Operations Associate

Frontier Cooperative is seeking an Operations Associate for our Bennett, NE location.  This position is being offered as full time with benefits.

Duties Include maintenance and housekeeping of grain and agronomy equipment, monitoring and ensuring high-quality grain condition in bins, loading/unloading of customer trucks and wagons with grain and agronomy products, operating company agricultural equipment as needed, delivering fertilizer and chemicals to applicators, customers, and other Frontier locations.  

Other duties include, but are not limited to, the following:  

• Provide exceptional customer service to our patrons, customers, and employees in a courteous and professional manner at all times. Ops Associates assist customers with purchasing bulk fertilizers, chemicals, and seed, as well as delivering grain commodities to the terminal. 
• Control all load-out functions including blending and loading agronomy products, loading/unloading grain trucks, and maintaining the quality of inventory and blended products.    
• Perform warehouse and other agricultural-related duties such as operating tractors, machinery, forklifts, loaders, bobcats, etc.
• Assist with routine building, grounds, vehicle, and equipment maintenance and repair; perform housekeeping inside and outside of all facilities, offices, mills, and elevators.
• Maintain and promote a strong safety culture and follow all safety policies, procedures, complete training and follow regulations.
• On occasion, Ops Associates may assist loading and unloading rail cars when needed.   

Minimum Qualifications include, but are not limited to: 

• Ability to lift up to 75 lbs. on occasion; sit, stand, stoop, squat, crawl, walk, jog, run, climb tall ladders at various heights, stairs, and in and around confined spaces like grain bins and boot pits, as needed.  
• Ability to operate heavy machinery to load and unload bulk fertilizer and grain products for suppliers and customers.  Ability to operate forklifts, loaders, conveyors, tractors, farming equipment and other machinery.  
• Ability to work in and around grain, dust, and with Nebraska’s adverse weather conditions and temperatures.
• Ability to work long hours to meet business demands during harvest.
• Ops Associates must have the ability to read, write and speak the English language; maintain and promote a positive image of the coop; be dependable with the ability to adapt, take initiative, think and make decisions quickly, be helpful and customer-focused at all times.  
• Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screen test
• Farming, grain-handling, and/or elevator experience is helpful, but not necessary. 
• Ability and desire to obtain a Commercial Driver's License and/or Commercial Applicator's license is helpful, but not necessary.  Frontier offers extensive training for both licenses to our employees.  

Benefits Include, but are not limited to:  

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• HSA or FSA accounts
• Life, Short-term Disability, Cancer, Accident & other additional coverages
• 401k (Roth or Traditional)
• Coop Retirement Plan
• Direct Deposit
• Paid Holidays, Vacation & Sick Leave
• CDL Driver-Training Program (FC is a Certified Training Provider & is listed on the FMCSA's Training Provider Registry to provide ELDT training to our employees)
• Commercial Applicator Training
• Annual Clothing & Boot Allowances
• Active EAG (Employee Advisory Group)
• Active Safety Committee
• Supportive Safety & Compliance Managers
• Active Wellness Program
• Friendly Co-workers that are willing to help!

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