Grain Operations Attendant - Seasonal

Responsible for grain handling and plant maintenance at the Grain Elevator of Superior Ag Resources Co-op.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Take responsibility for good grain condition, and monthly facility inspections, as by OSHA inspection standards.

• Performs required preventive maintenance and have all preventive maintenance reports turned in on time.
• Cleans up grain spills.
• Dumping and receiving of producers' grain.
• Loads out grain by truck.
• Maintaining grain inventory moistures and temperatures of silos and tanks.
• Completion of safety reports and required records.
• Keeps the Location Manager informed of operational, customer, vendors, or employee issues that may arise.
• Promotes the business with existing and potential customers.
• Assists in keeping all inside and outside work areas extremely neat and orderly.
• Exhibits good customer relations skills.
• Read and follow company employee policies.
• Continuously follows the safety guidelines and safety programs established by Superior Ag.
• Performs other activities as directed by the Location Manager.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and one to three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

USDA grain weighing and grading license.

Pest Control Applicators License of grade 7-E would be beneficial.

Competencies

Leadership and Managerial Functional Foundational

Adaptability Organizational Support Dependability

• Quantity Teamwork

Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand: walk: use hands to finger, handle, or feel: reach with hands and arms: talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to sit: climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts: fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places: outside weather conditions: extreme cold: extreme heat and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.