Job Description
Production Specialist
Location: 2100 Gardner Expressway, Quincy, IL 62301
Shift: 1st shift (5 AM – 1:30 PM) or 12-hour shifts on a rotational/swing schedule (7 AM – 7 PM / 7 PM – 7 AM)
Job Type: Full Time
Compensation: $21.59/hour, plus $1.50/hour shift differential for 12-hour rotating/swing shifts
Job Duties
- Grain and waste handling through scraping, shoveling, and sweeping up soybean product and byproduct
- Operate equipment throughout the facility which may include tractors with front loaders, skid-steers, manlifts, forklifts, UTVs, etc.
- Monitor product quality specifications
- Collect product samples and transport them to the lab
- Utilize computer systems to input and record data as required regarding safety, sanitation, maintenance, and process equipment operation
- Interact regularly with peers and management to pursue continuous improvement of facility operations and promote a teamwork focused environment
- Monitor and measure tank levels
- Maintain a safe and clean work environment
- Knowledge, understanding, and adherence to all safety policies and procedures
Requirements
- 18 years or older
- High School Diploma or GED Equivalent
- Valid Driver’s License
- Basic computer skills
- Ability to perform physical job duties which may include bending, lifting up to 50 pounds, kneeling, climbing, crawling, and twisting, with or without reasonable accommodation
- Ability to work in varied indoor and outdoor conditions which may include heat, cold, dust, loud noise, etc. with the use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Ability to work in elevated areas
- Ability to understand and communicate in English (verbal/written)
- Ability to work overtime including holidays, nights, weekends, or differential shifts
