Shipping Receiving Technician ZFS Ithaca - Night Shift Position at Zeeland Farm Services I – Ithaca, Michigan

ZFS Ithaca has taken over the role of Michigan’s largest soybean processor, a title held by its affiliate, Zeeland Farm Services, Inc., for more than 20 years.

ZFS Ithaca is a 45 million bushel per year soybean processing operation and a 6.8 million bushel grain storage facility serviced by both rail and truck. Located in the beautiful city of Ithaca in central Michigan, ZFS Ithaca has quadrupled the state’s soybean processing capacity and will impact agriculture in the state for decades.

Job Summary:

The Shipping & Receiving Technician is responsible for assisting in the positioning of inventory by daily safe grain loading and unloading of trucks and railcar.

Schedule:

2-2-3 Shift, 4:50PM to 5:00AM

Week 1: Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday

Week 2: Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday

As a Shipping & Receiving Technician, there is mandatory attendance during our bi-annual preventative maintenance shutdowns. On occasion, some position specific trainings may occur outside of the typical work schedule listed.

Compensation:

Position starts at $19.20 an hour, with an additional night shift premium of $1.50 an hour.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Physically monitor the receiving/loading process to ensure proper flow.
• Safely operate various heavy equipment used to transfer material, product, and rail cars.
• Assist in coordinating inbound soybean receiving activities and segregation of product.
• Verifies loading instructions and paperwork to ensure accurate loading of product.
• Receive and inspect incoming raw materials, process aids, and packaging materials relevant to department. Inspects interior for cleanliness and exterior for leaks or damage.
• Take samples of products, analyze quality, and record resulting test data.
• Maintain logs and follow preventative maintenance activities and records.
• Make necessary physical adjustments to meet desired operating parameters.
• Notify Supervisor or Management of operational or food safety concerns.
• Assist all other employees and departments as required for efficient plant operation.
• Communicates regularly with all necessary personnel to ensure efficient plant operation.
• 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.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• There are no supervisory responsibilities in this position.

Education and Experience:

• Education: High School or Equivalent.
• Experience: 1 year in grain handling or railroad related field, preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Possess heavy industrial machinery aptitude and understanding of the railroad and commercial truck industry.
• Working knowledge of plant equipment and safety. Must be able to safely operate heavy equipment and complete inspection checks.
• Ability to adapt to changes in the work environment; manages competing demands; changes approach or method to best fit the situation; able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Ability to build relationships with internal and external customers.
• Ability to communicate effectively with co-workers and senior level management.
• Ability to maintain good attendance habits.
• 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.
• Must be 18 years of age.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Frequently required to walk and stand, bend, use stairs and ladders, kneel to lift objects of 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. At times may be confined or be harnessed.
• Able to work with heights up to and including 225 feet.
• Operate in an office and production environment. Production environment could include frequent exposure to moving mechanical parts; loud noise levels; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; extreme heat or cold; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The employee has the potential to be exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals.
• This position requires the ability to wear a respirator.

This job description reflects the general details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job identified and shall not necessarily be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the job. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement, implied or otherwise, other than an “at-will” relationship between the employer and employee. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.