Warehouse Operator

ILC Resource is the Industries Leader of animal feed-grade calcium carbonate. It started in Alden, Iowa and after 101 years of continual growth, today our facilities are state-of-art in the manufacturing of fine grind calcium carbonate (limestone). We take pride in our customer base, in providing quality products with excellent customer service. We are a strong supporter of the local communities and have enjoyed long-standing employees, whose careers have extended past 30, 40, even 50 years. As a company, we are “Solid as a Rock” and always looking for candidates who can take us into the next century; we will be here.

Job Type: Warehousing / Full Time – 7am to 3pm / Compensation - $20.16/hr after 60day probation.

Job Description: Packaging and warehousing of animal feed grade Calcium Carbonate products, utilizing pneumatic bagging equipment and semi-automatic Palletizers. One can expect to learn all aspects of the warehouse operations including loading and unloading of van trailers, offloading of Rail Hopper cars, and inventory control on all products. Rotational work schedule with warehouse staff in housekeeping duties for production facility and some preventive maintenance activities on equipment.

Essential Functions:

• Complete and be Competent of MSHA 24hr New Miner training

• Packaging and Palletizing of Products into 50Ib bags

• Inventory control with data entry into accounting system

• Use of forklift in Loading and Unloading of Van Trailers with pallets of finished product

• Off-loading of Rail Hopper Cars

• Housekeeping in Facilities

• Cross training as desired in our facets of the facility operations

Requirements:

• Must be 18 years of age

• High School diploma or GED or equivalent

• Valid Driver’s License

• Self-starter and dependable, with good work ethics

• Good basic math and reading skills

• Flexible to overtime as needed, including weekends

• Physical requirements would include routine lifting, up to 50Ib, climbing, bending and some twisting

• Able to work in non-climate control environments including conditions of hot, cold, dusty, and noisy areas of the facility

• Successful completion of background check with pre-employment physical and drug/alcohol screening

Benefits: Strong Package

• Health, Dental, Vision package – Single, Employee plus One, Family, choices with low premiums to provide our employees with full coverage

• 401(k) – No contributions required by employee! ILC Resources provides Safe Harbor of 3% which is guaranteed, with an additional Profit Sharing (non-guaranteed) of 12%. ILC has provided this for the last 30 plus years. Must complete 1yr of service to be eligible for ILC provided contributions, but employee can contribute own dollars to 401(k) after probationary period of 30 days.

• Paid time off – progressive up to 5 weeks – vacation payout based on total income from prior year divided by 2080 hours. This Factors in not just your hourly rate, but also all overtime pay. Options of selling portion of earned vacation back to company.

• Company paid life insurance for employees, and employee’s spouse and children

• Company paid short-term and long-term disabilities

• PTO days of 56 – newly hired receive 1.077 PTO hours per week worked / Paid Holidays of 9.5 / Paid Day for Veterans.

• Parental paid leave of 5 days for birth of employee child

• Employee Assistance Program for all employees

• New Hire Bonus of $750 with completion of 6 months and an additional $1500 after completion of 12 months

Equal Opportunity Employer

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $19.66 - $20.16 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Language:

• English (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Required)

Work Location: In person