Packers and Packagers, Hand Job at Arkansas Staffing in Newport

Seasonal/Temporary Grain Storage and Transportation

I have 350,000 bushels of grain storage that I need help maintaining and operating, as well as driving semis with hopper bottom trailers to move conditioned grain.

Job duties include:

• Participate in the inspection, grading, sorting, and post-harvest treatment of crops.
• Grade and sort according to factors such as color, species, length, width, appearance, feel, smell, and quality to ensure correct processing and usage.
• Operate and monitor grain conditioning tools to ensure efficient and safe conditioning of grain to meet quality standards.
• Load and unload hoppers and containers with products using handtrucks, forklifts, suction gates, scoops, pitchforks, brooms.
• Weigh crop-filled containers, and record weights and other identifying information.
• Place products in containers according to grade.
• Weigh products or estimate their weight, visually or by feel.
• Discard inferior or defective products or foreign matter, and place acceptable products in containers for further processing.
• Guide products to regulate flow through grain conditioning process and to discard diseased or rotten products.
• Monitor and report grain moisture and grades.
• Maintain a clean and organized work environment, including storage areas and surrounding facilities.
• Adhere to all safety protocols and procedures to ensure a safe working environment for yourself and the team.
• Load semis with hopper bottom trailers without over or underfilling trailers; drive and deliver grain to market or ports using semis and trailers.
• Operate fans and other equipment to condition grain and control moisture levels.
• Must be able to speak and understand English.