Agronomy Intern

Cooperative Farmers Elevator; Milford (AR); Presencial; USD 17.000 - 22.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Cooperative Farmers Elevator in Arkansas is seeking an Agronomy Intern to gain hands-on experience across agronomy sales, field scouting, ag fairs, and customer interactions as part of our Sales and Agronomy teams.

You will assist agronomists with grower crop protection products, seed, and other agronomy services; help with field scouting, pallet sorting and inventory, and learn the cooperative system while developing professional communication and teamwork skills.

Formación

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Basic math skills.
• Ability to work long seasonal hours.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and demonstrate attention to detail.

Responsabilidades

• Assist Agronomists with grower crop protection chemicals, seed, or other agronomy products and/or services.
• Field scouting and customer interactions.
• Sort seed on pallets, organize and inventory.
• Report discrepancies or potential problems to your supervisor; maintain safety standards.

Conocimientos

Communication skills

Teamwork

Customer service

Attention to detail

Basic math

Driver's license

Educación

High School Diploma / GED

Descripción del empleo

Description

Work with Sales and Agronomy department to gain an educational experience with opportunities in multiple facets of agronomy including agronomy sales, field scouting, ag fairs, and customer interactions.

Requirements

Agronomy Intern

• Be a part of our innovative Agronomy team
• Play a crucial role in helping to feed the world
• Contribute your ideas to our sustainability in agriculture mission
• Gain knowledge from industry experts
• Learn the ins and outs of the cooperative system
• Assisting Agronomists with grower's crop protection chemicals, seed or other agronomy products and/or services
• Field scouting
• Sort seed on pallets, organize and inventory

Reporting

• Inform your supervisor of discrepancies in your reports as soon as you are aware of them
• Inform your supervisor of potential problems or potential new business opportunities directly or indirectly related to your department
• Report any unsafe equipment or working conditions to your supervisor
• Report any needed repairs or special maintenance to your supervisor immediately

Safety and Compliance

• Uphold cooperative policies
• Follow and comply with all laws and regulations both State and Federal
• Attend employee safety meetings, etc. held as required or scheduled in conjunction with Safety Director or location

Other Duties

• Perform other duties as assigned by management
• Collaboratively work with location, departmental personnel
• Attitude consistently mirrors the company image and promotes fellow employee teamwork
• Present a professional image through words, actions, and personal appearance

Basic Qualifications:

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Basic math skills
• Ability to work long seasonal hours and in seasonal environments
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects at a time and demonstrate good attention to detail
• Detailed oriented to provide accurate and consistent work
• Excellent customer service skills
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Valid driver's license

Physical Demands

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed in basic qualifications are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. 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 use hands to finger, handle or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand, sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.