Soybean Processing Plant - Shipping and Receiving - 3rd shift Manager

The Basics

Location: Cherryvale, KS

Compensation: $70,000/yr and up

Days/Hours: This job will be 3rd shift, usually 10:30pm to 7am. There will be weekend hours as well.

Equipment Used: Various grain handling equipment, mainly conveyors and legs, trucks and railcars

Material Handled: Soybeans, soybean meal, soybean oil, soybean hull pellets

These are just a few of the benefits you can expect from working with Bartlett:

• Excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision, PTO, Holidays, Profit Sharing, and 401(k) with match
• Uniforms provided
• PPE provided by the company
• Boot reimbursement
• Cold weather clothing reimbursement
• A culture of safety
• Uniform Services Time Off (USTO)
• Uniform Services Differential Pay
• A culture that appreciates Team Members

What you’ll be doing:

• Commitment to worker safety, regulatory compliance and adherence to Company policies and procedures.
• Receiving, storage, handling, drying, blending, and transferring
• Receiving and transferring soybeans
• Loadout of soybean oil, soybean meal, soybean hull pellets
• Effectively assist with the supervision and management of personnel and operational activities.
• Assist with managing the business plan according to pre-set objectives.
• Be familiar with all operations, systems, policies and procedures including, but not limited to:
  • Weighing or measuring materials and products and using scales or other measuring instruments in order to verify specified tonnages
  • Manipulating controls, levers, and valves to start pumps, auxiliary equipment, or conveyors, and to adjust equipment positions, speeds, timing, and material flows
  • Recording and tracking data such as weights, types, quantities, and storage locations of materials, as well as equipment performance problems and downtime
  • Cleaning, sterilizing, and maintaining equipment, machinery, and work stations, using hand tools, shovels, brooms, chemicals, hoses, and lubricants
  • Observing conveyor operations and monitor lights, dials, and gauges, in order to maintain specified operating levels and to detect equipment malfunctions. 
• Assist with preventative maintenance protocols and plant operations.
• Effectively communicate tasks, directives and policies with both senior management and supervised team members. 

Requirements to be successful in this position:

• High school diploma or GED

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Ag Mechanics, Ag Business or similar is preferred

• 1-2 years experience in a processing plant, refinery, mill, elevator or with railroad
• Available to work off hours and weekends
• For safety reasons, must be able to read, write, understand and follow written and/or verbal instructions in English
• Professional demeanor (safety conscious, quality of job performance, cleanliness, and verbal communications)
• Able to pass a criminal background check

Here are some of the physical requirements for this role:

• This job can be physically strenuous
• You will be expected to be able to work in tight and confined spaces
• You will work at heights
• You will need the ability to frequently lift, push and pull up to 50 pounds and occasionally more
• This job will require the ability to ascend/descend ladders
• You will be required to wear PPE