Shipping & Receiving Lead - Johnstown

Job Title: Shipping & Receiving Lead
Department: Shipping
Reporting to: Shipping Manager
Location: Johnstown, Ontario

Greenfield is looking for a “Shipping & Receiving Lead” to join our growing team.

The Shipping Lead works as part of the Shipping & Receiving Team, supporting day-to-day activities and objectives. The incumbent is the primary delegate and backup for the Shipping Manager position.

The Johnstown Plant produces 252,000,000 litres/year of fuel, industrial, and beverage grade ethanol from corn, using an integrated dry milling, batch fermentation and continuous distillation and evaporation process.

Who We Are:

Greenfield Global is a leading producer and supplier of high-value, mission-critical raw materials, ingredients, and additives that are vital to businesses and integral to a lower-carbon economy. From start-ups to the largest brands in the world, customers trust Greenfield’s extensive portfolio of premium products, regulatory expertise, and industry-leading service to improve people’s lives and the health of the planet.

Why Join Greenfield?

We innovate, collaborate, and work with purpose. By unlocking the potential of people, partnerships, and nature to accelerate sustainable solutions for the health of the planet, our work has a positive impact on the environment around the world. We’re always looking for people who can bring new talents and experience to our team.

Who You Are:
• Safety and Quality minded professional.
• A thinker, eager to learn, self-motivated and a self-starter.
• A hands-on person that contributes to the organization and enjoys working in a plant environment.
• A team player, open-minded and able to work and communicate effectively with individuals from a variety of backgrounds.
• Able to work in a group or alone while maintaining a high level of motivation and drive.

Your Experience Should Include:
• O.S.S.D. or Equivalent
• Demonstrated equivalent work experience preferred. Ideally 1-3 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Related experience in grain handling, liquid product or chemical product handling is preferred.
• Mechanical ability would be an asset.
• Familiarity regarding heavy equipment (front end loader, rail mover) would be an asset.
• Ability to fulfill the physical requirements of the position, including but not limited to: ladder climbing, lifting up to 50 pounds, working at heights (Silo is approx. 100 feet), work in a dusty environment.
• Proficiency with standard computer hardware and applications.

Bonus Points If You Have Any of These:
• Communicate competently in both oral and written form.
• Read, interpret and prepare or assist in the preparation of documents such as maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• Write routine reports and correspondence.
• Clearly describe problems to co-workers, operators and management.
• Interpret a variety of instructions communicated in written or oral.
• Ability to use email effectively for communications.
• Open-minded, dedicated and conscientious.
• Willing to ask questions and communicate in an open, positive frame of mind.
• A self-starter that can identify issues and act accordingly independently.
• Able to work with a group of people from a variety of backgrounds.
• Add, subtract, multiply and divide in various units of measure.
• Compute and apply percentages, fractions and ratios to set process parameters as required.
• Understand and interpret graphs.
• Multi-task, able to view and control many variables at the same time.
• Operation and knowledge of a DCS.

Job Responsibilities:
• Within area of responsibility, develop, promote, and positively support goals and objectives in the areas of Safety, Environment, Product Quality and Consistency, Customer Service, ISO compliance, FSMA compliance, FSSC, ISCC compliance, Internal Supplier Relationships, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Participates positively in and supports compliance of FSMA and any other food and feed safety standard.
• Participates, adheres to, and fully complies with, the Company’s Health and Safety, Environmental and Quality procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Primary responsibility for delegate/backfill for Shipping Manager during planned and unplanned absences.
• Provide departmental coverage support in both Grains and Alcohol areas during times of absence. Expectation to be fully cross-trained in both areas.
• Support department objectives to achieve health and safety, environment, quality, production/plant efficiency goals.
• Support the Shipping and Receiving function related to