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Scale Clerk roles in grain elevators, recycling facilities, and logistics hubs qualify as H-1B specialty occupations when the position requires a bachelor's degree in a directly related field such as logistics, supply chain management, or industrial technology. Employers filing H-1B petitions must certify a prevailing wage through a DOL Labor Condition Application before USCIS can approve your petition.
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City: Council Bluffs
State: Iowa (US-IA)
Country: United States (US)
Requisition Number: 44000
A Day in the life:
A Scale Clerk is responsible for in-person customer service interactions related to inbound/outbound scale truck traffic. This position is responsible for providing professional and excellent customer service. Responsible for safely and accurately executing detailed system transactions including but not limited to recording accurate truck weights for legal sale/purchase contracts for bulk commodity products (soybeans, soybean meal, soybean hull pellets and vegetable oil) and collecting payments for COD contracts before the product is loaded. Responsible for analyzing and resolving customer and contract load inaccuracies before the customer is permitted to exit the scale area.
Work Schedule:
Shift work is required, as the scale house is operated first and second shift and is open on Saturdays, Holidays, and 7 days a week during Harvest. Hours and days are subject to change.
Overtime is required during peak seasons including but not limited to harvest.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Adhere to safe work practices and actively participate in all safety programs.
- Consistently provide professional and excellent customer service.
- Maintain professional communication and rapport with truck drivers and customers. This is vital for maintaining Bunge’s reputation within the community.
- Responsible for accurately weighing all inbound and outbound trucks utilizing certified scales and the supporting systems/software (OneWeigh).
- Records accurate weight and ensures that the weight is attributed to the correct customer profile and correct legal sale/purchase contract load number in adherence with company procedures including but not limited to internal controls/SOX.
- Verifies inbound soybean receipts are applied to the correct customer and correct contract by verifying data provided by truck driver utilizing Agris and SAP software.
- Responsible for ensuring that all trucks that are picking up bulk products possess an accurate load number and accurate destination prior to drivers being admitted to facility for soybean meal, hull, refined oil and feedstock loading.
- Responsible for interfacing commercial and plant operations to ensure the safe and efficient flow of truck traffic in staging area and throughout the facility occurs. Optimal flow ensures customer satisfaction and ensures best in class safe operations.
- Provide facility orientation to new drivers and address unsafe activities with truckers in a professional and courteous manner.
- Required to manually weigh and print tickets for inbound commodity deliveries.
- Ensure that all payments are received for all COD contracts prior to truck loading and leaving premises.
- Responsible for ensuring prior content certification of empty truck trailers is obtained in advance of Bunge products being loaded in trailer in compliance with food safety program.
- Responsible for identifying overloaded/overweight trucks to ensure product offload occurs before final weight is recorded and the truck is permitted to leave the facility in accordance with DOT requirements.
- Responsible for scale systems and for troubleshooting related to ticket routing throughout and facility processes (scale to probe to scale; scale to loadout to scale, etc.)
- Responsible for doing scale to scale checks daily with loadout areas.
- Maintains daily housekeeping for scale house and scale.
Skill/Experience Requirements:
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- Strong computer skills are required.
- Prior customer service experience is required.
- Versatility, flexibility, and analytical problem-solving skills are required.
- Prior work experience in a role that required attention to detail and accurate electronic system transactions is required.
- 1-2 years of experience working with grain/commodities scale or weighmaster experience is preferred.
- Experience to agribusiness activities and transactions is preferred including experience utilizing business enterprise/warehouse commodity or ERP system such as SAP-GTM is preferred.
Benefits:
- Health Benefits – Offering choices so you can enroll in medical, dental and vision plans that meet your individual needs.
- 401(k) Retirement Plan – Investing in your future with an automatic 5% company contribution AND matching up to 4% of your contributions.
- Family Support – Supporting new and growing families by providing 6 weeks of 100% paid parental leave and fertility coverage.
- Tuition Reimbursement – after one year of service, eligible for tuition expenses reimbursement of up to $5000 per year.
- Time Off – Providing generous PTO based on professional work experience
- 0 – 9 years: 25 days
- 10 – 19 years: 30 days
- 20+ years: 35 days
Every day our people exemplify these values, which represent Bunge at its core:
- We Are One Team – Collaborative, Respectful, Inclusive
- We Lead The Way – Agile, Empowered, Innovative
- We Do What’s Right – Safety, Sustainability, With Integrity
If this sounds like you, join us! We value and invest in people who believe in our purpose and are excited to live it every day – people who are #ProudtoBeBunge.
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Verify your degree supports specialty occupation
USCIS requires your Scale Clerk role to demand at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field. Pull the O*NET profile for Scale Clerks and match your degree field to the job's listed knowledge requirements before applying.
Look up prevailing wages before negotiating
Use the OFLC Wage Search to find the certified wage level for Scale Clerk in your target metro. Your offered salary must meet that floor or your employer's LCA gets rejected, stalling the entire H-1B petition.
Target employers already filing H-1B petitions
Use Migrate Mate to filter Scale Clerk openings by employers with active H-1B LCA filing history in logistics, agriculture, or waste management. This skips companies that have never sponsored and cuts your application cycle significantly.
Confirm E-Verify enrollment before accepting offers
Any employer sponsoring your H-1B must be enrolled in E-Verify to legally employ you once your status changes. Ask HR directly during the offer stage so a missing enrollment doesn't delay your start date after USCIS approval.
Request premium processing if your start date is fixed
USCIS processes premium processing petitions within 15 business days. If your employer has a specific operational start date tied to a harvest season or facility opening, premium processing removes the uncertainty of a six-month standard wait.
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Does a Scale Clerk job qualify for H-1B sponsorship?
It depends on how the role is defined. A Scale Clerk position qualifies for H-1B sponsorship only if the employer can demonstrate the job normally requires a bachelor's degree in a specific field, such as logistics, supply chain, or industrial technology. Generic weighing or data-entry roles without a degree requirement won't satisfy USCIS's specialty occupation standard. Check the O*NET profile and the employer's job description carefully before pursuing sponsorship.
Which industries sponsor H-1B visas for Scale Clerk roles?
H-1B sponsorship for Scale Clerks appears most often in grain handling, recycling and waste management, agriculture logistics, and intermodal freight. These industries operate facilities where weight-based compliance and data systems require specialized training. To find employers in these sectors actively filing H-1B petitions for this role, browse Scale Clerk listings on Migrate Mate, which filters by verified LCA filing history.
What wage level does my employer need to certify for a Scale Clerk H-1B?
Your employer must certify at least the prevailing wage for Scale Clerk in your specific geographic area before USCIS will approve the H-1B petition. The DOL issues four wage levels based on experience and complexity. You can check the applicable wage for your location using the OFLC Wage Search. If your offered salary falls below the certified level, the Labor Condition Application will be rejected and the petition cannot proceed.
Can my H-1B be approved if my degree isn't in logistics or supply chain?
USCIS evaluates whether your degree field is directly related to the Scale Clerk duties described in the petition. A degree in business administration with a supply chain concentration, industrial engineering, or operations management can support the petition if the employer documents the connection clearly. A degree in an unrelated field, even at the bachelor's level, is unlikely to satisfy the specialty occupation requirement without substantial supporting evidence from the employer.
How long does H-1B processing take for a Scale Clerk position?
Standard USCIS processing for an H-1B petition runs roughly three to six months, though times vary by service center and filing volume. Before USCIS sees the petition, your employer must complete DOL Labor Condition Application certification, which takes about seven business days under normal conditions. If your employer opts for premium processing, USCIS responds within 15 business days of receipt. Plan the full timeline including the LCA step when negotiating your start date.
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