Plant Operations Specialist - GROWMARK FS, LLC - Coplay, PA

 

GROWMARK FS is headquartered in Milford, Delaware with branches in New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. GROWMARK FS has about 500 employees (including seasonal workers) and approximately 13,000 customers. The cooperative does business in seed, agronomy, energy, crop protection, precision agriculture, and custom application. GROWMARK FS is part of the GROWMARK System, an agricultural cooperative serving more than 100,000 customers across North America and Ontario, Canada.

 

PURPOSE AND SUMMARY STATEMENT

 

Assists Location Manager with the operations of assigned location including planning, scheduling, logistics, inventory, product handling, customer satisfaction, and personnel

 

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

 

Collaborates with Location Manager and Crop Specialist on planning, organizing, directing and scheduling work assignments and product batching sequences for dry & liquid facilities

 

Responsible for the inventory control and turns in application records on a daily basis.  Assures all product is accounted for with either an invoice or delivery ticket

 

Reviews customer blending and delivery tickets for accuracy and schedules product batching sequences

 

Operates facility loading and unloading equipment, mixing equipment, and other machinery

 

Coordinates work activities of location employees

 

Performs equipment and machinery preventative maintenance, trouble-shooting, maintenance, and cleaning tasks

 

Operates and maintains facility equipment and machinery in a safe, efficient, and economical way.

 

Schedules and performs maintenance of assigned equipment, rolling stock, and facilities

 

Sets up material handling, blending, storage, transport and application equipment for blending and delivery of products.  Blends products according to recommended rates and procedures.

 

Completes delivery tickets, transfer tickets, and invoicing for fertilizer and crop protection loads

 

Demonstrates knowledge of and the ability to safely operate sprayers, floaters, single or tandem axle trucks and other equipment to meet company and DOT standards

 

Performs and records daily safety checks of assigned vehicle(s) and associated equipment by conducting pre-trip inspections, such as checking fuel and oil levels, inspecting tires, lights, and brakes. 

 

Loads and unloads containers, pallets, or materials and products, safely on trucks, trailers, or railcars by hand or by forklift truck.  Ensures loads are evenly balanced and distributed from the front of the trailer to the back and from side to side, checks axle weights, and loads them in accordance with DOT regulations.

 

Leads personnel to follow all safe operating procedures and regulations

 

Provides customer service in a timely and accurate manner to increase customer satisfaction, maintain the reputation and profitability of the organization.

 

OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS

 

 

Supports and contributes to total company goals and objectives through collaboration efforts.

 

Follows GROWMARK’s Code of Conduct and Corporate Compliance Program, Environmental Health and Safety, OSHA and DOT policies and procedures, as they apply.