders.
• Personal protective equipment, including hardhats, gloves, safety glasses, safety shoes, and respiratory protection and ear protection are required.
• Must be computer literate with proven ability in the use of spreadsheets, database, and word processing software applications within a Windows-based operating environment.
• Requires the ability to read and comprehend written and oral operational and safety instructions and related rules, policies, and memo, and communicate clearly with your coworkers and supervisors.
• Must be able to make decisions and work independently; be detail-oriented with excellent communications skills, both verbal and written.
• Vision that permits close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. When grading grain, the ability to identify and distinguish colors is also important.
• Ability to detect odors and the ability to understand and discern safety warning systems.
• This is a physical job that includes both indoor and outdoor work in all types of weather and temperature environments. The job may includes working in and around grain dust.
• Flexible with work hours - must be prepared to receive phone calls and respond to company-related needs at irregular times.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
• Expressing or exchanging ideas in English by means of the spoken word to impart oral information to customers, public, and convey detailed spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.

This job description is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities perform the essential functions of the job. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the company reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the company may deem appropriate.

United Grain Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to status as a protected veteran or a qualified individual with a disability, or other protected status such as race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or age.