Shipping & Receiving Operator - Ethanol Plant

About the role

The starting rate of pay for this position is $24.25 and represents Valero’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the expected compensation at the time of this posting. Hired candidates may also be eligible to receive additional compensation in the form of a discretionary bonus and sign-on bonus. Actual compensation will be determined based on a number of job-related factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s qualifications and experience.

Responsibilities

• Unload corn from trucks and railcars.
• Load ethanol into trucks and railcars.
• Load distiller’s grains into trucks, railcars, and containers.
• Take samples of corn, ethanol, and distiller’s grains for testing.
• Operate plant scale house; probes, analyzes, and grades corn, weighs trucks in and out, enters data into scale house software, issues paperwork to drivers.
• Operate meters and bulk weighers to facilitate product loading.
• Operate locomotive or rail mover to move railcars on plant site to facilitate loading and unloading of product.
• Operate large machinery and equipment such as front end loaders and lifts.
• Participate in safety, health, and environmental programs (LOTO-lock out tag out, Safe Work Permit, FSMA-Food Safety Modernization Act).
• Perform preventive maintenance tasks as required.
• Perform routine housekeeping duties to maintain a clean work environment.
• Monitor area equipment and assists with maintenance as required.
• Communicate regularly with local rail service to facilitate rail movement activities.

Requirements

• A high school diploma or GED.
• Able and willing to work on-site and in-person.
• Experience with the movement and loading of rail cars preferred.
• Experience working with heavy equipment in an industrial environment or grain elevator preferred.
• Experience with the operation of front-end loaders, forklift trucks, rail movers, man lifts, and related material handling equipment preferred.
• Experience in the operation of a dry-mill ethanol plant preferred.
• Experience with standard computer software programs, i.e. Microsoft Outlook and SAP, preferred.

Qualifications

This position is hourly nonexempt status, which means you are eligible for overtime pay.

Skills

• Ability to operate and maintain all processes associated with corn receiving, corn storage, product storage, unloading, and loading.
• Knowledge of standard computer software programs, i.e. Microsoft Outlook and SAP.
• Experience with heavy equipment and material handling equipment.
• Experience with dry-mill ethanol plants.
• Experience with safety and health programs.

Benefits

Need more reasons to work for a company that is both professionally challenging and culturally rewarding? Take a look at some of our best-in-class benefits:

• Competitive Pay and Annual Bonus Program
• 100% match on 401(K) up to 7%, plus additional discretionary 3% annual company contribution
• Comprehensive Healthcare and Wellness Programs

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