Agtegra Cooperative is a local agricultural cooperative headquartered in Aberdeen, SD. It is owned by over 7,000 farmers and ranchers, predominantly in North and South Dakota, with a network of over 70 locations and 850 employees. For more information, please visit www.agtegra.com. At Agtegra, our mission is simple: we will do something great for farms and families in rural communities that nobody else will do. To accomplish this, Agtegra offers diverse career opportunities where employees can grow and work in their local communities. Your personal and professional needs matter here – which is why we offer a variety of competitive benefits to employees, including healthcare and retirement, generous paid-time-off (PTO), family leave, and a clothing allowance - just to name a few. It’s not just a job at Agtegra – it’s a place where we invite all employees to "Start Here. Grow Here."
POSITION SUMMARY
Assists all areas of the elevator as required and provides prompt efficient service to customers.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Communicate effectively with Agronomy Personnel
- Delivers products and services to customers in a prompt, courteous, and reliable manner.
- Operate forklift to load out chemical, seed or fertilizer to customers.
- Assist in loading/unloading of dry/liquid fertilizer
- Assists in maintenance and cleanliness of facility, equipment and grounds.
- Assists in maintenance of the facility and equipment.
- Assists in keeping facility clean and neat in compliance with Government and Agtegra rules. (Cleans dryers, legs, conveyors)
- Operates all machinery and equipment as required.
- Assist location personnel with the loading and unloading of trucks.
- Assist with loading/unloading in rail operations as needed.
- Receive and loadout grain and fertilizer
- This position involves the frequent operation of Payloaders, Skidloaders, Tractor/Mowers, Locomotives, Telehandlers and Forklifts. A CDL is helpful, however, not required (will help obtain one).
- Understands and follows all safety and company rules and regulations.
- Able to work extended hours at busy times based on business demand (including nights and weekends)
- Other duties as assigned
COMPETENCIES Education or Experience Required: Diploma/GED or 0-1 year related experience; or combination of education and experience Work Environment/Safety: Promotes mutual respect, keeps workplace clean and safe, supports safety programs. Teamwork: Meets all team deadlines and responsibilities, listens to others and values opinions, helps team leader to meet goals, welcomes newcomers and promotes a team atmosphere. Productivity: Manages a fair workload, volunteers for additional work, prioritizes tasks, develops good work procedures, manages time well, handles information flow. Customer Service: Handles customer questions and complaints, communicates with customers, handles service problems politely and efficiently, always available for customers, follows procedure to solve customer problems, understands company products and services, maintains pleasant and professional image. Customer Focus: Builds customer confidence, is committed to increasing customer satisfaction, sets achievable customer expectations, assumes responsibility for solving customer problems, ensures commitments to customers are met, solicits opinions and ideas from customers, responds to internal customers. Adaptability/Flexibility: Adapts to change, is open to new ideas, takes on new responsibilities, handles pressure, adjusts plans to meet changing needs.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles and outside weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold; extreme heat and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
Health Insurance, Vision/Dental Insurance, Pension plan, 401k, Clothing Allowance, Paid time off, Holidays, Education Assistance and MORE! Agtegra Cooperative is an equal opportunity employer.