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Apply now for our Full-Time Elevator Technician position with United Grain at our Grain Elevator in Moccasin, Montana!! We have exceptional benefits and competitive pay. If you are mechanically inclined and interested in being part of a great company, we are willing to train the right person! Now is a great time to get started!

WHO WE ARE

At United Grain Corporation, our employees are our most valuable asset. For 55 years, we have been a premier grain exporter and supply chain management company for the export of agricultural grain products. We have been serving the needs of American grain producers and suppliers, fulfilling the evolving needs of our global customers, uniting them and creating success for all. In the process of doing this, we feed the world safely and reliably. We want employees to feel like they are part of a family, the UGC family.

WHAT UGC CAN OFFER YOU IN THIS POSITION SALARY: $ 16.00 to $22.53 per hour DOE

BENEFITS:

Job Summary

The Grain Elevator Technician (GET) I role is an entry-level position. Under close supervision, the tasks for this position include, but are not limited to: grain receiving, storage handling, drying, blending, and loading of grain; monitoring stored grain condition, and maintaining and cleaning grain facilities and equipment, in order to ensure a safe working environment. The GET I will perform a variety of tasks including driving trucks and other motorized equipment. Each employee is responsible for their own safe work behavior and the safety of their coworkers. Employees in this position will be required to maintain a positive, forthright attitude that promotes a collaborative, respectful, and diverse corporate culture, and conduct themselves in a professional and favorable manner.

It is essential that all our employees align with our values of Inclusivity, Integrity, Reliability, and Safety by contributing to the creation of solutions and positive experiences for team members, customers, and producers while providing a high level of customer care and service.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs job tasks in a safe manner and follows compliance with UGC safety programs and procedures.
• Takes responsibility for own safe work behavior.
• Maintains work areas and facilities properly.
• Provides courteous and responsive customer service.
• Performs or assists in routine maintenance and basic level repairs.
• Assists in the unloading or loading of grain commodities by truck, rail or barge.
• Weighs or measures materials and products, using scales or other measuring instruments.
• Grain quality and evaluation.
• Maintains equipment, machinery, and workstations, using hand tools, shovels, brooms, chemicals, hoses, and lubricants.
• Observes and listens to machinery and conveyor operations and monitors lights, dials, and gauges, in order to maintain specified operating levels and to detect equipment malfunctions.
• Informs supervisors of equipment malfunctions that need to be addressed.

Required Education and Experience

• High school diploma or GED degree and/or equivalent training preferred. Exceptions made for minors 16 years and older in high school permitted for seasonal/temporary positions.
• Must have a valid driver's license to drive company vehicles.
• Maintenance experience with a mechanical aptitude is preferred.
• Agricultural experience is preferred but not required.
• Experience with computer programs such as Word and Excel preferred, but not required.
• Proven interpersonal skills; must support a team-oriented and inclusive approach with a high level of integrity and reliability.
• Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing with employees and customers.
• Ability to understand and follow all safety guidelines.
• Must be able to work extended hours as needed.

Physical Demands and Requirements

• This is a physical job that includes both indoor and outdoor work in all types of weather and temperature environments. The job includes working in and around grain dust. In addition, this position can be physically strenuous from time to time. Must be able to work in this environment.
• You will be expected to be able to work in tight and confined spaces, walk, climb, bend, kneel, lift, grip, grasp, push, and pull various tools and equipment. May be required to ride a belt lift and occasionally work at significant heights with requisite balance and equilibrium. Ability to frequently lift, push, pull up to 50 pounds and occasionally more. This job will require the ability to ascend/descend ladders.
• Personal protective equipment, including hardhats, gloves, safety glasses, safety shoes, and respiratory protection and ear protection are required.
• Requires the ability to read and comprehend written and oral operational and safety instructions and related rules, policies, and memo, and communicate clearly with your coworkers and supervisors.
• Must have vision that permits close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to detect odors and the ability to understand and discern safety warning systems.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

United Grain Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to status as a protected veteran or a qualified individual with a disability, or other protected status such as race, religion, color, national origin, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or age. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.