Apprentice Applicator

Keystone Cooperative; Covington (OH); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading agricultural cooperative seeks a dedicated Apprentice Applicator to safely apply products to various crops and operate equipment. The candidate will build customer relations while ensuring compliance with safety regulations. This role offers the potential for growth into a Custom Applicator position based on performance evaluations.

Qualifications

• Must obtain and maintain required state commercial applicator certification.
• Ability to read, count, write, and utilize technology for documentation.
• Willingness to adapt to changing application technologies.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality application of dry fertilizer products and lime.
• Maintain safety equipment and comply with all safety guidelines.
• Perform daily inspections of equipment for safety and performance.

Skills

Communication

Basic mechanical skills

Team player

Education

High School graduate or GED

Minimum of an Ag CDL

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Job Description

Job Description

Overview of Position: The purpose of the position is to apply products safely and accurately to a wide range of labeled crops and sites from recommendations made by the Manager/Salesperson. This position also operates and maintains Company equipment involved in these applications. This includes building and maintaining customer relations through application of products and providing feedback to customers and location manager of field conditions that they note during application. Upon annual performance evaluations, this position could lead to a Custom Applicator position.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Provides quality application of dry fertilizer products and lime to customers in a safe and efficient manner.
• Utilize the information supplied and the technology in the application equipment to ensure that the right products at the right rates are applied to the right fields and customers.
• Assist in the mixing, loading, unloading, and transporting of crop protection and fertilizer products.
• Consistently follows all laws, regulations, and safety rules (including PPE) in handling and applying products.
• Obtains/maintains state commercial applicator certification and stays current with requirements.
• Performs daily inspection of equipment prior to field applications and post application inspections.
• Maintains safety equipment in optimum condition in the applicator equipment and immediate work area; follows all safety regulations and guidelines.
• Maintains the appropriate applicator and equipment logs and ensures they are kept up to date.
• Performs the required calibration and preventive maintenance recommended for the equipment.
• Comply with regulatory guidelines in rinsing and washing down both in the field and at the location.
• Assist other team members in various physical duties necessary in running an agricultural location.
• Assist with operational scouting, product transportation and various services for customers.
• Follow Environmental Health and Safety, OSHA, and DOT policies and procedures, as they apply.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• High School graduate or GED; may be offset by experience.
• Valid driver’s license; must be able to meet a Motor Vehicle Review in accordance with Company policy.
• Must obtain and maintain required state commercial applicator certification as required by state.
• Minimum of an Ag CDL.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Communicate effectively with team members and customers and represent Co-Alliance in a professional and courteous manner.
• Ability to read, count, write, and to utilize technology to accurately complete all documentation, including understanding shipping/applicator orders and tickets, product labels, SDS sheets, warning signs and emergency procedures.
• Basic mechanical skills for daily maintenance of equipment preferred.
• Be familiar with crop chemicals, nutrients, farming practices, and crop characteristics.
• Possess the willingness to adapt to changing application technologies as well as seasonal variations in workload responsibilities.
• Use technology to accurately locate application sites and read field maps.
• Must be a team player and enjoy the effort necessary to contribute to a successful operation and company.
• Required overtime as the season demands.
  
  

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.
• The employee needs to stay in good physical condition to regularly lift more than 50 pounds, climb ladders, perform preventive maintenance activities, and perform other physical duties necessary in running an agricultural location. Employee will regularly be required to walk, stand, lift, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, handle, feel and grasp.
  
  

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Internship

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Farming

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