Material Handler

Description

General Summary: Responsible for rail and commodities to ensure maximum quality and quantity in accordance with the company’s operation objectives while maintaining a safe environment along with any other tasks necessary to complete such work.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Able to read, understand and follow standard operating procedures for operation of plant and associated equipment.

• Able to troubleshoot, anticipate and correct problems associated with plant operations. May need to inspect different areas of the plant to locate problems.

• Learn how to run corn & DDG Systems.

• Load DDG’s with articulating arm, load Modified Distillers with pay loader, load Rail Cars using arm and remote control and unload corn cars & load Ethanol into tank cars. Observe corn dumping.

• Monitor and inspect rail cars for proper working order before and after filling. Making sure all lids are closed properly, seals are placed, placards correct, car tops are clean of debris.

• Notify management of any repairs needed.

• Work with tight timelines to get product out in accordance with the marketer and railroad (CP).

• Operate Pay loaders, rail movers (Shuttlewagon), skid loaders, lawnmower, and company pickup truck.

• Assist groundskeeper such as but not limited to watering of trees, mowing lawn, removal of snow.

• Attention to detail on paperwork to be submitted to the Scalehouse Operators or Homeland’s logistics.

• Be able to interact with production as needed.

• Follow the Operations Objectives to reach the facility’s performance objectives and overall goals.

• Understand and follow rail car moving procedures.

• Keep the facility clean and safe taking into account all local city, state and federal laws and regulations in all operations of the plant. General Housekeeping, including sweeping & dusting.

• Communicate with the maintenance department to anticipate or fix problems in a timely manner.

• Accurate measures/readings for inventory control.

Requirements

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Must possess excellent communication skills, time-management skills, multi-tasking, detail-oriented, computer skills and problem solving skills.

Education and Experience: No prior experience required. Prior material handling experience is helpful.