Land Application Crew Lead - Valley View

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Your Opportunity

The Land Application Crew Lead performs safe and effective application of lagoon effluent to maintain system at manageable levels. Coordinates efforts of Land Application Crew. Performs any combination of the following tasks to ensure compliance and to reduce liability

Core Responsibilities

• Abides by the three C’s: Communication, Collaboration and Cooperation
• Interprets company policy and specifications to workers and enforces safety regulations
• Operates application equipment in accordance with SOP’s, State regulations and training guides
• Supervises daily activities of multiple fulltime associates
• Performs maintenance of equipment
• Performs testing on lagoon, soil, instream and storm waters as required
• Provides information for reports as required
• Coordinates the daily tasks and monitors performance of Land Application Crew
• Documents work order information in a timely manner
• Responds quickly to issues to minimize risk
• Reviews and updates field notebooks
• Updates application maps daily
• Follows biosecurity
• Participates in Special Projects as needed
• Demonstrates punctuality by showing esteem for others by doing the right thing at the right time
• Demonstrates flexibility with a willingness to change plans according to the direction of authorities
• Must be truthful by accurately reporting past facts to earn future trust
• Assists other workers in a variety of duties
• Complies with all MSI components – to include but not limited to: EMS, IPS and Animal Well Being Policies and Procedures

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. May perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED), required.
• B level CAFO certification required
• Valid Drivers license
• Wastewater certification preferred
• Must be dependable by fulfilling what you consent to do even if it means unexpected sacrifice
• Must know and do what is expected – be responsible
• Must have the ability to recognize and do what needs to be done before being asked to do it
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Database software; Internet software; Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software and