Specialist

Production Operations Specialist I

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

For over 40 years, Clarkson has been an industry pioneer in the production and supply of identity preserved grains, oilseeds, and ingredients to food and feed industries worldwide. Clarkson works with end users to identify, select, and supply hybrids/varieties/characteristics that improve end product quality, market access, process yield and client differentiation. Clarkson's supply chain is traceable and transparent. Products can be conventional, non-GMO, organic, regenerative or whatever the client wants. To satisfy demand, farmers receive premiums to grow what buyers want in the way they want it. Crops ship from Clarkson's own facilities cleaned and ready to process; move in bag or bulk; travel by truck, container, rail, barge, or vessel. Clarkson's supply system functions every day throughout the year.

Position: Production Operations Specialist I

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

(listed in order of priority)

SCALE, BAG, AND STITCH: Efficiently and effectively, with the appropriate attention to detail, packages and stitches bags and totes, inclusive of scaling totes (i.e. scoop corn in and out to achieve desired weight), with assistance.

SWEEP BINS: With assistance, ensures traceability standards are met by effectively and efficiently sweeping bins to prepare them for the next variety then communicating completion with the Quality Assurance Specialist / Scale Operator and Production Supervisor.

MEASURE BINS: With assistance, effectively measures bins and provides measurements to Operator for quality inspection and monitoring purposes.

INSPECT, CLEAN, AND PREPARE CONTAINERS: With assistance, inspects, cleans, and prepares (i.e. install liners, when requested) containers so they are in an appropriate condition for loading to prevent rejections. Takes pictures of each step to verify process.

CLEAN FACILITY: Cleans facility inside and outside autonomously and proficiently with an appropriate attention to detail as well as efficiency.

OTHER DUTIES, as assigned

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Calculate simple math equations and read measurement devices (i.e. scale, measuring tape, etc.)
• Lift up to 55pounds continuously.

Core Competencies

• Communication
• Energy
• Safety Focus
• Work Standards
• Adaptability
• Influencing
• Quality Orientation
• Initiating Action
• Technical/Professional Knowledge & Skills

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• HS diploma, GED, or equivalent experience

Special Requirements

• Requires a valid operators license or reliable mode of transportation to travel within the trade territory.
• Willing and able to work overtime, as required.

Physical Demands

These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the described essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee must have the ability to regularly use arms, hands, and fingers to handle, feel, reach, grasp, turn, lift, move, twist or bend. This position frequently requires the ability to stand for long periods of time and frequently walk, climb, or balance to reach high destinations, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 55pounds.

Specific talking, hearing, smelling, and vision abilities required by this job include talking with employees; listening to conversations; visual abilities job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, night vision, depth of perception, and ability to adjust focus; and have a sense of smell to identify issues related to the facility.

When operating vehicles or machinery, must have the ability to quickly respond with the hand, arm, or foot to a sound, light, or object(s) when it appears; the ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you and quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a vehicle or machinery to exact positions.

Work Environment

While performing the responsibilities of the job, these work environment characteristics are representative of the environment the employee will encounter. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. While performing the duties of this job, this position may be exposed to moving mechanical parts, as well as dirty, wet, dry, hot, and cold working conditions. In addition, the employee may occasionally work in high precarious places and closed in surroundings. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.