Operations Senior at Landus

Adair, Iowa, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

12 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

14 Mar, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Grain Operations, Agronomy Operations, Logistics, Inventory Management, Grain Quality, Blending, Train Staging, Mentoring, Maintenance Issue Resolution, Safety Compliance, Capital Project Budgeting, Strategic Growth, Grain Origination, Marketing, Customer Service, Problem-Solving

Industry

Farming

Description

Description About the Role The Operations Senior specializing in grain and agronomy operations is responsible for managing and optimizing operational processes, ensuring alignment between daily operations and long-term strategic goals. This role includes overseeing activities, resolving operational challenges, improving efficiency, and managing grain and agronomy operations and quality. You will also contribute to training efforts and provide exceptional service to our farmer-owners and customers. What will you do? Assist location personnel in logistics, total inventory management, blending, and housekeeping. Stage, blending, and loading trains on time. Teach and mentor Landus personnel to run elevators safely and effectively. Identify and assist in resolving maintenance issues within grain & agronomy assets. Ensure assigned locations are accurate in grain and agronomy inventory and quality. Teach Landus personnel to prevent over-drying grain & getting rid of off-grade or mixed grain. Participate and provide guidance on annual and multi-year expansion and facility optimization plans. Work with the location on all safety and compliance procedures Creates & prioritizes a capital project budget for each location Collaborate with other leaders in the organization to optimize the grain operations area of the business. Assist in strategic growth and direction planning/analysis. Maintain and increase agronomy and feed sales, grain origination and marketing with existing customers and grow business with new customers, as applicable. Know & follow all Landus’ policies and procedures regarding human resources, grain, agronomy and feed. Be a Champion for Safety throughout the organization. Requirements Extensive experience in grain elevator and agronomy operations Advanced knowledge of inventory management, grain quality, blending, and logistics Proven ability to lead, train, and mentor location personnel Strong understanding of safety, compliance, and operational best practices Ability to identify and support maintenance and capital improvement needs Experience supporting train staging, blending, and loading operations Strong problem-solving skills and ability to support multi-location operations Customer-focused mindset with ability to support sales, origination, and growth efforts Willingness to travel and provide operational leadership across locations Licenses: Must have a Class A CDL with applicable endorsements or be able to obtain one, if applicable to the location. This position requires the safe operation of a motor vehicle to perform the essential functions of the job. The employee must meet the qualifications set forth in the company’s vehicle safety policy. Failure to meet these qualifications could result in removal from this position. Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

Responsibilities

The Operations Senior manages and optimizes grain and agronomy operational processes, ensuring alignment with strategic goals while overseeing daily activities and resolving challenges. This role involves assisting personnel with logistics, inventory management, blending, and training others on safe and effective elevator operations.