Rail Line Operator

Rail Line Operator

PURPOSE OF POSITION:

Responsible for loading and shipping product to meet Anchor Ingredients high quality standards, while ensuring the day-to-day operational needs are done in a safe and timely manner. This position will prep, stage and load rail cars.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Rail Line Operations

• Be able to safely and efficiently clean and stage rail cars in loading area

• Operate payloader to move railcars via rope method or knuckle hookup

• Documenting and performing rail car inspections on Ipad prior to loading

• Seal outbound railcars for shipment?

• Unload trailer while monitoring level in rail car, moving car as it fills?

• Seal and document rail car, submitting paperwork and product retain sample

• Assist South plant operator when time allows with truck loading and unloading

• Be part of the team

• This position supports the overall production of multiple facilities

• Must be able to work with on site supervisors to ensure proper schedule

• Must be able to work with other scale house or process operators

Housekeeping

• Clean up any mess before going home for the day ensuring no personal belongings or garbage is left at workstations or other shared common areas
• Sweep around the pit between loads and the entire scale once per shift
• Put tools back in their places after each use
• Disconnect air hoses when they are not in use
• Take trash to dumpster with it is full
• Other Duties: mow lawn, shovel snow, move trailers, extra clean up and any other tasks that need to be completed around the facility as assigned

General

• Trouble shoot and communicate breakdowns to our Maintenance team and Supervisor
• Utilize all members of the team to accomplish tasks, holding yourself and others accountable for duties performed. Ask for help when needed.
• Prioritize employee and food safety first, facility production second and dumping and loading trucks as the third priority.

QUALIFICATIONS:

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Demonstrated ability to follow oral and written instructions
• Ability to establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships
• Ability to:
• lift a minimum of 50 lbs.
• stand for extended periods of time
• work in dust
• open traps on trailers/trucks
• work in extreme heat/cold
• work in confined spaces
• work at significant heights

ABOUT THE COMPANY:

Headquartered in Fargo, ND, Anchor Ingredients is the most customer-centric, innovative and transparent farm-to-food partner, dedicated to delivering premium ingredients and added value services to the food and pet food industries. Our farm-level relationships, combined with our global reach, allow us to efficiently procure and process ingredients from around the region and throughout the world, uniquely positioning us to fulfill our customers' diverse ingredient requirements. We take pride in our world-class team which boasts extensive industry experience combined with an unwavering dedication to our company's mission, vision and values, and a commitment to delivering quality and innovation throughout the entire food supply chain.

DISCLAIMER:

This job description is not a complete description of responsibility, but reflects the general qualifications, duties and/or responsibilities necessary to perform this position. Anchor Ingredients reserves the right to revise the job description as circumstances warrant. All candidates who receive a written offer of employment will be required to successfully pass a background check, as well as testing for commonly abused controlled substances in accordance with the company's Drug Free Workplace Policy. Anchor Ingredients is an at-will employer, which means that either the employee or the company may terminate the relationship at any time, with or without notice, and with or without cause. We are an equal opportunity employer.

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