Premix Technician - PrairieFood

PrairieFood is a young, vibrant, up-and-coming company with a triple-P bottom line: People, Planet, Profit.  We take care of our People along with our customers and the communities we touch; we work to take care of and heal the Planet; and we do these things while helping farmers and everyone in the supply chain make a Profit.  PrairieFood manufactures a carbon-rich soil amendment that feeds the soil, building soil function and health, resulting in healthier plants, food, people, and the environment we all inhabit.  We provide education about Regenerative Agriculture practices to help farmers be successful on their farm and to build a legacy of a vibrant rural communities for future generations. 

Summary:

These full-time and part-time positions are to help us with our peak production seasons.  These positions entail working with a team to produce PrairieFood and Premix slurry, which is a 2-part process involving cattle manure and distillers' grain. The Pre-mix technician will manually ensure efficiency and cleanliness of production processes to separate sand and silt from manure.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Cleaning the Heat Exchanger (HEX) 
• Cleaning shuttle totes and semi tankers 
• Loading semi tankers and shuttle totes 
• Making Manure Slurry 
• Making PREMIX 
• Ph testing of Totes 

Education/Experience:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Additional Qualifications:

• Commitment to Safety
• Proven ability to take ownership in assigned tasks and overall product quality.
• Ability to follow established processes and procedures.
• Ability to interact with technology to track production activities and quality standards.
• Ability to record activities and collect data such that the organization can make decisions based on good information.
• Ability to take direction from others with a positive attitude.
• Ability to work with the team to think creatively to help redefine process and procedures to improve:
  • Safety
  • Efficiency
  • Cleanliness
  • Product quality

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Mechanical aptitude 
• Interest in Regenerative Agriculture
• CDL
• Farming background