Grain Operations Manager Jobs in Michigan (NOW HIRING)

As a North American leader in agribusiness and renewable fuels, The Andersons operates in a unique space, bringing together agriculture, energy, and global markets. From the farm to customers around the world, we help move food, feed, and fuel where it's needed most.
Our business spans the full value chain, which means the work we do directly supports farmers, customers, and communities every day. Whether it's helping producers succeed, delivering essential products, or advancing more sustainable energy solutions, our impact is both local and global.
What truly sets us apart is how we work together. We are a performance-driven, people-powered organization where employees are owners, sharing in our success and helping shape our future. We invest in our team through development opportunities, meaningful career paths, and a culture that encourages growth, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
At the core of everything we do is our Statement of Principles. We are committed to providing extraordinary service to our customers, helping our employees improve, supporting our communities, and increasing the value of the company for our shareholders.

Position Overview

Our Grain Operations Supervisor role is responsible for overseeing daily grain facility operations, ensuring safe, efficient, and reliable performance through equipment maintenance, housekeeping, inventory management, and grain quality control. The position leads and develops a team of grain workers, setting priorities, coordinating workflows, and driving employee performance and engagement. Responsibilities also include managing safety programs, conducting investigations, monitoring budgets, and supporting capital planning to meet operational and financial objectives. Our Grain Operations Supervisors optimize grain handling, drying, blending, and storage processes while maintaining compliance with industry standards and minimizing grain shrink. This role is ideal for a hands-on agricultural operations leader who enjoys developing teams, improving processes, and balancing operational, safety, and financial performance in a grain handling environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and document the operations of the facility through proper and timely maintenance of equipment and daily housekeeping
• Select, train, develop and evaluate performance of grain worker team members
• Lead the facility safety programs including safety committee meetings, safety training, and exposure and root cause analysis investigations
• Assist with projecting annual goals and develop annual operating expense and capital budgets. Track budgets throughout the year.
• Manage grain flows to maximize the drying and mixing of grain with daily inventory updates communication with leadership. Implement procedures to ensure that grain qualities meet or exceed industry standards through proper binning, drying and aeration.
• Track all losses and gains of grain shrink that have resulted from drying, aeration and mechanical movement of grain and maximize blending of grain to offset grain shrink and financial impact

What is expected of you and others at this level

• Coordinates and supervises the daily activities of business or technical support or production team
• Sets priorities for the team to ensure task completion; coordinates work activities with other supervisors
• Decisions are guided by policies, procedures and business plan, receives guidance and oversight from manager
• Typically, does not spend more than 20% of time performing the work supervised

Competencies Expected of You and Others at This Level

• Manages Conflict - Handling conflict situations effectively and with a minimum of noise

• Communicates Effectively - Develop and deliver multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences

• Decision Quality - Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward

• Directs Work - Providing direction, delegating and removing obstacles to get work done

• Resourcefulness - Securing and deploying resources effectively and efficiently

• Demonstrates Self-Awareness - Using a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and weaknesses

Minimum Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor's Degree strongly preferred. Relevant Agricultural industry experience, operational leadership, and team development may be accepted in lieu of a degree.
• 3-5 years' relevant experience required

Benefits

At The Andersons, we encourage our employees to live a healthy lifestyle while providing high-quality, competitive, and affordable benefits to meet their varied needs.

• Competitive wages and potential bonus incentives
• Paid Time Off including Accrued Vacation, Floating Holidays, Sick Time, and more
• 401(k) with up to 4% company matching with immediate vesting
• Medical, Dental, and Vision prescription insurances
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts
• And so much more!

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed. It does not include all responsibilities and skills required of the job and may be changed at any time. All responsibilities must be completed in compliance with all safety protocols, policies, procedures and consistent with the spirit and philosophy of The Andersons' Statement of Principles.

Disclaimer:

The Andersons, Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment and consider candidates without regard to any status protected by law, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability.

We also prioritize a safe and healthy workplace. The Company maintains a drug-free work environment and may require drug, alcohol, and/or medical testing depending on the role.

To ensure a consistent hiring process, The Andersons, Inc. does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies that do not have a formal agreement in place and is not responsible for any related fees.

Finally, we want to help you stay informed and safe during your job search. Please note that The Andersons only uses company email addresses, which contain "@andersonsinc.com" or"@theandersons.com", to communicate with candidates via email. If you are contacted by someone about an open job at The Andersons, please verify the domain of the sender's email address. If something seems unusual, we encourage you to verify communications and report any concerns through TalentAquisition@andersonsinc.com