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.
• Perform all duties within compliance of OSHA, company safety, and environmental regulations (ISO where applicable); including wearing appropriate PPE for task being performed.
• Read drafts, open/close lids, tie off barges, etc.
• Load 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.
• Unload barges, clean barges, move product to storage, load trucks using heavy equipment, load rail, load products to required specifications, operate, run, monitor, and shut down dryer, operate 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.
• Preferred: 1 year’s experience working in an industrial environment with a dependable work record.
• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Basic mathematical skills (add, subtract, multiply, divide).
• Effective interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of people within and outside the organization.
• Ability to complete documentation requirements.
• Ability to follow directions and use logical thought process to interpret oral and written instructions, and troubleshoot problems.
• Ability to work well both independently and within a team environment.
• Ability to use tools appropriate for assigned task.
• 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 (constantly/continuously), frequently climb stairs and climb 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 all applicable PPE, pass all required testing under FRA and DOT for this position (where applicable), perform work in confined spaces, work around deep/swift water, walk safely on top of railcars, open gates, operate vibrators etc., 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, 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).
• Environmental Conditions: Work environment described here are meant to be representative of those an employee would normally encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. The physical 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.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

The expected base pay range for this role is: $15.00 - $15.00

Schedule

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).

Additional Information

Travel, 5%-20% travel may be required at some facilities. This may include off-site training and/or work at alternate locations.

CGB Enterprises, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal links in English or Spanish are listed here. Also, we are unable to legally hire anyone who is not eligible to work in the United States nor are we able to sponsor visas.