Company Name: Five Star Cooperative

Job Responsibilities: Job Objective:

Under the direction of the location supervisor and/or operations manager, the operations specialist is responsible for tasks in operating our grain and/or agronomy facilities. Duties include, but are not limited to, assisting in all aspects of the elevator operations. This position will be responsible for receiving grain, maintaining grain conditions, and measuring grain inventory. Incumbents will also be responsible for operating agronomy facilities, loading and unloading bulk and packaged fertilizer and chemical products, and measuring agronomy inventory. Incumbent will operate equipment such as forklifts and loaders, and maintain seed and bulk treatment equipment.

The incumbent will be expected to assist other locations and departments as assigned by management. Will communicate availability regularly and assist with projects as needed.

Incumbent maintains efficiency in a manner that will optimize the cooperative’s market share and savings, improve the cooperative’s efficiency, help achieve the cooperative’s mission and goals, and result in outstanding customer service.

This position will maintain a positive attitude that promotes teamwork within the location, as well as within the cooperative and upholds a favorable image of Five Star Cooperative at all times.

Essential Tasks:
Maintain grain quality
Works with grain weighing, grading, probing, and communicating bin designation
Performs general housekeeping to maintain dust levels
Performs maintenance and repairs to equipment
Measure and tracks inventory of grain and agronomy products
Performs basic grain handling; loading and unloading trucks
Ability to dump grain
Assists with loading and unloading fertilizer and chemicals
Understand basic agronomy chemistry of all products
Works in fertilizer plant mixing, loading trucks, reading work orders and maps, etc.
Operates and maintains agronomy load-out facilities
Operates equipment such as loader and forklift
Assists with the assigned mix schedule, prepares mix to specifications in a timely manner, accounts for each mix or other service by writing job, sales, or transfer tickets to ensure accurate inventory control
Maintains seed and bulk treatment equipment
Completes and maintains driving and delivery records
Assists with operations, helps with distribution of seed, fertilizer, and CPP products to growers
Receives dry and liquid fertilizer
Works directly with customers, developing excellent customer relations
Enforce and abide by all cooperative policies
Enforce and uphold the cooperative’s credit policy
Good communication with all employees and customers
Check with other departments to see if help is needed before going home
Perform other duties as assigned by management – employee’s duties may change according to the changing needs of the company

Education:
High school diploma or equivalent
Fluent reading, writing, and speaking the English language

Experience:
Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills necessary
Computer skills required – Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel
Good customer service skills and approach necessary

Preferred Experience:
Agriculture background

License, Certificate or Registration:
Valid Driver License
Certificate to Grade Grain
Forklift Certification – or ability to obtain all of the above

Basic Skills: Speaking, Writing, Reading Comprehension, Listening, Monitoring, Judgment and Decision Making, Time Management

Pay Range: TBD

Company Address: 308 West St, Sheffield Iowa, 50475

Company Phone: (641) 394-3052

Fax:

Company Email: mmarkham@fivestarcoop.com

Company Website: https://www.fivestarcoop.com/careers/

Hours Per Week: Seasonal

Days: Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun

Hours: TBD

Date Position Expires: 09/15/2026

How to Apply: Apply online via the company website

Requirements: None

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