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Plant Operator Trainee

Koch Business Solutions, LP
Duncombe, IA Full Time
POSTED ON 3/4/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/4/2025
Our Job

Koch Fertilizer, LLC. is looking for a Plant Operator Trainee to join our team in Fort Dodge, IA.

Our Benefits Package Includes:
* Immediate Vacation Available - 120-hour annual allotment
* Bonus eligibility - Including a $3,000 Sign-on bonus!
* Automatic 401K company contribution along with competitive matching program
* Excellent Health benefit options
* Starting pay is 30.00/hour

Trainees will have hands on learning experience while working our rotating 12-hour shift, alternating days & nights.

What You Will Do
* Proactively and deliberately advance the Principled Based Management (PBM) culture within the team.
* Leveraging technology and systems to gather and interpret critical data points to the daily operation of the facility
* Performing minor maintenance on manufacturing equipment and support equipment
* Initiating daily inspections and walk down of critical equipment
* Gathering samples and performing product tests to ensure quality
* Monitoring plant parameters (SOCL, Safe Operating Control Limits) and identify opportunities for correction and/or improvement
* Performing tasks associated with safe production of fertilizer products, in an environmentally compliant and efficient manner following all plant policies and procedures

Physical Requirements:
* Required to wear any or all of the following PPE: safety glasses, hearing protection, goggles, hard hats, FRC, acid suits, breathing air, gloves, safety boots, respirators, and encapsulated suits. PPE use is in accordance with the Job Safety Analysis (JSA) for a given task
* Ability to lift a minimum of 50lbs
* Work in hot, cold, and inclement climate conditions and congested areas
* Climb stairs, ladders, ladders on vessels and columns, ladders associated with scaffolds in excess of 160 feet

* Ability to wear a full face respirator and PPE

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

* Work a rotating 12-hour shift including weekends, holidays, overtime, and callouts.

What Will Put You Ahead

* Experience and application of safe work practices - Lock Out, Tag Out (LOTO); Job Safety Analysis (JSA)

This role is subject to a pre-hire medical test.

This role is not eligible for Visa sponsorship.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy [1] here.

Who We Are

As a Koch Ag & Energy Solutions company, Koch Fertilizer delivers a full line of fertilizers designed to boost crop performance and help growers reach their yields. Our team also brings logistical expertise and a wide range of invaluable services, from delivered freight and logistics capabilities to online shipment tracking.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: [2] http://www.kochcareers.c


References

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1. https://jobs.kochcareers.com/pages/culture
2. http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf

 

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