General Labor - ZFS Ithaca

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.

The General Laborer is responsible for maintaining facility aesthetics and general operational tasks.

Schedule:

Monday - Friday, 7:00AM to 5:00PM

As a General Laborer, there is mandatory attendance during our bi-annual preventative maintenance shutdowns. Extended hours may be required to accommodate the fall harvest season. On occasion, some position specific trainings may occur outside of the typical work schedule listed.

Compensation:

Position starts at $17.00 an hour.

This is a non-exempt position.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Transport materials and equipment between departments and buildings using industrial vehicles.
• Inspect & maintain vehicles and various material handling equipment.
• Operate manual equipment such as hand tools and wheeled carts.
• Direct incoming truck traffic and work with drivers and scale department, seasonally.
• Assist in waste disposal and housekeeping activities.
• Perform inspections and complete work orders as requested.
• 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 general maintenance/labor field, preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Working knowledge of plant equipment and safety.
• Ability to operate industrial size equipment.
• 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 all levels of an organization.
• 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.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Frequently required to walk, stand, sit, 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 exposure to mechanical parts; working at heights, fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; extreme heat or cold. The employee has the potential to be exposed to toxic or caustic chemical and high noise levels.
This position requires the ability to wear a respirator.