Plant Operator Trainee

Koch Fertilizer Dodge City, LLC is looking for a Plant Operator Trainee to join our team.

This is a great opportunity to learn about an industrial setting without any previous experience and grow a career!

Our Benefits Package Includes:



* Pay rates starting at $28/hr


* Immediate Vacation Available - 120-hour annual allotment


* Bonus eligibility - Including a $3,000 Sign-on bonus!


* Automatic 401K company contribution along with competitive matching program


* Excellent Health benefit options

Trainees will have hands on learning experience while working our 4 on/4 off, 12-hour shift, alternating days & nights.

What You Will Do



* Proactively and deliberately advance the Principled Based Management (PBM®) culture within the team.


* Leveraging technology and systems to gather and interpret critical data points to the daily operation of the facility


* Performing minor maintenance on manufacturing equipment and support equipment


* Initiating daily inspections and walk down of critical equipment


* Gathering samples and performing product tests to ensure quality


* Monitoring plant parameters (SOCL, Safe Operating Control Limits) and identify opportunities for correction and/or improvement


* Performing tasks associated with safe production of fertilizer products, in an environmentally compliant and efficient manner following all plant policies and procedures

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)


* Work a rotating 12-hour shift including weekends, holidays, overtime, and callouts

Physical Requirements:



* Required to wear any or all of the following PPE: safety glasses, hearing protection, goggles, hard hats, FRC, acid suits, breathing air, gloves, safety boots, respirators, and encapsulated suits.

PPE use is in accordance with the Job Safety Analysis (JSA) for a given task


* Ability to lift a minimum of 50lbs


* Work in hot, cold, and inclement climate conditions and congested areas


* Climb stairs, ladders, ladders on vessels and columns, ladders associated with scaffolds in excess of 160 feet

What Will Put You Ahead


* Experience and application of safe work practices - Lock Out, Tag Out (LOTO); Job Safety Analysis (JSA)

For this role, we anticipate paying $28/hr.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs.

This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions.

Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data.

The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location.

If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

This role is subject to a pre-hire medical test.

This role is not eligible for Visa sponsorship

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