Grain Crew Leader - Parksley, United States - Perdue Farms

Description

Perdue AgriBusiness is part of Perdue Farms, a family-owned company heading into it's second century of growth and innovation. An international agricultural products and services company, we handle agricultural commodities and have a diverse portfolio of products and businesses.

Summary

Perdue AgriBusiness has an excitingopportunityfor aGrain Crew Leaderat our facilitylocated inParksley, VAsupporting grain operations.

Day shift hours: 7:00 am to 5:00 pm for non-harvest; 7:00 am to 7:00 pm during harvest

Perdue AgriBusiness offers competitive wages and benefit packages to full-time, regular positions.

Principal and Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Assist the facility manager in managing the operations

Ensure working conditions for all associates are in compliance with the safety guidelines established by local, state, and federal agencies as well as company policies

Assist the facility manager in coordinating and directing the daily activities of crews and teams that receive, dry, store, and distribute grain

Train and develop team members to perform required operational tasks

Operate grain probe (hand/automated) and grade grain for all factors

Operate grain receiving equipment

Operate grain drying and related equipment

Operate grain transfer and load out equipment

Operate lift truck equipment and perform daily maintenance and safety checks on equipment

Perform house keeping of all elevator areas

Perform routine and preventative maintenance on operational equipment with the grain facility to ensure maximum availability and longevity

Perform other tasks as assigned

Experience Requirements

Minimum of 2 years of lead or management based experience

Basic Microsoft Excel experience

Minimum Education

High School or equivalent

Environmental Factors and Physical Requirements

Able to move freely throughout the agribusiness facilities including climbing vertical heights '), carrying tools and equipment (0-50 lbs.), exposure temperatures degrees Fahrenheit, humidity (0-100%), noise (50db to 100db) and chemicals (MSDS sheets available)

Must be able to wear protective equipment to include self-contained breathing apparatus

Required to travel to remote agribusiness facilities and customer locationsPerdue Farms, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.