Operations Trainee

Scoular, an employee-owned company, has grown to over $6 billion in sales by providing reliable and diverse supply chain solutions for end users and suppliers of grain, food ingredients, animal feed ingredients and pet food ingredients, with our networks and innovations in international trade and transportation. Scoular employs more than 1,000 people in over 100 offices, grain elevators and processing facilities in North America and Asia. For 125 years, feed and food customers have been counting on Scoular people to create safe and reliable supply chain solutions around the globe.

Scoular has an exciting opportunity for individuals interested in facility operations. The Facility Operations Development Program immerses you in the daily management of a grain-handling facility. This two-year, development program will prepare you to operate a grain-handling facility safely and efficiently.

The Facility Operations Development Program will give you the opportunity to:

• Gain leadership experience in supervising employees, including daily directions, and leading employee training
• Become a safety advocate by developing a thorough understanding of safety policies and procedures, ensuring employee safety and protecting company assets
• Provide outstanding service to Scoular's customers while building a competitive and sustainable operation
• Identify and implement operational changes and facility improvements
• Learn to mange product quality, quantity and inventories to gain responsibility of inbound and outbound product flow.
• Determine cost/benefit analysis to support proposals for facility improvements.
• Build an understanding of the commodity merchandising activity and strategies and translate to coordinate transportation and maintenance requirements to ensure on-time deliveries.

Requirements

• Demonstrate knowledge of mechanized systems, industry equipment and elevator operations
• Eager to learn, energetic and customer-service orientated
• Possess effective communication skills
• Results driven
• Ability to independently solve problems
• Bachelor’s degree a plus, preferably in agriculture, mechanized systems, or related area

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $55,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Compensation package:

• Bonus opportunities
• Signing bonus

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person