Warehouse Technician: Milling

About the role

This position involves operating and maintaining equipment used by the Logistics Department, including seed conditioning, enhancement, and packaging processes. Responsibilities include ensuring the cleanliness of the work area, warehouse, and facility, assisting in the maintenance of equipment, and supporting other departments as needed.

Responsibilities

• Efficiently run and clean required seed conditioning, seed enhancement, and packaging equipment as relevant within the Logistics Department.
• Assist in the maintenance of equipment in the Logistics Department.
• Meet or exceed established target throughput for assigned area(s) while maintaining quality requirements.
• Support other Logistics workstations or company departments during slow times as assigned or approved by the supervisor or Lead.
• Oversee staffing and department for any secondary shifts when needed.
• Able to step in temporarily as needed to lead departments in the Lead's absence.
• Prepare any documentation required for communication with the Lead and other staff members.
• Absorb responsibility for CAPEX planning, installations, and budgeting processes.
• Perform necessary quality checks for assigned processes, including seed counting, moisture testing, physical purity, and other quality assurance checks.
• Perform data entry, data analysis, and data recording for each process as required.
• Complete required reports, such as the ECW report.
• Absorb responsibility for training new and temporary staffing on processes and procedures.
• Maintain a neat, clean, and orderly workstation.
• Proactively assist other areas in the department to maintain cleanliness throughout the warehouse.
• Comply with SAI, State, and Federal Safety requirements and promote company programs that can minimize injuries, lost time, product loss, and damage.
• Participate in mandatory training regarding GSPP handling protocols and procedures and apply all during the handling of any GSPP seeds.
• Follow SAI quality assurance policies and procedures, including raising issues with the Supervisor or Lead when necessary.

Requirements

• Excellent visual discrimination and mechanical aptitude.
• Ability to do accurate detailed work under time constraints and deadlines.
• Ability to safely operate, maintain, and perform minor repairs on mill equipment.
• Ability to read and understand written instructions in English.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum five years’ milling/warehouse experience required.
• Seed industry or agricultural background desirable.
• Ability to lift 55 pounds on a regular/daily basis.
• Ability to work with chemicals and other irritating substances.
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment when required.
• Ability to stand for long periods of time.
• Ability to work in dusty, hot, and cold conditions.

Qualifications

• Must have excellent visual discrimination and mechanical aptitude.
• Must have ability to do accurate detailed work under time constraints and deadlines.
• Must have ability to safely operate, maintain, and perform minor repairs on mill equipment.
• Must have ability to read and understand written instructions in English.
• Must have high school diploma or equivalent.
• Must have minimum five years’ milling/warehouse experience.
• Must have seed industry or agricultural background.
• Must have ability to lift 55 pounds on a regular/daily basis.
• Must have ability to work with chemicals and other irritating substances.
• Must have ability to wear personal protective equipment when required.
• Must have ability to stand for long periods of time.
• Must have ability to work in dusty, hot, and cold conditions.

Skills

• Excellent visual discrimination and mechanical aptitude.
• Ability to do accurate detailed work under time constraints and deadlines.
• Ability to safely operate, maintain, and perform minor repairs on mill equipment.
• Ability to read and understand written instructions in English.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum five years’ milling/warehouse experience.
• Seed industry or agricultural background.
• Ability to lift 55 pounds on a regular/daily basis.
• Ability to work with chemicals and other irritating substances.
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment when required.
• Ability to stand for long periods of time.
• Ability to work in dusty, hot, and cold conditions.

Benefits

• Health & Wellness: Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance, Monthly Wellness Stipend, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee Philanthropic Giving Program.
• Financial Benefits: 401(k) Program + Company Match, Profit Sharing Program (via 401(k)), Holiday Bonus, Performance Incentive Bonus Program, Tuition Reimbursement, 529 College-Savings Plan.
• Time Off & Flexibility: Paid Vacation, Paid Sick Leave, 14 Paid Company Holidays, 2 Floating Holidays, Birthday Off.