Blender Operator

Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC is a leading full-service agronomic solutions provider founded in 1957. With over 450 locations nationwide and 6,000 employees, the company is headquartered in Collierville, Tennessee. Helena ranks among the top national players in its industry for volume and sales.

About the Role

The Blender Operator is responsible for unloading, loading, and blending fertilizer. Other responsibilities include maintaining conveyor systems, unloading railcars and trucks, ensuring cleanliness in storage and loadout areas, and driving company vehicles when necessary. Excellent customer service is also expected.

Responsibilities

• Maintains conveyor systems
• Unloads railcars and trucks of fertilizer
• Maintains cleanliness in fertilizer storage and loadout areas
• Maintains run-off
• May drive a company vehicle
• Provides excellent customer service to all internal and external customers
• Follows all company policies and procedures

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Ability to operate a forklift preferred
• Ability to work under pressure
• Attention to detail
• Ability to read, write, and speak in English; Spanish skills valued
• Valid U.S. driver's license required to drive a company vehicle

Skills

• Ability to communicate effectively
• Physical demands: Regularly works around moving equipment/mechanical parts, exposure to fumes, airborne particles, chemical and biological hazards, vibrations, and a risk of electrical shock
• Manual dexterity: Uses hands for many different tasks, talks, hears, walks, sits, stands (8 hours a day or more), lifts, carries, pushes or pulls (up to and including 50lbs or more), reaches overhead (up to and including 25lbs), climbs, grips, grasps, twists using hands and wrists, bends, stoops for long periods of time, works below knee levels for short periods of time, and works above shoulder level for short periods

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance starts the same day you start
• Earn up to $3,000 in reward dollars from Helena for your Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Access earned pay through Earned Wage Access (EWA) with DailyPay
• Robust 401(k) savings plan with a 100% company-match up to 5% starting on your first day, increasing to 10% based on your contribution amount
• Three-year vesting on company-match with 1,000 hours of service
• Up to 15 days paid time-off plus 9 paid holidays
• Free term life insurance at 1x your annual base pay - paid for by Helena at no cost to you
• Free short and long-term disability
• Up to four weeks of paid parental leave
• Education assistance

Work Environment and Physical Aspects

The work environment for this position is a warehouse/outdoor environment where the noise level is usually moderate to loud and occasionally very loud. You will work outdoors in all types of weather conditions with exposure to outdoor elements. When working in the warehouse, you will regularly work around moving equipment/mechanical parts and could be exposed to fumes, airborne particles, chemical and biological hazards, vibrations, and a risk of electrical shock.

Company Information

Helena supports individuals with disabilities and provides reasonable accommodations. Helena is an equal opportunity employer.