Grain Operations Specialist

Overall Job Function: 

Join a Team That Keeps American Agriculture Moving

Are you ready to jump into a fast-paced, hands-on role where every day brings something new? As a Grain Operations Specialist with Farmers Coop Society, you will be at the heart of our grain handling system—keeping the operation running smoothly, safely, and efficiently during some of the most exciting seasons in agriculture. If you love working with your hands, solving problems, and being part of a team that feeds the world, this is the role for you.

Essential Job Functions:

 Operate state-of-the-art grain handling equipment—from receiving and drying to storage and outbound loading.

 Keep a close eye on grain quality and make real-time adjustments to ensure every bushel meets high standards.

 Move grain efficiently and safely through the system all by truck. No rail!

 Inspect equipment daily and jump in with hands-on maintenance and troubleshooting.

 Work with conveyors, bucket elevators, grain dryers, and other industrial machinery.

 Help keep the facility clean, safe, and running like a well-oiled machine.

 Follow top-tier safety practices and help maintain a culture where everyone goes home safely every day.

 Participate in ongoing safety training and support compliance with OSHA and grain-handling regulations.

 Work directly with local farmers and truck drivers, ensuring fast, friendly, and accurate service in the yard.

 Represent the cooperative with professionalism, pride, and a strong commitment to our members.

 Secondary Responsibilities: 

 Operation of mobile equipment; payloader, skid loader and tractors. 

 Have a mechanical curiosity and a willingness to learn new equipment and technology.

 Competencies:

High level of customer service focus

Supports a consistent professional image of the company.

Observes safety policy and procedure as an absolute

Commitment to dependability and willingness to work to meet goals and deadlines.

Effectively solve problems of grain department.

Qualifications:

A high school diploma or equivalent.

A strong work ethic and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, seasonal environment, especially during harvest.

Mechanical curiosity and a willingness to learn new equipment and technology.

Experience in agriculture, grain operations, or industrial environments.

Basic mechanical, electrical, or welding skills.

CDL or the desire to earn one.

What makes this job exciting: 

Every day is different: One day you are running the dryer, the next day solving a mechanical challenge or coordinating a fleet of trucks.

High-impact work: You play a critical role in supporting local farmers and the entire grain supply chain.

Team-focused culture: Work alongside people who take pride in what they do and support each other.

Great growth potential: Many of our managers and supervisors started in this role.

Work Requirements: 

This position is based in a fast-paced agricultural setting and is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions and vibrations. The employees are occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes, and airborne particles. The noise level is usually moderate but occasionally may be loud. PPE will be provided and must be utilized according to safety standards. Typical working hours are based on customer and organizational demand; hours may be long, irregular and include weekends and holidays during peak season.

While performing job functions the employee will be required to talk and listen most of the time. The employee will spend frequent intervals moving and sitting, while also needing to reach, bend, twist, crawl, crouch, stoop or kneel. The employee will need to be able to lift up to 50 pounds frequently. Maneuverability on and off mobile equipment, ladders, and the ability to work at different heights. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception. The physicality of this job is high.

*FCS job descriptions are a representation of a job requirements knowledge, skills, and abilities. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. 

Benefits:

401k Company matches 50% up to 10%

PTO accrual after 30 days of employment, 13 days accrual the first year

Paid Holidays

Company bonus incentive

Excellent health insurance plans

Dental & Vision available 

Short & Long-Term Disability provided at no cost to you 

Life Insurance

Identity Theft Insurance

Accident Insurance 

Clothing Allowance 

10% Discount on purchases at the How-To Building Center

Shift Differential