Operations Associate

Company: Frontier Cooperative
Location: Weston
Posted on: May 27, 2023

Job Description:

Frontier Cooperative is seeking Operations Associates to assist our Operations department at our Weston, NE location. This position is being offered as Full-Time with Benefits.

Ops Associates are responsible for a variety of different duties that include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Provides exceptional Customer Service to our Patrons, Customers, & Employees in a courteous & professional manner. Ops Associates assist customers with purchasing bulk fertilizers, chemicals, & seed, as well as deliver grain commodities to the terminal.
• Blend and load Agronomy products; Load & Unload grain trucks.
• Deliver products such as fertilizer, chemical, seed, or other to customer site & other locations.
• Verify that company vehicles, equipment & machinery are in good working order prior to use.
• Perform warehouse & other agricultural related duties such as operating tractors, machinery, forklifts, loaders, bobcats, etc.
• Assist with routine building, grounds, vehicle, & equipment maintenance.
• Perform housekeeping inside and outside of grain bins, elevators, facilities, offices, mills, & elevators.
• At Frontier Cooperative, safety is our number 1 priority. We don't just say that, we live that. Frontier wants every employee to work safely & return home to their families every evening. Therefore, all employees must maintain & promote a strong safety culture & follow all safety policies, procedures, & regulations.
• It is also every employee's responsibility to identify & communicate workplace hazards & correct or seek assistance in correcting unsafe actions or conditions. Employees must also complete all safety training, complete necessary reports & required record keeping, as needed.
• On occasion, Ops Associates may assist loading & unloading rail cars when needed.
  Minimum Qualifications include, but are not limited to:
  
  • Ability to lift up to 75 lbs. on occasion, climb ladders, stairs and bins when needed.
  • Ability to operate loaders, conveyors, tractors, farming equipment & other machinery.
  • Ability to work in & around grain, dust, & with Nebraska's ever-changing adverse weather conditions and temperatures
  • Ability to work long hours to meet business demands during harvest.
  • Ops Associates must have the ability to read, write & speak the English language, maintain & promote a positive image of the coop. Dependability & ability to adapt, think & make decisions quickly, be helpful & customer focused at all times is important.
  • Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screen test
  • Farming, Grain-Handling, &/or Elevator experience is helpful, but not necessary.
    For more information & to apply, go to:
    
    www.frontiercooperative.com
    
    Click on the 'careers' tab at the top of the page, and following the easy application instructions. Or, apply at your local Frontier Cooperative location.

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