Work Environment:
This position will work in both a warehouse environment as well as at customer sites including feedlots and dairies. In such an environment the position will be frequently exposed to extreme heat, extreme cold, temperature changes, humidity and noise.
Physical requirements:
This position will constantly require heavy work including; standing, walking, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, balancing, crouching, reaching, handling, grasping, hearing, and eye/hand/foot coordination. Frequently requires climbing, stooping, kneeling, talking and repetitive motions.
Skills and Knowledge:
Reading: Locates, understand and interprets written information in order to perform tasks; learns from reading text by determining the main idea or essential message; identifies all relevant details, facts and specifications; infers or finds out the meaning of unknown words and/or technical terms.
Arithmetic: Performs basic computations; uses basic numerical concepts in practical situations; can perform arithmetic computations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) without a calculator.
Teamwork: Makes effort to seek others’ input; willingly collaborates and cooperates with others in the organization; develops effective working relationships with key associates.
Customer Service: Is customer oriented, sensitive and responsive to customer needs and priorities; establishes effective working relationships with customers and gains their respect and loyalty; identifies and takes appropriate action on customer needs.
Flexible/Adaptable: Views change or problems as an opportunity to grow professionally and to develop new and better ways to do things; adjusts readily to alterations in routine; copes effectively with changes in scope or type of work.
Sense of Urgency: Demonstrates the ability to respond quickly to changes in day-to-day operations as it relates to department priorities.
Problem Solving: Recognizes that a problem exists (i.e., that there is a discrepancy between what is and what should be); identifies possible reasons for the discrepancy and devises and implements a plan of action to resolve it.
Listening: Makes efforts to seek others’ input; encourages the expression of ideas and differing viewpoints; actively listens to communication from all sources; uses appropriate skills to confirm the speaker’s message.
Administer Effectively: Monitors daily implementation of activities, projects, policies and procedures; notices errors and gaps; keeps detailed and accurate records; processes paperwork promptly and follows up on important details.
Reasoning: Discovers the underlying relationship between two or more objects and uses that knowledge to solve a problem; uses logic to draw conclusions from available information; identifies general rules or principles; applies rules and principles to new situations; determines which conclusions are correct from analysis of a given set of facts and information.
Promote a Healthy and Safe Work Environment: Maintains a work environment, which is conducive to the well being of employees; identifies and corrects adverse health and safety conditions; aggressively manages the productivity and financial implications of health-related absences; strives to determine the root causes of work-related health problems and takes preventive action.
