Agronomy Operations Senior

Landus; Mitchellville (IA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Landus is seeking an Operations Senior specializing in agronomy to manage and optimize daily processes, align operations with long-term goals, and provide exceptional service to farmer-owners and customers.

You will oversee logistics, inventory, blending, and maintenance, while mentoring staff to operate safely and efficiently and contributing to expansion plans and growth strategies across locations.

Qualifications

• Must have a Class A CDL with applicable endorsements or be able to obtain one.
• Ability to supervise agronomy operations and mentor personnel.
• Strong understanding of safety and compliance procedures.

Responsibilities

• Assist location personnel in logistics, total inventory management, blending, custom application services, and housekeeping.
• Teach and mentor Landus personnel to run safely and effectively.
• Identify and assist in resolving maintenance issues within agronomy assets.
• Ensure assigned locations are accurate in agronomy inventory and quality.
• Participate in annual and multi-year expansion and facility optimization plans.
• Collaborate with leaders to optimize the Agronomy operations area.
• Maintain and grow agronomy and feed sales, grain origination and marketing.

Skills

Inventory management

Operations management

Team mentoring

Safety training

Strategic planning

Job description

Description

About the Role

The Operations Senior specializing in agronomy operations is responsible for managing and optimizing operational processes, ensuring alignment between daily operations and long-term strategic goals. This role includes overseeing activities, resolving operational challenges, improving efficiency, and managing agronomy operations and quality. You will also contribute to training efforts and provide exceptional service to our farmer-owners and customers.

What will you do?

• Assist location personnel in logistics, total inventory management, blending, custom application services, and housekeeping.


• Teach and mentor Landus personnel to run safely and effectively.


• Identify and assist in resolving maintenance issues within agronomy assets.


• Ensure assigned locations are accurate in agronomy inventory and quality.


• Participate and provide guidance on annual and multi-year expansion and facility optimization plans.


• Work with the location on all safety and compliance procedures


• Creates & prioritizes a capital project budget for each location


• Collaborate with other leaders in the organization to optimize the Agronomy operations area of the business.


• Assist in strategic growth and direction planning/analysis.


• Maintain and increase agronomy and feed sales, grain origination and marketing with existing customers and grow business with new customers, as applicable.


• Know & follow all Landus’ policies and procedures regarding human resources, grain, agronomy and feed.


• Be a Champion for Safety throughout the organization.

Requirements

Licenses: Must have a Class A CDL with applicable endorsements or be able to obtain one, if applicable to the location. This position requires the safe operation of a motor vehicle to perform the essential functions of the job. The employee must meet the qualifications set forth in the company’s vehicle safety policy. Failure to meet these qualifications could result in removal from this position.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform 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; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to sit and 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, peripheral vision, and depth perception.