Seasonal Grain Facility Technician

About the role

This job is primarily responsible for working at a facility that loads and unloads barges and trucks. This is a general laborer position that performs a wide variety of duties that are based on the daily needs of the operation; may include cleaning and repair of barges.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the company Safety Program and attend daily pre-shift meetings.
• Comply with OSHA, company safety, and environmental regulations (ISO where applicable); wear appropriate PPE for tasks.
• Perform deckhand responsibilities such as reading drafts, opening/closing lids, tying off barges, etc.
• Perform barge loading duties such as loading barges to meet draft and quality requirements and oversee deckhands.
• Transfer, load, and move grain to appropriate locations, ensuring grain quality while stored and/or transferred.
• Complete documentation timely, accurately, and legibly.
• Perform general clean-up including sweeping, shoveling, washing, painting, and other general housekeeping responsibilities.
• Perform preventative maintenance and/or repairs, where applicable.
• May be responsible for unloading barges, cleaning barges, moving product to storage, loading trucks using heavy equipment, loading rail, loading products to required specifications, operating, running, monitoring, and shutting down dryers, operating a variety of heavy equipment.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience: None required, but 1 year’s experience working in an industrial environment with a dependable work record is preferred.
• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  • Basic mathematical skills (add, subtract, multiply, divide).
  • Effective interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
  • Ability to complete documentation requirements.
  • Ability to follow directions and use logical thought processes to interpret oral and written instructions, and troubleshoot problems.
  • Ability to work well independently and within a team environment.
  • Ability to use tools appropriate for assigned tasks.
  • Ability to remain focused on exceptional customer service, both internally and externally.

Qualifications

• Physical Demands & Requirements: Ability to balance constantly/continuously, bend, stoop, twist, crouch, kneel, squat frequently, climb stairs and ladders (and work at) to significant heights, concentrate on task without becoming distracted constantly/continuously, distinguish grade, color, odor, and various damage characteristics in grain samples, distinguish, with a degree of accuracy, differences or similarities in intensity or quality odors, or recognize particular odors, use nose, enter information into a computer (observations, other computers), grasp and reach frequently, lift/push/pull 50 lbs. occasionally to continuously depending on daily needs of location, use personal protective equipment, understand and communicate verbally, in person, and over two-way radio (and recognize emergency alarms), understand and communicate written instructions, walk safely on top of railcars, open gates, operate vibrators etc., where applicable, meet requirement of and utilize all applicable PPE, when applicable, meet requirements of PFT and fit testing, when applicable, perform work in confined spaces, work safely on barge surface(s) with the ability to work around (deep/swift) water, work outside in extreme weather conditions, work rotating 12-hour shifts, including shifts during non-standard business hours that may include evening, nighttime, weekends, holidays, and/or extended hours (Convent, LA location only), understand and communicate verbally, in person, and over two-way radio (and recognize emergency alarms), understand and communicate written instructions, walk safely on top of railcars, open gates, operate vibrators etc., where applicable, work extended hours, weekend, holidays and/or alternate shifts as needed, work in an environment with high dust levels around grain and other bulk products (where applicable), work outside in extreme weather conditions, be acutely aware of surroundings with ability to quickly adjust to a signal or change in environment, use near, far and peripheral vision and depth perception for task(s) being performed; may need to be able to identify problems with grain, use near, far and peripheral vision and depth perception for task(s) being performed; may need to be able to identify problems with grain, understand and communicate verbally, in person, and over two-way radio (and recognize emergency alarms), understand and communicate written instructions, walk safely on top of railcars, open gates, operate vibrators etc., where applicable, work extended hours, weekend, holidays and/or alternate shifts as needed, work in an environment with high dust levels around grain and other bulk products (where applicable), work outside in extreme weather conditions, be acutely aware of surroundings with ability to quickly adjust to a signal or change in environment, use near, far and peripheral vision and depth perception for task(s) being performed; may need to be able to identify problems with grain, use near, far and peripheral vision and depth perception for task(s) being performed; may need to be able to identify problems with grain, understand and communicate verbally, in person, and over two-way radio (and recognize emergency alarms), understand and communicate written instructions, walk safely on top of railcars, open gates, operate vibrators etc., where applicable, work extended hours, weekend, holidays and/or alternate shifts as needed, work in an environment with high dust levels around grain and other bulk products (where applicable), work outside in extreme weather conditions, be acutely aware of surroundings with ability to quickly adjust to a signal or change in environment, use near, far and peripheral vision and depth perception for task(s) being performed; may need to be able to identify problems with grain, use near, far and peripheral vision and depth perception for task(s) being performed; may need to be able to identify problems with grain, understand and communicate verbally, in person, and over two-way radio (and recognize emergency alarms), understand and communicate written instructions, walk safely on top of railcars, open gates, operate vibrators etc., where applicable, work extended hours, weekend, holidays and/or alternate shifts as needed, work in an environment with high dust levels around grain and other bulk products (where applicable), work outside in extreme weather conditions, be acutely aware of surroundings with ability to quickly adjust to a signal or change in environment, use near, far and peripheral vision and depth perception for task(s) being performed; may need to be able to identify problems with grain, use near, far and peripheral vision and depth perception for task(s) being performed; may need to be able to identify problems with grain, understand and communicate verbally, in person, and over two-way radio (and recognize emergency alarms), understand and communicate written instructions, walk safely on top of railcars, open gates, operate vibrators etc., where applicable, work extended hours, weekend, holidays and/or alternate shifts as needed, work in an environment with high dust levels around grain and other bulk products (where applicable), work outside in extreme weather conditions, be acutely aware of surroundings with ability to quickly adjust to a signal or change in environment, use near, far and peripheral vision and depth perception for task(s) being performed; may need to be able to identify problems with grain, use near, far and peripheral vision and depth perception for task(s) being performed; may need to be able to identify problems with grain, understand and communicate verbally, in person, and over two-way radio (and recognize emergency alarms), understand and communicate written instructions, walk safely on top of railcars, open gates, operate vibrators etc., where applicable, work extended hours, weekend, holidays and/or alternate shifts as needed, work in an environment with high dust levels around grain and other bulk products (where applicable), work outside in extreme weather conditions, be acutely aware of surroundings with ability to quickly adjust to a signal or change in environment, use near, far and peripheral vision and depth perception for task(s) being performed; may need to be able to identify problems with grain, use near, far and peripheral vision and depth perception for task(s) being performed; may need to be able to identify problems with grain, understand and communicate verbally, in person, and over two-way radio (and recognize emergency alarms), understand and communicate written instructions, walk safely on top of railcars, open gates, operate vibrators etc., where applicable, work extended hours, weekend, holidays and/or alternate shifts as needed, work in an environment with high dust levels around grain and other bulk products (where applicable), work outside in extreme weather conditions, be acutely aware of surroundings with ability to quickly adjust to a signal or change in environment, use near, far and peripheral vision and depth perception for task(s) being performed; may need to be able to identify problems with grain, use near, far and peripheral vision and depth perception for task(s) being performed; may need to be able to identify problems with grain, understand and communicate verbally, in person, and over two-way radio (and recognize emergency alarms), understand and communicate written instructions, walk safely on top of railcars, open gates, operate vibrators etc., where applicable, work extended hours, weekend, holidays and/or alternate shifts as needed, work in an environment with high dust levels around grain and other bulk products (where applicable), work outside in extreme weather conditions, be acutely aware of surroundings with ability to quickly adjust to a signal or change in environment, use near, far and peripheral vision and depth perception for task(s) being performed; may need to be able to identify problems with grain, use near, far and peripheral vision and depth perception for task(s) being performed; may need to be able to identify problems with grain, understand and communicate verbally, in person, and over two-way radio (and recognize emergency alarms), understand and communicate written instructions, walk safely on top of railcars, open gates, operate vibrators etc., where applicable, work extended hours, weekend, holidays and/or alternate shifts as needed, work in an environment with high dust levels around grain and other bulk products (where applicable), work outside in extreme weather conditions, be acutely aware of surroundings with ability to quickly adjust to a signal or change in environment, use near, far and peripheral vision and depth perception for task(s) being performed; may need to be able to identify problems with grain, use near, far and peripheral vision and depth perception for task(s) being performed; may need to be able to identify problems with grain, understand and communicate verbally, in person, and over two-way radio (and recognize emergency alarms), understand and communicate written instructions, walk safely on top of railcars, open gates, operate vibrators etc., where applicable, work extended hours, weekend, holidays and/or alternate shifts as needed, work in an environment with high dust levels around grain and other bulk products (where applicable), work outside in extreme weather conditions, be acutely aware of surroundings with ability to quickly adjust to a signal or change in environment, use near, far and peripheral vision and depth perception for task(s) being performed; may need to be able to identify problems with grain, use near, far and peripheral vision and depth perception for task(s) being performed; may need to be able to identify problems with grain, understand and communicate verbally, in person, and over two-way radio (and recognize emergency alarms), understand and communicate written instructions, walk safely on top of railcars, open gates, operate vibrators etc., where applicable, work extended hours, weekend, holidays and/or alternate shifts as needed, work in an environment with high dust levels around grain and other bulk products (where applicable), work outside in extreme weather conditions, be acutely aware of surroundings with ability to quickly adjust to a signal or change in environment, use near, far and peripheral vision and depth perception for task(s) being performed; may need to be able to identify problems with grain, use near, far and peripheral vision and depth perception for task(s) being performed; may need to be able to identify problems with grain, understand and communicate verbally, in person, and over two-way radio (and recognize emergency alarms), understand and communicate written instructions, walk safely on top of railcars, open gates, operate vibrators etc., where applicable, work extended hours, weekend, holidays and/or alternate shifts as needed, work in an environment with high dust levels around grain and other bulk products (where applicable), work outside in extreme weather conditions,