Weight Scale Jobs in Iowa (NOW HIRING)

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City : Council Bluffs State : Iowa (US-IA) Country : United States (US) Requisition Number : 46656

A Day in the life: 

A Scale Clerk is responsible for in-person customer service interactions related to inbound/outbound scale truck traffic. This position is responsible for providing professional and excellent customer service.  Responsible for safely and accurately executing detailed system transactions including but not limited to recording accurate truck weights for legal sale/purchase contracts for bulk commodity products (soybeans, soybean meal, soybean hull pellets and vegetable oil) and collecting payments for COD contracts before the product is loaded. Responsible or analyzing and resolving customer and contract load inaccuracies before the customer is permitted to exit the scale area.

Work Schedule:

Shift work is required, as the scale house is operated first and second shift and is open on Saturdays, Holidays, and 7 days a week during Harvest.  Hours and days are subject to change. 

Overtime is required during peak seasons including but not limited to harvest.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Adhere to safe work practices and actively participate in all safety programs. 
• Consistently provide professional and excellent customer service.
• Maintain professional communication and rapport with truck drivers and customers.  This is vital for maintaining Bunge's reputation within the community.
• Responsible for accurately weighing all inbound and outbound trucks utilizing certified scales and the supporting systems/software (OneWeigh).
• Records accurate weight and ensures that the weight is attributed to the correct customer profile and correct legal sale/purchase contract load number in adherence with company procedures including but not limited to internal controls/SOX. 
• Verifies inbound soybean receipts are applied to the correct customer and correct contract by verifying data provided by truck driver utilizing Agris and SAP software.
• Responsible for ensuring that all trucks that are picking up bulk products possess an accurate load number and accurate destination prior to drivers being admitted to facility for soybean meal, hull, refined oil and feedstock loading.
• Responsible for interfacing commercial and plant operations to ensure the safe and efficient flow of truck traffic in staging area and throughout the facility occurs.  Optimal flow ensures customer satisfaction and ensures best in class safe operations. 
• Provide facility orientation to new drivers and address unsafe activities with truckers in a professional and courteous manner.
• Required to manually weigh and print tickets for inbound commodity deliveries.
• Ensure that all payments are received for all COD contracts prior to truck loading and leaving premises.
• Responsible for ensuring prior content certification of empty truck trailers is obtained in advance of Bunge products being loaded in trailer in compliance with food safety program.
• Responsible for identifying overloaded/overweight trucks to ensure product offload occurs before final weight is record and the truck is permitted to leave the facility in accordance with DOT requirements. 
• Responsible for scale systems and for troubleshooting related to ticket routing throughout and facility processes (scale to probe to scale; scale to loadout to scale, etc.)
• Responsible for doing scale to scale checks daily with loadout areas.
• Maintains daily housekeeping for scale house and scale. 

 

 

Skill/Experience Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Strong computer skills are required.
• Prior customer service experience is required.
• Versatility, flexibility, and analytical problem-solving skills are required.
• Prior work experience in a role that required attention to detail and accurate electronic system transactions is required.
• 1-2 years of experience working with grain/commodities scale or weighmaster experience is preferred.
• Experience to agribusiness activities and transactions is preferred including experience utilizing business enterprise/warehouse commodity or ERP system such as SAP-GTM is preferred.

Benefits:

• Health Benefits - Offering choices so you can enroll in medical, dental and vision plans that meet your individual needs. 
• 401(k) Retirement Plan - Investing in your future with an automatic 5% company contribution AND matching up to 4% of your contributions. 
• Family Support - Supporting new and growing families by providing 6 weeks of 100% paid parental leave and fertility coverage. 
• Tuition Reimbursement - after one year of service, eligible for tuition expenses reimbursement of up to $5000 per year.  
• Time Off - Providing generous PTO based on professional work experience 
  • 0 - 9 years: 25 days 
  • 10 - 19 years: 30 days 
  • 20+ years: 35 days 

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At Bunge (NYSE: BG), our purpose is to connect farmers to consumers to deliver essential food, feed and fuel to the world. As a premier agribusiness solutions provider, our team of ~34,000 dedicated employees partner with farmers across the globe to move agricultural commodities from where they're grown to where they're needed-in faster, smarter, and more efficient ways. We are a world leader in grain origination, storage, distribution, oilseed processing and refining, offering a broad portfolio of plant-based oils, fats, and proteins. We work alongside our customers at both ends of the value chain to deliver quality products and develop tailored, innovative solutions that address evolving consumer needs. With 200+ years of experience and presence in over 50 countries, we are committed to strengthening global food security, advancing sustainability, and helping communities prosper where we operate. Bunge has its registered office in Geneva, Switzerland and its corporate headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. Learn more at Bunge.com.

Every day our people exemplify these values, which represent Bunge at its core:

   We Are One Team - Collaborative, Respectful, Inclusive
   We Lead The Way - Agile, Empowered, Innovative
   We Do What's Right - Safety, Sustainability, With Integrity

If this sounds like you, join us!  We value and invest in people who believe in our purpose and are excited to live it every day - people who are #ProudtoBeBunge

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