Elevator Assistant ZFS

Job Summary:

Assists all aspects of the elevator operation including mixing feed, loading/unloading a variety of commodities, and maintaining and operating equipment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Operates feed mixing machinery such as conveyors, blowers, and mixers.
• Loads the correct amount of ingredients into mixer to make feed products to specifications.
• Loads sacks, boxes, or guides discharge spout over customer and company-owned trucks with various feed, meal, and agronomy products.
• Lubricates, adjusts, and makes minor repairs on machinery and equipment to obtain optimum performance and production.
• Positions boxes or attach bags at discharge end of conveyor to catch products.
• Observes machine operation to detect malfunctions and adjusts machine, lubricates parts, and replaces pieces to improve performance.
• Daily inspection of equipment for defects and safe operating condition and completes a vehicle condition report at the end of each day. Report any/all defects or safety issues to maintenance supervisor or other appropriate company officials.
• Unloads grain/ingredients at designated pit.

• Follows all company and regulatory food safety policies and procedures and reports any potential food safety issues to management.
• Receive and inspect incoming raw materials, process aids, and packaging materials relevant to department.

• Helps support and ensure compliance with company Safety/Environmental/Quality/HR program policies and procedures.
• Conforms with and abides by all regulations, policies, work procedures, instruction, and all safety requirements.
• Provides a “Customer Service” attitude when interacting with internal and external customers while accomplishing work, production, and achieving quality standards.
• Maintains a clean, orderly, and safe workstation/environment at all times.
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Education and Experience:

• Education: High School or Equivalent
• Experience: 6 months to 1 years preferred
• Experience mixing feed products preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to safely operate heavy equipment and complete inspection checks.
• Ability to adapt to changes in the work environment; manages competing demands; able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Ability to exhibit a professional manner in dealing with other departments, working to maintain constructive working relationships under all circumstances.   
• Ability to communicate effectively with co-workers and management. 
• Ability to maintain good attendance habits. 
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical procedures, or governmental regulations. 
• Abide by all relevant SOPs as per Company policy as they are related to the position covered by this Job Description.
• Abide by company’s safety, quality, environmental and HR policies at all times.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit; use hands to handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. 
• The employee is frequently required to walk.  

• The employee is occasionally required to climb to levels of 125 feet as well as balance; stoop,  kneel, crouch, or crawl.  
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. 
• While outside the office, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts; high,  precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; extreme heat or  cold temperatures; risk of electrical shock and vibration. 
• The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals. 
• The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.