Control Room Operations (Clerical, Logistics)

Thank you for your interest in joining our team! We hire right, train smart, empower our employees to make decisions, and provide ample opportunities for growth and ultimate success.  At ZGC, we are setting the standard and are the premier supplier of quality grains for export markets.

 

Zen-Noh Grain Corporation (ZGC) was formed in 1979 to accomplish the goal of establishing a safe and stable supply of U.S. corn, milo, soybeans, and other U.S. food supplies.  ZGC is a U.S. subsidiary of ZEN-NOH, the largest agricultural cooperative association in Japan. We operate a grain and oilseed export terminal in Convent, Louisiana, which is the highest-handle grain export terminal in the U.S. In recent years, we have expanded our grain origination and export footprint with joint ventures in Brazil, Canada and Hong Kong. In addition to grain trading, we operate a forage processing and export business headquartered in Washington.

This job is primarily responsible for communicating and coordination with local marine services and fleets to arrange for just-in-time delivery to and removal of barges from a facility/facilities as well as performing several clerical and administrative responsibilities.

In this job, you will:

Actual responsibilities will vary depending on daily needs location(s) supported.

• Coordinate with barge fleets for barge order deliveries.
• Coordinate rail delivery and movement.
• Coordinate dryer operations.
• Send duty roster to appropriate personnel.
• Enter Barge quality factors and rail quality factors into appropriate systems; includes verifying scale tapes are accurate and consistent with information in system(s).
• Update barge report(s).
• Collect completed vessel paperwork and prepare for courier pickup.
• Unplug elevator legs.
• Ensure proper weighing and grading certificates are attained.
• Review and reconcile prior shift activity.
• Issue safety locks and tags for equipment service/repair.
• In the event of an emergency; sound the evacuation alarm, shutdown equipment, call fire/police department, notify appropriate company staff, and gather all paperwork.
• Other duties as assigned.

Here’s what you’ll need to be considered:

Education

Required –High school diploma or equivalent; or equivalent education and working experience.

Preferred – Bachelor’s Degree Business Agriculture

Experience

Required – None

Preferred – Industrial, Grain, Exportation

License/Certification

Required – USDA Licensed Weigher (or ability to attain by start date/30 days after hire)

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Working knowledge and understanding of mixing and blending techniques.
• Proficiency in computer skills, including working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Effective interpersonal, oral and written communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of people within and outside the organization.
• Good phone etiquette skills.
• High attention to detail, accuracy and timeliness.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paces work environment.
• Ability to work successfully both autonomously and within a team environment.

Here’s additional information you need to know:

Physical Demands & Requirements

Sedentary work.  Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.  Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.  Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Hearing.  Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.  Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.

The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machi