Grain Plant Attendant Hankinson

About the role

To sample and accurately grade all incoming and outgoing grain to ensure accurate pricing and to store and maintain quality of grain while in storage in a manner that will optimize the cooperative’s market share and savings, improve the cooperative’s efficiency, help achieve the cooperative’s mission and goals, and result in outstanding customer service.

Responsibilities

• Handle grain, pricing, safety, maintenance, service, and other duties as assigned by management.
• Maintain a positive attitude that promotes teamwork within the cooperative and a favorable image of the cooperative.
• Be willing to move to other locations as needed.
• Record time worked accurately on time cards.
• Handle incoming, stored, and outgoing grain; maintain grain quality; blend grains; provide grain drying services.
• Grade and test grain before and after drying operations; assist the plant manager in reporting grades to the office so accurate service charges may be calculated.
• Store grain to maintain condition and anticipate handling, blending, and loading shipments; make efficient use of storage space; weigh incoming grain as needed; prepare cars for loading to maximize profits.
• Assist the plant manager with periodic inspections of all stored grain; turn grain as necessary; make recommendations to improve grain handling operations and provide better service and prices for customers.
• Blend grains as necessary when shipping out to achieve maximum grade and resultant price for the cooperative and its customers.
• Sample and place an inspection grade on all incoming and outgoing grain shipments as a basis for accurate pricing; report grades, quality, and quantity of grain to the office.
• Uphold all cooperative policies and ensure that facilities and equipment meet all federal, state, and OSHA regulations.
• Maintain clean and neat facilities, maintain equipment regularly, uphold housekeeping and sanitation standards, and assist the plant manager in reporting all housekeeping, maintenance, and safety checklists monthly to the safety committee.
• Provide patrons with the best customer service.
• Observe positions of cars passing loading spouts and swing spouts into the correct positions at the appropriate times while loading trains.
• Prepare rail/trailer cars for loading by opening lids, inspecting for foreign debris, and closing and sealing the bottom.
• Load cars/trailers by running the grain spout, then close and lock the lid after filling.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Basic Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Ability to work extended hours during harvest season.
• Forklift certified.
• Previous grain handling experience.
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required: distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Physical demands: frequently required to walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Occasionally required to talk or hear.