Shipping & Receiving Operator - Ethanol Plant-22001LA
Posted on: 16 Sep 2022
Fort Dodge, IA
Job Description
Responsible for unloading raw materials and loading ethanol and distiller’s grain, work 12-hour rotating day shifts, as well as the movement of trucks and rails cars on the plant site. Ensure maximum production quantity and quality while supporting the policies, goals and objectives of the company.
Operates and maintains all processes associated with corn receiving, corn storage, product storage, unloading, and loading.
Unloads corn from trucks and railcars.
Loads ethanol into trucks and railcars.
Loads distiller’s grains into trucks, railcars, and containers.
Takes samples of corn, ethanol, and distiller’s grains for testing.
Operates plant scale house; probes, analyzes, and grades corn, weighs trucks in and out, enters data into scale house software, issues paperwork to drivers.
Operates meters and bulk weighers to facilitate product loading.
Operates locomotive or rail mover to move railcars on plant site to facilitate loading and unloading of product.
Operates large machinery and equipment such as front end loaders and lifts.
Participates in safety, health, and environmental programs. (LOTO-lock out tag out, Safe Work Permit, FSMA-Food Safety Modernization Act).
Performs preventive maintenance tasks as required.
Performs routine housekeeping duties to maintain a clean work environment.
Monitors area equipment and assists with maintenance as required.
Communicates regularly with local rail service to facilitate rail movement activities.
This position is hourly nonexempt status, which means you are eligible for overtime pay.
Qualifications
High school diploma or GED required.
Experience with the movement and loading of rail cars preferred.
Experience working with heavy equipment in an industrial environment or grain elevator preferred.
Experience with the operation of front-end loaders, forklift trucks, rail movers, man lifts, and related material handling equipment preferred.
Experience in the operation of a dry-mill ethanol plant preferred.
Experience with standard computer software programs, i.e. Microsoft Outlook and SAP, preferred.
Valero
San Antonio, TX
Valero Energy Corporation operates as an independent petroleum refining and ethanol producing company in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Refining, Ethanol, and VLP (Valero Energy Partners LP). The company is involved in oil and gas refining, marketing, and bulk selling activities. It produces conventional and premium gasolines, gasoline meeting the specifications of the California Air Resources Board (CARB), diesel fuels, low-sulfur and ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuels, CARB diesel, other distillates, jet fuels, asphalts, petrochemicals, lubricants, and other refined petroleum products.
As of December 31, 2018, the company owned 15 petroleum refineries with a combined throughput capacity of approximately 3.1 million barrels per day. It markets its refined products through wholesale rack and bulk markets; and through approximately 7,000 outlets under the Valero, Beacon, Diamond Shamrock, Shamrock, Ultramar, and Texaco brand names. The company also produces and sells ethanol, distiller grains, and corn oil primarily to refiners and gasoline blenders, as well as to animal feed customers.
It owns and operates 14 ethanol plants with a combined ethanol production capacity of approximately 1.73 billion gallons per year. In addition, the company owns, operates, develops, and acquires crude oil and refined petroleum products pipelines, terminals, and other transportation and logistics assets that provides transportation and terminaling services. The company was formerly known as Valero Refining and Marketing Company and changed its name to Valero Energy Corporation in August 1997. Valero Energy Corporation was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.
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IndustryOil and Gas
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No. of Employees10,261
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