Supervisor Shipping & Receiving - Ethanol Plant

**Description:**

Responsible for unloading raw materials and loading ethanol and distiller's grain, as well as the movement of trucks and rails cars on the plant site. Ensure maximum production quantity and quality while supporting the policies, goals and objectives of the company. This position supervises the team of Shipping & Receiving Operators and is responsible for overseeing the shipping and receiving systems of the plant.

* Supervises team of Shipping & Receiving Operators and ensures that training is completed so that movement of product can be accomplished in a safe, timely, and cost-effective manner.
* Develops operator knowledge and skills in key areas, safe work policies and practices via training, mentoring and operator qualification process.
Participates in the hiring process.
* Maintains and updates operating and training manuals for the department and ensures that all personnel are trained on the most updated version of standard operating procedures.
* Reviews the operation of receiving equipment and systems to minimize unplanned downtown, anticipates and solves problems in a timely manner, and identifies opportunities for improvement.
* Initiates and carries out projects that improve efficiency and/or reduce operating costs.
* Maintains records on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis of key variables in the department.
* Maintains and calibrates testing equipment.
* Prepares reports, analyzes data and makes recommendations for improving material handling operations or solving problems in the area.
Maintains safety, health and environmental policies and procedures.
* Ensures city, county, state, and federal regulations relating to the department are met at all times.
* Directs, maintains, and enforces the safety program for the department; reviews safety records to uphold standards of safety for all departmental personnel.
* Communicates with the QA/QC Laboratory to ensure effective participation by the material handling team in the implementation of QA/QC policies and procedures.
* Communications with the Maintenance department to facilitate the maintenance and repair of equipment in the receiving area.
* Implements programs and procedures required to ensure plant cleanliness.
* Assists with planning and implementing plant improvements and expansions.
* Assists with receiving of chemicals and supplies for the process, maintenance, and other areas of the plant.
* Supervises all processes associated with corn receiving, corn storage, product storage, unloading, and loading.
* Monitors the use and inventories of corn, working with the Manager - Grains Procurement to maintain adequate supply
* Communicates with the Operations department to coordinate effective receiving operations.

This position is salaried exempt status, which means you are not eligible for overtime pay.

**Qualifications:**
* Able and willing to work on-site and in-person, required.
* High School diploma or GED required.
* 8 years of shipping and receiving experience that includes prior experience working with machinery in an industrial environment or grain elevator required.
* Associates degree in a related technical field preferred.
* Supervisory experience preferred.
* Experience with the operation of front-end loaders, forklift trucks, rail movers, man lifts, and related material handling equipment preferred.
* Experience using Microsoft Office programs (i.e. Word and Excel) preferred.

Valero's pre-employment process includes successful completion of a background check and pre-employment drug screen.

*About Valero Renewables - Bluffton*

Valero's Bluffton ethanol plant is located in Bluffton, Indiana, about 30 miles south of Fort Wayne. The bio-refinery sits on 422 acres and started ethanol production in September 2008. The facility uses a dry-grind production method and state-of-the-art technology to maintain industry-leading standards in production, safety, product quality and environmental stewardship. The Bluffton plant annually processes nearly 45 million bushels of corn into 130 million gallons of denatured ethanol and 340,000 tons of distillers grains co-products. The bio-refinery has a nameplate capacity of 110 million gallons of ethanol per year and employs approximately65 employees.

Valero's employees are the heart of its success, and there is a reason why the company is an employer of choice in the fuels manufacturing and marketing industry. It's not just the excellent benefits package, or the opportunities for personal growth, it's also the caring and committed culture of the organization that makes everyone feel like they're truly part of a team. For more information, visit Valero.com.

Valero is an EEO/AA Employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected status, including race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

Please be advised, if you are viewing this position on a website that lists an estimated salary rate/range, it was not provided by Valero. Valero's market specific salary rate/range will be provided during the recruiting process and tends to be higher than what is estimated by such websites.

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**Job:** Operations/Skilled Crafts %26 Trades/Maintenance
**Primary Location:** US-IN-Bluffton
**Job Posting:** Sep 18, 2024, 9:21:35 AM
**Unposting Date:** Ongoing
**Req ID:** 24001EC