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Feed Delivery and Feed Mill Operator Role: Drive the designated delivery truck for bulk or bag feed deliveries. Assist in the manufacturing of complete feeds, base mixes and feed products sold by Farm Service Cooperative. Assist with ingredient and warehouse inventory, grain receiving, handling and inventory.

Accountabilities/Essential Functions:

• Deliver bulk or bag feed orders to FSC customers, as per customer request, using the designated FSC truck/equipment.
• Operate all grain equipment at elevator or feed mill to include manipulation of controls, levers and valves to start elevator equipment and to adjust equipment positions, speeds, timing and material flows.
• Weigh or measure materials and products, using scales or other measuring instruments, or read scales on conveyors that continually weigh products to verify specified tonnages and prevent overloads.
• Operation of feed storage bins for bulk feed products.
• Manage bag and bulk feed inventory to include recording production data such as weights, types, quantities and storage locations of materials, as well as equipment performance problems and downtime.
• Perform bagged or bulk feed or grain deliveries, as needed, including loading and unloading of corn or soybeans.
• Assist Feed Department in receiving, handling and quality control of grain and ingredients needed.
• Conform to safety and regulatory compliance requirements, as directed and per company policy.
• Perform or implement housekeeping and maintenance, as needed, of grain and feed facilities.
• Complete monthly inventory of feed warehouse and weekly grain inventory in elevator.
• Become knowledgeable and familiar with FSCs products, policies and procedures.
• Review suggestions of ways to improve work methods and procedures made by employees and decide on course of action.
• Coordinate procurement, maintenance, storage and quality control activities of feed to obtain optimum production and utilization of human resources, machines, product and equipment.

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``` - Work in cooperation with other divisions, locations, customers, supervisors and managers with a positive attitude and willingness to provide positive feedback to them. - Travel to other FSC locations and/or vendors is required. - Perform other duties and tasks as assigned by the Feed Mill Operations Manager.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

Ability to communicate information or ideas effectively in oral or written form.

Ability to listen to what other people are saying and ask questions as appropriate.

Perform basic math operations (add, subtract, multiply, divide) to include, but not limited to, use of whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percentages and discounts.

Knowledge of principles and methods involved in promoting, showing and selling of products or services. This includes marketing strategies and tactics, product demonstration and sales techniques, and sales control systems.

Work and communicate with internal and external customers to meet their needs in a polite, courteous and cooperative manner. Committed to quality service.

Ability to identify and analyze problems associated with work processes.

Develop constructive and cooperative relationships with others.

Ability to organize and work on multiple tasks concurrently.

Demonstrate responsible behavior and attention to detail.

Encourage and facilitate cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity. Foster commitment and team spirit.

Knowledge and skill in judgment and decision-making, negotiation, and management of material resources.

Ability to analyze organizational and operational problems and develop timely and economical solutions.

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