GRAIN LAB TECH - SEASONAL

About the role

Legacy Coop is seeking a seasonal grain lab technician at its Alliance, Nebraska location. The role focuses on customer service by supporting and administering the grain scale/lab to optimize cooperative efficiency, help achieve the cooperative's mission and goals, and deliver outstanding customer service. The position is seasonal/temporary and includes Legacy Coop employee benefits such as competitive pay and an employee discount.

Responsibilities

• Operate truck scales, grain probe and grading equipment at one or multiple locations.
• Operate grain loading and unloading equipment at multiple locations.
• Provide customers with requested information including grain bids and proof of yields.
• Promote the image of the cooperative.
• Uphold cooperative policies, perform other duties as assigned by management, and enforce and uphold the cooperative's credit policy.
• Maintain lab equipment and grain lab.
• Department communications: answer the telephone and route calls; greet customers and assist patrons; communicate effectively both orally and in writing; communicate with grain operations, freight vendors, and grain management.
• Other duties as directed by supervisor.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Education and/or experience: high school diploma or equivalent required.
• Certificates, licenses, registrations: grain grading certification or course completion.
• Language skills: ability to read, interpret, and comprehend simple instructions, correspondence, memos, cooperative policies and procedures, safety rules, and operating and maintenance instructions; ability to write routine reports or correspondence; ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organizations.
• Mathematical skills: ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; ability to compute rate, ratio, average, percent, weighted averages, measurements, and volume; apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Reasoning ability: ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical information.

Benefits

Position includes Legacy Coop employee benefits such as competitive pay and an employee discount.