July 14, 2010
Commodities Operator
Reports To: Commodities Manager
Department: Commodities
Classification: Non Exempt
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Moves materials and products with the use of industrial equipment which typically includes front-end loader, telehandler, and skid steer equipment;
- Receives, inspects and records incoming commodities and other raw materials (grain, ethanol, etc.); and directs it to its designated location;
- Loads trucks, railcars, and/or barges with out-going bulk products including ethanol, syrup, grain, etc.
- Adjusts the grain equipment to adapt to variances in grain; makes minor adjustments to the equipment settings to ensure the product produced meets quality and quantity standards and expectations;
- Monitors the quality of the product to ensure the product meets industry/company standards; reports and sets aside defective product;
- Assists maintenance department by inspecting and servicing equipment to ensure that the equipment is performing at peak efficiency at all times;
- Assists operations department as needed.
- Monitors vendor truck drivers on site and trains new truck drivers in unloading and loading procedures.
- Transfers products within tank farm.
- Records daily production activities and verifies production; maintains adequate records of production volume, down-time, and equipment breakdowns;
- Identifies and recommends opportunities to improve productivity levels and service methods in order to maximize overall quality and productivity.
Supportive Duties and Responsibilities
- Cleans up work area; picks-up cardboard, plastic and other debris that is lying around;
- Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
Education/Experience
- High school diploma or equivalency
- Experience working in a manufacturing/production environment.
Qualifications
- Proficiency operating industrial equipment such as forklift, front-end loader, telehandler, and skid steer equipment.
- Competent working with computers; knowledgeable of operation software;
- Knowledge of basic math principles and able to read and write;
- Excellent hand-eye coordination;
- Ability to collaborate and work as a team;
- Safety oriented;
- Ability to operate a forklift and pallet jack in a safe manner;
- Ability to follow directions, and work well with little supervision;
- Ability to speak and write in English;
- Valid driver’s license;
- Bilingual skills are (English/Spanish) preferred, but not required.
Physical Requirements
- Must be able to work in cold to hot temperatures; work around dust, fumes, and/or moderate to loud noises; works inside and/or outside;
- Able to lift, pull, carry, and pick-up average to heavy objects weighing up to 60 pounds;
- Able to climb stairs and ladders; walk on paved and unpaved surfaces; sit at a desk and operate a computer and keyboard; visual acuity to review written documentation; ability to hear, speak, and understand speech at normal room levels and on the telephone; manual dexterity to operate a telephone; lift horizontally and vertically, bend, stoop, stand, twist, and reach;
- Work environment involves some exposure to hazards or physical risks, which require following basic safety precautions.
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April 13, 2010
Production Manager
Reports To: Plant Manager
Department: Production
Supervises: Production Employees
Classification: Exempt
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The following is a list of major duties and responsibilities for this position along with certain supportive duties. It is not all-inclusive. Other duties and responsibilities may be added as needed and in addition; and, management may modify this job description as needed.
- Responsible for hiring, promotions and terminations. Provide HR with complete documentation.
- Directly supervises all production lines.
- Schedule daily work assignments.
- Work with payroll to achieve accurate reporting of time cards. Report all absences and vacation requests in a timely manner.
- Responsible for identifying and ordering needed material.
- Establish a good rapport with supply vendors.
- Promote teamwork and achievement of Company goals by coordinating and participating in meetings between all departments to ensure the timely and accurate flow of information.
- Provide timely and accurate labor tracking and production reports.
- Establish performance objectives and criteria for staff and monitor performance on a timely and periodic basis. Perform timely evaluation of all staff by written performance evaluations.
- Provide training for all staff, ensuring job competency and efficient operations.
- With assistance from the Plant Manager, coach and counsel staff and take disciplinary action on an as-needed and timely basis, ensuring effective performance.
- Demonstrate a personal commitment to the Company values; promote an environment that appreciates diversity and treats all people with respect, prohibiting discrimination and harassment of any kind.
- Ensure a safe, healthy work environment by following all safety, health and environmental policies, procedures and regulations per the Company’s IIPP, job safe practices and other related programs.
- Responsible for safety training of new employees.
- Others duties as assigned.
Education/Experience
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Technical ability to understand ethanol production
Qualifications
- Three (3) or more years of direct experience in ethanol manufacturing, preferably in a Delta T ‘dry mill’ ethanol plant, including hands-on experience running process equipment and troubleshooting of equipment and systems with an in-depth knowledge of fermentation and distillation. In addition, candidates should possess the ability to read process flow diagrams with mass and energy balances and process and instrumentation diagrams.
- Candidates should possess a documented successful track record in managing process facilities in a safe, reliable, cost effective manner.
- Experience in interviewing, selecting plant personnel, establishing performance objectives and criteria and conducting performance evaluations. Creating and monitoring process operations performance metrics and communication results across the organization.
- Minimum of 3 years experience in fuel ethanol plant supervision and processing
- Excellent organizational skills
- Detail oriented and multi-tasking skills essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Computer literate in Word and Excel
- Strong communication and interaction skills
- Valid driver’s license
Physical Requirements
Requirements include: frequently stand and walk. Occasionally to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arms, climb stairs/ladders or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk, hear and smell. Exposed to hot and cold weather conditions.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust or focus.
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