Operations Specialist - Lincoln, NE
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The Operations Specialist assists with day-to-day facility operations, including handling grain and agronomy products, maintaining equipment, and supporting inventory and scale operations. The role involves outdoor, hands-on work in varied weather and exposure to agricultural products. Busy seasons require additional hours, and employees may help at other locations and departments as needed.
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Operations Specialist A Day in the Life: As an Operations Specialist you will assist with the day-to-day operations of your facility. You will help with the loading/unloading of grain and agronomy products on trucks and trains, as well as some feed and energy products. Your primary responsibilities in this position will include but are not limited to; grain handling and quality maintenance, mixing and loading liquid/dry fertilizer and chemical products, filling anhydrous ammonia tanks, sweeping out grain bins, helping manage inventory, assisting with the operation of the scale to weigh products, and performing routine maintenance and repairs on equipment and vehicles. Your day-to-day tasks will include housekeeping and maintenance duties to keep the facilities and equipment up and running. You will operate company vehicles, forklifts, augers, front-end loaders, and various other types of equipment. Whats Expected: You will be expected to help where needed, including additional locations and departments as necessary. This is a hands-on position where you will be working outside in all kinds of weather. You will be exposed to grain dust, lubricants, chemicals, and fertilizers. Physically, you will stand, stoop, bend, kneel, and crawl on a regular basis. You will be asked to climb ladders, enter confined spaces, and work at heights up to 200ft. Regularly lifting 50 pounds and occasionally 100 pounds will be expected. You will be expected to think clearly, problem solve, work hard, and work more hours during busy seasons. Safety is one of our core values and we do everything we can to ensure the safest work environments for our employees, therefore you will be expected to adhere to all safety rules and regulations and complete any necessary training. This is a skilled position for an individual that takes pride in their work, pays attention to details, and upholds Farmers Cooperative policies, mission, vision, and core values. Farmers Cooperative operates under the all hands-on deck philosophy when it comes to getting things done. Therefore, employees are required to perform all other duties as directed by the supervisor. Whats Required: Valid Drivers License Busy seasons will require more hours to service our customers and to unload/load product on trains Preferred Qualifications: Quality written and oral communication Quality customer service skills Basic technology skills Basic mathematical skills The desire to work for an agricultural cooperative
How this job compares
Set against the 385 open Operations Specialist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$67–90K/yr120 salary ranges
- US median$23–26/hr103 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 385 open Operations Specialist jobs across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
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- Experience
- Operations Specialist postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 4 years (222 postings).
- Education
- 26 of the 385 open Operations Specialist jobs (7%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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