Soybean Plant Team Lead

Thank you for your interest in joining our team!  At CGB, you can contribute to meaningful work, grow professionally and personally, and belong in a place where everyone has a voice.   Founded in 1969, CGB Enterprises, Inc. is known as an innovative and progressive leader in the grain and transportation industries.  Today, CGB operates an enterprise with over 100 locations and nearly 2,000 U.S. employees overseeing a diverse family of businesses that provide an array of services for producers and logistics services for an international base of customers. The combination of our assets provides a growing organization that is celebrating over 50 years of strength and stability! Looking for a leadership role where no two days are the same? Join a team where you'll guide daily operations, mentor employees, and help ensure a safe, productive, and profitable facility. From driving continuous improvement initiatives to leading safety and compliance programs, you'll play a vital role in the success of the operation. This job is primarily responsible for performing daily tasks within and leading the day to day operations of the assigned location which include efficiencies, quality, rates, safety, EPA, and Coast Guard compliance, following all applicable programs (i.e. GMP+/HACCP). This job will provide input with interviews, performance issues, coaching/guiding/training employees, and terminations. Additionally, this job will serve as a link between staff and upper management to ensure operations are carried out to ensure a safe, efficient and profitable operation. In this job, you will: Fully participate in the company Safety, Food Safety, and Quality programs, attend daily pre-shift meetings and ensure staff follow all safety rules and achieve required goals (SOL’s, THA’s, near misses, and incident reporting). Perform and ensure staff performs all duties within compliance of OSHA, company safety, and environmental regulations; including wearing appropriate PPE for task being performed. Oversees and leads all safety program permitting and lockout tag-out permits. Ensure compliance with specific PSM (Process Safety Management) requirements and with GMP/HACCP rules. Perform all daily tasks and lead workers performing daily tasks in the assigned location and/or area of responsibility in accordance with the location and organization's policies and procedures. Ensure staff understands duties and tasks, monitor productivity and provide constructive feedback (i.e. staff perform all tasks and complete required paperwork, direct staff on housekeeping needs, ensure breaks and lunches are taken in accordance to policy). Work with management to set and monitor performance goals and deadlines, and communicate, track, and coach others to assist in their succeeding to meet goals and deadlines. Use daily parameters to determine upper management goals and ensure they are met and if not daily parameters have been issued, update the daily parameters with your input. Communicate between day-to-day operations and management and maintenance of all pertinent information and record in the Team Leader Logbook. Obtain utility readings on Monday morning and 1st of every month. Lead repair and maintenance and preventive maintenance; housekeeping, inventory; and building or equipment upgrades/expansions or other facility projects (where applicable). Monitor the facility for EPA, OSHA, and coast guard compliance. Provide input to management on staffing and job development activities (hiring, promotion and termination recommendations, training, time keeping, corrective actions, etc.); communicate, coach and mentor staff to meet individual performance expectations. Prepares reports for management, as necessary or requested. Other duties as assigned. Here’s what you’ll need to be considered: Education Required – High School Diploma. Experience Required – Experience working in any job within work group to have the applicable skills and abilities to perform any job within the work group (operator positions). License/Certification Required – Requirement for Processing Team Lead of Extraction - Pass Extraction Qualifying test. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Basic working knowledge of or ability to learn business, coaching, and training skills. Knowledge specific to the area supported; including specific Process Safety Management requirements and GMP/HACPP rules. Mathematical skills (add, subtract, multiply, divide). Good computer skills, including working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite. Effective interpersonal, oral and written communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of people within and outside the organization. Strong troubleshooting skills with willingness and ability to make good decisions about plant operations and efficiencies. Strong organizational, time management and multi-tasking skills, with ability to remain flexible to changing priorities. Mentoring and coaching skills, or ability to learn and incorporate (where applicable). Ability to perform any job within the team’s work group. Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple decision makers. Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality and secure sensitive information. Ability to gain knowledge to serve as a resource to the organization's management team that provides leadership and direction. Ability to remain focused on exceptional customer service, both internally and externally. Here’s additional information you need to know: Physical Demands & Requirements Ability to lift/push/pull up to 30 lbs. frequently and 60 lbs. occasionally. Ability to use a 300 pound rated ladder on a regular basis. Ability to climb, crouch, stoop, bend, and squat, frequently. Ability to stand and walk constantly/continuously. Ability to balance constantly/continuously.  Ability to kneel occasionally. Ability to safely work around deep water.