General Operator - Corn Sorter

Harvest labor- Corn Sorters
Hours 6a-630p
Working 4-3-4 schedule

Applicable Skills/Experience:

• Ability to safely perform duties in timely fashion while maintaining seed quality
• Ability to work independently or with a team
• Ability to adjust to changing conditions and anticipate needs
• Ability to make independent decisions
• Reliable and dependable - Exceptional attendance required.
• Pass a background check and other pre-employment screenings
• Have reliable transportation to the site and be able to arrive at the work site as instructed
• Maintain enthusiasm, good attitude, honesty, and a willingness to treat all with respect
• Ability to work long hours and rotational shifts, including over-time as needed.
• Ability to communicate verbally and written
• Ability to lift, push, pull up to 60 pounds, work in and outdoors, walk on uneven surfaces

Equipment/Attire Requirement:

• Steel-toe work boot (worker responsibility)
• Hi-Visibility hard hat (provided)
• General purpose gloves (provided)
• Hi-Visibility safety vest (provided)
• Safety eyewear (provided)
• Long pants of durable material (jeans preferred)
• Shirt with sleeves, minimum to cover shoulder (no loose clothing)

Job Purpose:
With trusted brands such as Pioneer, Corteva Agriscience is one of the world?s leading agricultural companies. Join us in helping farmers feed the world while protecting the planet. Work with great people in a safe and fast-paced environment.
As a General Operator, you will work with the Corteva production team to utilize standard operating procedures (Work Instructions) to maintain safety and quality while performing your daily functions.

Duties are as follows but not limited to:

The General Operator role is a role that may vary due to the seasonality of the business. In the spring and summer, you will be assigned to teams supporting a variety of responsibilities. You could spend time inspecting and maintaining our seed crops or you could support seed inventory management at the plant. Fall is a busy season with harvesting and seed packaging in full swing. In the winter, you will be cleaning & packaging seed, supporting maintenance work, warehousing and shipping seed to ensure our customers have the product they need for the coming planting season. Year-round responsibilities for this role would include 5S (cleaning) of the location, painting, and overall plant upkeep.

• September-October:
• Manually sorting corn for rogue ears, stalks, husk, trash etc.
• Throw discard in chutes and corn ears to be reworked on the reclaim conveyor
• Sweep up area at end of night

• November-March
• Label, tag, bag and palletize seed
• Enter inventory information into computer
• Stage seed for shipment in warehouse

Warehouse Activities - including forklift operation, driving of a forklift in the act of: Picking, Pooling, Staging, Receiving, and loading and unloading carrier's trailers, other product movements as required etc. Work with Shipping and Scheduling Team to utilize standard operating procedures (SOP) to maintain safety and quality. Maintain Corteva as a reliable supplier of quality products and services to be delivered to our customers worldwide. Assist the Dock personnel with the handling of bags while picking ordered. Responsible to follow standard operating procedures for PPE, movement of bags, and pedestrian walkways. Assist in cleaning and 5S duties throughout the warehouse.

Packaging - Bagging - Palletizing - Assist the Packaging Operator/Team Lead with the operations of packaging equipment, machine, and/or tools that they have been trained to safely operate/use.

Responsible to follow standard operating procedures for equipment, machine, and/or tools. Assist in tracking of material inventory. Team to utilize work instructions to maintain safety & quality.

• April -August:
• Retag in-house seed.
• Re-bag backhaul (returned) seed
• Inspect pro boxes to ensure they are free of debris and clean
• Wash pro boxes as necessary

Box Wash - Assist the Box Wash Operator/Team Lead with the operations of box wash equipment, inspection process, repair process and/or tools that they have been trained to safely operate and use. Responsible for following standard operating procedures for equipment, machine and tools. Assist in audits of clean boxes and tracking of metrics for the box wash area. Various other duties as assigned by supervisors and team leads.
Physical Task Requirements:

Ability of standing/sitting for extended periods; operating forklifts; repetitive motion and/or repetitive lifting (minimal requirement 60 lbs., exposure to warm and cold weather conditions.

Additional Details:

• Regular and reliable attendance is a requirement of the position.
• Transportation to and from assignment location is the responsibility of the worker.
• It is recommended that workers bring meals and snacks in a cooler if cool storage is not provided.
• Must abide by site seatbelt policy ? seatbelts must be worn in all motor vehicles on Corteva property.
• Must abide by site electronic device policy ? The use of mobile phones and/or other portable electronic devices by an individual operating a vehicle is permissible when it is done with hands-free technology. Only use mobile phones and/or other portable electronic devices with hands-free technology (i.e., only by voice commands or single-touch activation without holding the device).
• Cellular phone/mobile device (including iPods/MP3 players) are not allowed in working areas during work time. Use is restricted to break area during scheduled lunch and break times.
• Food and drink are not allowed in the work area.
• Park only in marked and appropriate areas as directed by Corteva.
• Corteva is a smoke-free workplace.