Night Shift Operator

Position Summary:

Norfolk Crush is a facility that processes 110k bushels of soybeans daily into soybean oil, soybean meal, and soy hull pellets. Operators will operate the plant both physically in the field and by computer control. This includes monitoring of the flow of materials through the process and ensuring the highest quality standards and put through. Operators will work through 9 level progressions starting with level 1A where subsequent levels of pay and qualification can be obtained, evaluated every 6 months.     

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Day-to-day operations of the plant, including hitting daily production targets, communication of maintenance issues, assisting maintenance, ensuring quality targets are met, assisting in project design and implementation, and daily cleaning.
• Provide operational information of the plant including product inventories and quality.
• Oversee all plant process and performance including, but not limited to taking field measurements, testing field instruments for accuracy, monitoring critical safety devices, and communicating maintenance issues.
• Lead, coach, and mentor peer Operators to achieve goals and ensure the safe and efficient operation, production, and continuous improvement of the plant.
• Communicate to plant leadership any operational, logistical, or technical issues, including any mechanical breakdowns.
• Maintains and adheres to quality standards in the plant that satisfy the requirements of ISO standards along with working closely with the Quality Assurance Manager and Quality Assurance Technician.
• Maintain designated sanitary schedule to plant standards.
• Advise plant management of any staffing requirements, operational issues or shortcomings that could affect the operations.
• Provide leadership point of view that promotes customer service, teamwork, personal accountability, cooperation, and career development.
• Work closely with the Safety Director to monitor and validate the plant safety program to include permitting, monitoring of contractors, and communication of any violations.
• Adhere to plant operational policies and procedures and leads plant safety initiatives and instills safety-based behaviors in constant pursuit of zero lost-time and incidents. Is the primary contact with local authorities and ensures adherence to all legal and regulatory aspects of running the operation: OSHA, EPA, Department of Ag, etc.

Qualifications:

• Associate or bachelor’s Degree in a related technical discipline desired.
• 1 years’ manufacturing experience in feed/food/chemical processing plant knowledge preferred.
• Proven leadership skills with the ability to train, coach, motivate and manage performance of team members.
• Ability to be available for help as needed when off shift. Will work during annual shutdown week. 
• Must have effective oral and written communication across different levels and departments.
• Desire and ability to contribute to a team environment across departments and shifts.
• Strong knowledge of quality specifications using identification and data gathering skills
• Strong mechanical aptitude and willingness to help the maintenance department when needed.
• Must have good computer skills.

Core Values:

Entrepreneurship: We have the creativity and innate drive necessary to build a business. We have the willingness to do more than the job description.

Leadership: We regularly recognize our team members for positive results, and we have the courage to gently correct ourselves and others.  We actively support our peers and direct reports.

Teamwork: We recognize our strengths and limitations, our need for each other, and we leverage the strengths of others to make us better as a team.    

Work Ethic: We do the right thing, regardless of the consequences.  We have relentless determination and patient endurance to do what it takes to get the job done.  We have a keen sense of priorities and urgency, and we solve root causes.

Knowledge: We have both breadth and depth in the soybean crush business, and a continual drive to learn.

Pride: We have a deep level of satisfaction in our work, derived from a high level of ownership in the successful development of the business.  We love what we do.  

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements:

• Ability to frequently bend, squat, climb, sit, stand, walk, handle objects, reach above shoulder level, use fine finger movements and push/pull.
• Ability to occasionally kneel.
• Ability to frequently carry/lift light to heavy loads of up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to work 12-hour work nights 7pm to 7am. Schedule is on Tues/Wed, off Thurs/Fri, on every other Sat/Sun/Mon. The second night crew schedule is off Tues/Wed, on Thurs/Fri, and on every other Sat/Sun/Mon.