General Labor Summer Help

Land Run Cooperative is looking for motivated individuals for Temporary Full-Time General Labor Summer Help to joing the team for seasonal work in the Waukomis, Oklahoma area. This is a great opportunity to work with a respected local cooperative that supports area producers and values safety, teamwork, and service. And you never know, great opportunities can grow out of temporary work!

SUMMARY

The General Labor Summer Help position is responsible for assisting with the receiving, storing, and shipping of grain at the Cooperative’s grain elevators, providing customer service, and performing grounds and general maintenance.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include, but are not limited to the following:

• General lawn and grounds maintenance.
• Keep the shop and warehouse areas in clean, safe conditions.
• Assists customers in loading purchases, locking, and unlocking facilities.
• Assist with the loading and unloading of trucks, complying with safety regulations.
• Assist Coop staff with dumping grain and fertilizer and/or loading railcars or trucks,
• Assist in the cleaning of grain bins, pits, and fertilizer facilities.
• Assist the fertilizer and elevator staff as needed.
• Assists with inventory controls as directed.
• Clean and maintain vehicles and equipment as qualified and report issues.
• Inspect grain for insects, moisture, and foreign material while unloading grain trucks.
• Assist Coop staff with reading of thermometers on the control panel to ascertain grain temperatures at various levels in storage tanks in a timely manner.
• Assists in performing routine maintenance and repair on all elevator and fertilizer equipment.
• Maintain and promote safety awareness; follow safety policies, procedures, and requirements.
• Notify the General Manager of defects encountered that might cause safety or reliability problems.
• Regular attendance
• Employees are required to perform all other duties as directed by management.

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 qualifications, demands, and environments described below are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this Job. 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); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Must be willing to seek out and attend additional continuing education, seminars, classes, or other job-related education requirements or opportunities.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.

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

The ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Able to deal with problems with several concrete variables in standard situations. Must be able to think quickly and perform a mental assessment of workplace hazards, take appropriate precautions, and choose appropriate PPE as dictated by need, regulation, and labeling.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently required to use hands and fingers to grasp, handle, or feel. Reach with hands and arms above the shoulders and head. Talk or hear; taste or smell; stand; walk; sit; and climb or balance. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and /or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move over 100 pounds. The employee may frequently need to climb ladders and stairs. Specific vision abilities required by this Job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; extreme cold; extreme heat; risk of electrical shock; and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Employees must understand and implement all relevant safety policies, procedures, and programs to prevent and protect themselves while performing job duties across various work environments.

NOTE: Specifically, this Job entails working in and around a grain elevator, climbing ladders, and working in high and confined spaces. The environment is frequently dusty, with extreme weather ranging from high heat to cold and wet. It includes functions associated with the operation of a grain storage elevator, including fumigation and inspection of stored grain.

SAFETY SENSITIVE POSITION (Yes/No): Yes

Safety-sensitive positions are defined as jobs or positions where the employee holding this position has the responsibility for his/her own safety or other people’s safety. It would be particularly dangerous if:

• Such an employee is using drugs or alcohol while on the Job. This could include legal or illegal controlled substances.
• Employee is unable to provide their complete time and attention in performing the sensitive or hazardous tasks of the position.
• Physical limitations of the Job could result in injury or harm to the employee or others.

DISCLAIMER

This Job Description indicates the general nature and level of work expected and does not imply a contract of employment. Employment is at-will. It is not designed to cover every activity, duty, or responsibility required of the employee. Management may, at its discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this Job at any time.

Pay: $10.00 - $14.00 per hour

Work Location: In person

Salary : $10 - $14