The biofuel plant supporter — coordinating ethanol production operations, logistics, and administrative functions.
As an Ethanol Operations Coordinator, you support ethanol plant operations by coordinating production activities, managing logistics, and handling administrative tasks. You're ensuring grain deliveries align with production, tracking ethanol shipments, and keeping plant operations coordinated.
Your day supports production flow. You might coordinate grain deliveries, then schedule rail or truck loadouts, then track inventory levels, then handle documentation, then support production scheduling. You're the coordination point that keeps the ethanol plant running smoothly.
The hardest part is coordinating in a commodity-driven business. Grain and ethanol prices fluctuate; production adjusts accordingly. You need flexibility while maintaining organization. The people who thrive here are organized, adaptable, and interested in renewable fuels.
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Median pay for an Ethanol Operations Coordinator is about $121K nationally, with the field ranging roughly from $75K to $197K depending on experience, employer, and metro (BLS).
Core skills for this role include Critical Thinking, Management of Personnel Resources, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, and Monitoring.
Most people in this role hold a bachelor's degree.
Employment in this field is projected to grow about 1.9% through 2034, with roughly 234,380 people working in it today (BLS).
Closely related roles include Ethanol Operations Manager, Plant Manager, and Production Manager.
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