Heartland Co-op
Feed Operations Internship
Heartland Co-op, Newton, Iowa, United States, 50208
Description
Interns hired for this position should expect to learn all facets of manufacturing and will leave this position with invaluable skills and industry knowledge.
Interns will review and actively take part in, learning and eventually acquiring the ability to independently carry out their responsibilities while tending the feed mill that grinds materials such as corn, SBM, ingredients for feed, and drugs, by
performing the essential job duties.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:Adding a prescribed amount of corn, soybean meal, drugs, and feed ingredients for making desired feed.Monitoring inventories to ensure proper ingredients are on hand for mixing.Minimizing excess inventory and out-of-date materials.Monitoring feed grinding to ensure the quality of the final product is consistent and of high quality.Maintaining and repairing feed equipment.Keeping feed grinding area clean, safe, and up to code.Coordinating loads to maximize efficiency and maintain customer service.Maintaining the inventory of products including loading/unloading trucks and organizing the warehouse.Operating the mill in a safe and responsible manner.Keeping production records including products ordered, inventory records, production records, and billing.Maintaining and recording the maintenance and housekeeping records in the appropriate logbooks.Certain branches/locations may require the employee to maintain a valid driver's license and commercial insurability at all times and/or Commercial Driver's License (CDL), please see the requirements of this specific position below.Other duties may be assigned.Requirements
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
Leadership
- Accepts feedback from others.Cost Consciousness
- Contributes to profits and revenue. Dependability - Follows instructions, and responds to management direction.Quantity
- Completes work in a timely manner.Safety and Security
- Observe safety and security procedures.
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 with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Education/Experience:
High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Language Ability:
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
Math Ability:
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide into all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Reasoning Ability:
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.
Computer Skills:
No Computer skills are needed.
Certificates and Licenses:
May be required to maintain a current weighing license and grain grading certificate.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to work near moving mechanical parts; work in high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include Depth perception.
The employee is exposed to long seasonal work hours.
PCP Level: 4
Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly.
Interns hired for this position should expect to learn all facets of manufacturing and will leave this position with invaluable skills and industry knowledge.
Interns will review and actively take part in, learning and eventually acquiring the ability to independently carry out their responsibilities while tending the feed mill that grinds materials such as corn, SBM, ingredients for feed, and drugs, by
performing the essential job duties.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:Adding a prescribed amount of corn, soybean meal, drugs, and feed ingredients for making desired feed.Monitoring inventories to ensure proper ingredients are on hand for mixing.Minimizing excess inventory and out-of-date materials.Monitoring feed grinding to ensure the quality of the final product is consistent and of high quality.Maintaining and repairing feed equipment.Keeping feed grinding area clean, safe, and up to code.Coordinating loads to maximize efficiency and maintain customer service.Maintaining the inventory of products including loading/unloading trucks and organizing the warehouse.Operating the mill in a safe and responsible manner.Keeping production records including products ordered, inventory records, production records, and billing.Maintaining and recording the maintenance and housekeeping records in the appropriate logbooks.Certain branches/locations may require the employee to maintain a valid driver's license and commercial insurability at all times and/or Commercial Driver's License (CDL), please see the requirements of this specific position below.Other duties may be assigned.Requirements
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
Leadership
- Accepts feedback from others.Cost Consciousness
- Contributes to profits and revenue. Dependability - Follows instructions, and responds to management direction.Quantity
- Completes work in a timely manner.Safety and Security
- Observe safety and security procedures.
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 with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Education/Experience:
High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Language Ability:
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
Math Ability:
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide into all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Reasoning Ability:
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.
Computer Skills:
No Computer skills are needed.
Certificates and Licenses:
May be required to maintain a current weighing license and grain grading certificate.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to work near moving mechanical parts; work in high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include Depth perception.
The employee is exposed to long seasonal work hours.
PCP Level: 4
Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly.