Operations (Non-DOT)-Corn Cleaning Plant-Hampton, NE

Looking for hands-on work that offers more variety than a typical production or warehouse position?

Join Central Valley Ag at our Hampton Corn Cleaning Plant, a specialized facility where food-grade corn is received, cleaned, color-sorted, packaged, and shipped by truck, rail, and bulk tote. As an Operations team member, you will learn multiple parts of the operation—from grain receiving and equipment monitoring to quality control, shipping, cleaning, and preventive maintenance.

This is not a single-station production job. Your responsibilities may shift throughout the day based on receiving, processing, packaging, maintenance, and shipping needs. The right person will enjoy staying active, learning equipment, solving basic operating problems, and taking ownership of safe, accurate work.

Dependable attendance, attention to detail, teamwork, and a willingness to handle both equipment operation and routine plant upkeep are essential to keeping the facility running.

What You’ll Do

• Receive and route grain from company-owned and customer trucks through the appropriate plant systems.
• Operate and monitor corn-cleaning, conveying, color-sorting, weighing, and packaging equipment.
• Monitor product flow and finished-product quality while maintaining food-grade corn segregation, lot identification, and traceability.
• Recognize and respond appropriately to plugging, spills, contamination concerns, quality problems, and unusual equipment conditions.
• Support shipment of finished product by truck, rail, and bulk tote, including filling, weighing, labeling, securing, staging, and moving packaged product.
• Operate forklifts and other authorized material-handling equipment.
• Assist with Trackmobile operation, railcar movement, and rail loading after completing required training and authorization.
• Complete scale, production, quality, inventory, and shipping records accurately and on time.
• Perform equipment inspections, preventive maintenance, basic troubleshooting, and general facility upkeep within assigned responsibilities.
• Maintain processing equipment and work areas through regular cleaning, sanitation, spill removal, and housekeeping.
• Communicate professionally with coworkers, customers, truck drivers, and other internal and external partners.
• Follow all safety procedures and contribute to a safe and productive work environment.
• Support other CVA operations and locations as business needs require.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Why This Job

• No CDL required—build an Operations career without a commercial driving requirement.
• Learn specialized food-grade corn processing, color-sorting, packaging, and quality systems.
• Work across multiple areas of the plant rather than remaining at one station all day.
• Build practical experience with forklifts, grain-handling equipment, rail operations, inventory, and basic mechanical troubleshooting.
• Develop skills that can support increased responsibility as your experience, performance, and knowledge grow.
• Contribute to a growing food-grade corn market that creates additional value for Nebraska farmers.
• Join a stable, farmer-owned cooperative offering full-time employment and opportunities for additional hours during busy production and shipping periods.

Benefits

CVA offers a strong benefits package designed to support long-term employment and financial security.

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Pension Plan
• Paid Time Off and Holidays
• Wellness Programs
• Life and Disability Insurance
• HSA and FSA Options
• Annual Clothing Allowance
• Ongoing Training and Development

What We’re Looking For

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Dependable attendance, punctuality, and reliable follow-through.
• Willingness to work in a physical, fast-paced plant environment.
• Basic mechanical aptitude and interest in learning equipment and plant systems.
• Strong attention to safety, product quality, sanitation, accuracy, and detail.
• Ability to recognize equipment, product-flow, or quality concerns and communicate them promptly.
• Willingness to perform routine cleaning and housekeeping as essential parts of safe, efficient food-grade production.
• Initiative to remain productive and complete responsibilities without constant direction.
• Ability to plan, organize, and reprioritize work during equipment interruptions or changing production and shipping needs.
• Professional communication skills and the ability to build effective working relationships with coworkers, customers, and drivers.
• Integrity and accuracy when handling product, inventory, quality, and shipping information.
• Basic math and computer skills for weights, inventory, quality checks, and documentation.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and establish priorities within required timelines.
• Ability to work effectively with others to achieve shared production, quality, and safety goals.
• Availability for extended hours, weekends, or adjusted schedules during harvest and peak production, maintenance, or shipping periods.

Experience in manufacturing, production, food or feed processing, grain handling, warehouse operations, packaging, equipment operation, industrial maintenance, or material handling is helpful but not required.

What to Expect

• A hands-on role involving regular standing, walking, bending, climbing, lifting, and repetitive activity.
• Work around grain dust, noise, trucks, railcars, moving machinery, conveyors, and processing equipment.
• Regular cleaning and housekeeping as essential parts of the job.
• A changing workload that may shift between equipment operation, grain receiving, packaging, maintenance, quality checks, and shipping.
• Additional hours or adjusted schedules during harvest, equipment maintenance, and peak production or shipping periods.
• Required use of personal protective equipment and strict adherence to plant safety procedures.

Central Valley Ag

Central Valley Ag is a farmer-owned cooperative headquartered in York, Nebraska. CVA is an innovative leader providing products and services in grain, agronomy, feed, and energy across Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska. We are a stable, growing organization dedicated to the success of our farmers and employees.

Visit www.cvacoop.com to learn more.

Disclaimer: This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the position. Duties may change as business needs evolve. CVA may provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

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