Operations Technician

Your Job

KCBX Terminals Company is looking for an Operations Technician to join our team in Chicago, IL.

As an Operations Technician, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop long-lasting industrial skills and a variety of bulk material handling skills.

The Operations Technician will be responsible for utilizing both light and heavy equipment.

The successful candidate must have a positive attitude and be able to work as part of a team.

They will need to be able to identify problem areas and suggest improvements.

Our Team

Koch Minerals, LLC and its subsidiaries are among the world's largest dry-bulk commodity handlers, serving over 900 customers in the power generation and chemical industrial sectors and municipalities.

What You Will Do


* Assist in the direct transfer of bulk material


* Operate locomotives


* Operate a bobcat/skid steer


* Perform safety and compliance tasks daily


* Loading material onto barges and vessels

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)


* Must have or willing to obtain a TWIC Card

Physical Requirements


* Ability to perform manual labor (shoveling, lifting up to 50 lbs.)


* Ability to use sledgehammer and pinch bar


* Ability to climb stairs


* Ability to work outdoors in various types of weather


* Shift work with rotating 8/10/12 hour schedule; must arrive to work on time


* Ability to work mandatory overtime hours for vessel loading


* Ability to work in a standing, crouching, or bending position for prolonged periods of time

What Will Put You Ahead


* Bilingual - English and Spanish


* Experience in heavy industry


* Locomotive/Rail experience

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship

Pay range for this role is $15-20/hr.

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Who We Are

Koch Minerals, LLC and its subsidiaries are among the world's largest dry-bulk commodity handlers, serving over 900 customers in the power generation and chemical industrial sectors and municipalities.

Koch Minerals also markets and trades more than 40 million tons of product annually.

Subsidiaries include:

• Koch Carbon, LLC globally trades and transports petroleum coke, coal, cement, pulp and paper, sulfur and other related commodities through a ...