Elevator Assistant ZFS

Job Summary:

Assists all aspects of the elevator operation including mixing feed loading/unloading a variety of commodities and maintaining and operating equipment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Operates feed mixing machinery such as conveyors blowers and mixers.
• Loads the correct amount of ingredients into mixer to make feed products to specifications.
• Loads sacks boxes or guides discharge spout over customer and company-owned trucks with various feed meal and agronomy products.
• Lubricates adjusts and makes minor repairs on machinery and equipment to obtain optimum performance and production.
• Positions boxes or attach bags at discharge end of conveyor to catch products.
• Observes machine operation to detect malfunctions and adjusts machine lubricates parts and replaces pieces to improve performance.
• Daily inspection of equipment for defects and safe operating condition and completes a vehicle condition report at the end of each day. Report any/all defects or safety issues to maintenance supervisor or other appropriate company officials.
• Unloads grain/ingredients at designated pit.

• Follows all company and regulatory food safety policies and procedures and reports any potential food safety issues to management.
• Receive and inspect incoming raw materials process aids and packaging materials relevant to department.

• Helps support and ensure compliance with company Safety/Environmental/Quality/HR program policies and procedures.
• 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.
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Education and Experience:

• Education: High School or Equivalent
• Experience: 6 months to 1 years preferred
• Experience mixing feed products preferred.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to safely operate heavy equipment and complete inspection checks.
• Ability to adapt to changes in the work environment; manages competing demands; able to deal with frequent change delays or unexpected events.
• Ability to exhibit a professional manner in dealing with other departments working to maintain constructive working relationships under all circumstances.
• Ability to communicate effectively with co-workers and management.
• Ability to maintain good attendance habits.
• Ability to read analyze and interpret technical procedures or governmental regulations.
• Abide by all relevant SOPs as per Company policy as they are related to the position covered by this Job Description.
• Abide by companys safety quality environmental and HR policies at all times.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand sit; use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.
• The employee is frequently required to walk.

• The employee is occasionally required to climb to levels of 125 feet as well as balance; stoopkneel crouch or crawl.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.
• While outside the office the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts; highprecarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; extreme heat orcold temperatures; risk of electrical shock and vibration.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.