As a North American leader in agribusiness and renewable fuels, The Andersons operates in a unique space, bringing together agriculture, energy, and global markets. From the farm to customers around the world, we help move food, feed, and fuel where it’s needed most.
Our business spans the full value chain, which means the work we do directly supports farmers, customers, and communities every day. Whether it’s helping producers succeed, delivering essential products, or advancing more sustainable energy solutions, our impact is both local and global.
What truly sets us apart is how we work together. We are a performance-driven, people-powered organization where employees are owners, sharing in our success and helping shape our future. We invest in our team through development opportunities, meaningful career paths, and a culture that encourages growth, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
At the core of everything we do is our Statement of Principles. We are committed to providing extraordinary service to our customers, helping our employees improve, supporting our communities, and increasing the value of the company for our shareholders.
Position Overview
The Production Worker II- Food Operations, is responsible for supporting daily operations in flour mill facility, including receiving and grading wheat, bulk shipping, equipment monitoring, routine maintenance, troubleshooting, and housekeeping. This role is ideal for someone with previous food, grain, agriculture, or production experience who has mechanical aptitude and is comfortable working in a hands-on environment with dust, heights, and physical activity. Candidates must be safety-focused and able to follow PPE, SQF, and GMP requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Receive, grade and process inbound and outbound wheat loads.
- Responsible for weekly master sanitation tasks.
- Performing preventative maintenance duties around the mill/plant. Assisting maintenance personnel as needed.
- Routinely observe and make decisions to ensure the preservation of the physical facility, including all equipment, utilities, pumps, compressors, boilers, roofs, snow removal, landscaping etc.
- Conduct routine maintenance on the department equipment as scheduled, and maintain the area in a clean, sanitary condition.
- Actively maintaining a safety culture. Always thinking of personal safety and that of your team members. Serve on safety and food safety committees
- Operate various types of mobile equipment such as a forklift, cleaning and lifting devices.
- Maintain a good working knowledge and adherence to all food safety policies and procedures.
- Perform all tasks in a fashion that promotes the safety and quality of our products.
- Actively participate in all required food safety and quality related meetings and training events.
- Identify and report all food safety and quality issues to management immediately.
- Work hours will require all candidates to have flexible schedules for a rotating shift and projected overtime and perform job functions in the physical mill environment, in accordance with set work schedule
What is Expected of You and Others at This Level
- Has developed skills through formal training or considerable work experience
- Works within established procedures and safety policies
- Completes work with a moderate degree of supervision
- Ability to quickly make decisions that may have immediate impact on the work unit and department.
- Ability to communicate with others effectively, and express or exchange ideas in a respectful manner.
- Completes work with a moderate degree of supervision
Competencies Expected of You and Others at This Level
- Collaborates - Builds partnerships and works cooperatively with others to achieve shared objectives
- Ensures Accountability - Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments
- Being Resilient - Rebounds from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations
- Customer Focus - Builds strong customer relationships and delivers customer centric solutions
- Values Differences - Recognizes the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization
- Optimizes Work Processes - Knows the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement
- Instills Trust - Gains the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity
Minimum Qualifications & Skills
- High School Diploma or GED equivalent preferred
- 1-2 years’ relevant experience required preferably in Grain handling
This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed. It does not include all responsibilities and skills required of the job and may be changed at any time. All responsibilities must be completed in compliance with all safety protocols, policies, procedures and consistent with the spirit and philosophy of The Andersons’ Statement of Principles. #IND123
Disclaimer:
The Andersons, Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment and consider candidates without regard to any status protected by law, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability.
We also prioritize a safe and healthy workplace. The Company maintains a drug-free work environment and may require drug, alcohol, and/or medical testing depending on the role.
To ensure a consistent hiring process, The Andersons, Inc. does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies that do not have a formal agreement in place and is not responsible for any related fees.
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