Grain Facility Superintendent

Founded in 1969, CGB Enterprises, Inc. is an innovative and progressive leader in the grain and transportation industries. Today, CGB operates an enterprise with over 100 locations and nearly 2,000 U.S. employees overseeing a diverse family of businesses that provide services for producers and logistics for an international customer base.

About the role

Join our Utica river facility where you'll lead employees, oversee daily grain operations, support truck and barge loading activities, and drive safety, scheduling, and maintenance efforts. This hands-on role offers the opportunity to make a direct impact while building a long-term career in grain operations. The position is primarily responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations at the assigned location, ensuring safe, consistent, efficient, and profitable operations.

Responsibilities

• Supervise employees in all activities for all applicable operations at assigned location (e.g., grain and terminal, soybean plant, etc.).
• Ultimately responsible for assigned location results; work with location management to ensure operations are optimally profitable; develop location benchmarks, report on location results, and develop improvement plans for areas falling below benchmark.
• Actively lead, direct, and communicate the company's safety program to assigned staff; schedule and moderate monthly safety meetings, set safety goals, and work with the safety team to ensure they are achieved; monitor and perform safety behaviors and audits.
• Ensure employees perform all duties within compliance of OSHA, company safety, and environmental regulations, including wearing appropriate PPE for tasks being performed; assist management to ensure environmental controls and procedures are appropriately managed (where applicable).
• Work with the management team to develop and revise budget forecasts with input from other responsible departments within the organization, where applicable.
• Oversee staffing and job development activities (e.g., hiring, staffing/scheduling, training, coaching, employee performance management, promotions, corrective actions, terminations, etc.); develop, communicate, and manage staff performance expectations that align with company goals.
• Assist with and/or plan staffing schedules and direct work duties to assigned staff (including vacation time and shift trades).
• Determine need for and schedule Barge/Rail/Grain Inspector as appropriate; where applicable.
• Conduct quality internal audits as required; review, understand, notify management, and make modifications to PSM & MOC as necessary (where applicable).
• Communicate with applicable departmental staff to ensure collaboration on various services (e.g., Marine Services for barge movements, Merchandisers and CTLC to meet Loading/Transfer needs), where applicable.
• Ensure staff and facilities are compliant with all applicable state and federal regulations; take appropriate actions to correct/report incidents/findings where applicable.
• Actively participate in trainee program; coach trainees through their curriculum and plans/checklists.
• Perform other duties as assigned, including walk-throughs, audits, inventory monitoring, maintenance needs, and housekeeping as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent training and work experience. Preferred: Bachelor's degree in Agriculture or Technical Systems Management.
• 3 years' experience in various sides of the specific business unit.
• Working knowledge and understanding of location cost structures, mix and blend analysis, safety, efficiency, product quality, preventive maintenance, OSHA, EPA, carry, interest, freight, FOB, and CIF marketing/sales.
• Solid understanding of location operations including storage, rail, and barge handling.
• Basic computer skills, including working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Effective leadership, interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of people within and outside the organization.
• Strong decision-making, conflict management, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong time management, organizational, and prioritization skills, with the ability to remain flexible to changing priorities.
• Ability to perform job duties of any job supervised at the assigned location.
• Good mechanical skills.
• Ability to understand, interpret, and follow all operating and emergency procedures.
• Ability to effectively coach, mentor, and lead staff to accomplish assignments.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Physical Demands & Requirements

• Ability to balance constantly/continuously.
• Ability to bend, stoop, twist, crouch, crawl, kneel, and squat (constantly/continuously) frequently.
• Ability to (frequently) climb stairs and climb ladders (and work at) to significant heights.
• Ability to concentrate on tasks without becoming distracted, constantly/continuously.
• Ability to distinguish grade, color, odor, and various damage characteristics in grain samples (at some facilities).
• Ability to distinguish, with a degree of accuracy, differences or similarities in intensity or quality of odors, or recognizing particular odors, using nose.
• Ability to enter information into a computer (observations, other computers).
• Ability to grasp and reach frequently.
• Ability to lift/push/pull 50 lbs. occasionally to continuously depending on daily needs of location.
• Ability to meet requirements of and utilize all applicable PPE, when applicable.
• Ability to meet requirements of PFT and fit testing, when applicable.
• Ability to pass all required testing under FRA and DOT for this position (where applicable).
• Ability to perform work in confined spaces.
• Ability to safely walk on barge surface(s) with the ability to work around (deep/swift) water.
• Ability to stand and walk constantly/continuously.
• Ability to understand and communicate verbally, in person, and over two-way radio (and recognize emergency alarms).
• Ability to understand and communicate written instructions.
• Ability to walk safely on top of railcars, open gates, operate vibrators, etc., where applicable.
• Ability to work extended hours, weekends, holidays, and/or alternate shifts as needed.
• Ability to work in an environment with high dust levels around grain and other bulk products (where applicable).
• Ability to work outside in extreme weather conditions.
• Acutely aware of surroundings with the ability to quickly adjust to a signal or change in environment.
• Uses near, far, and peripheral vision and depth perception for tasks being performed; may need to be able to identify problems with grain.

Environmental Conditions

The work environment requires the employee to work both inside and outside in heat/cold, wet/humid, and dry/arid conditions. Frequently required to use personal protective equipment. Travel may be required up to 15%.

Pay

The expected base pay range for this role is $69,490.00 - $91,433.00. Actual pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including work location, job-related knowledge, skills, and relevant experience for the job.

Benefits

• Outstanding 401(k) retirement plan with company contributions.
• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Paid leave (holidays, vacation, sick).
• Wellness programs.
• Recognition programs.
• Community involvement opportunities.