Grain & Agronomy Operations Specialist

Landus Cooperative; Rake (IA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Landus Cooperative is seeking a motivated individual to join our team in Iowa, focusing on outside agronomy and grain operations. This role involves greeting customers, growing agronomy and grain business with existing customers, and supporting elevator operations at the location.

You will assist in grain receiving and unloading, grain drying, inventory measurements, and loading grain trains while maintaining a clean, safe facility. Basic agronomy knowledge and willingness to learn are essential.

Qualifications

• Must have a valid driver’s license.
• Able to move/lift up to 50 pounds; occasionally up to 100 pounds.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Understand the seasonality of an agricultural cooperative and the in-season time commitment.

Responsibilities

• Greet all customers promptly and courteously.
• Maintain and increase agronomy and feed sales, grain origination and marketing with existing customers and grow business with new customers, as applicable.
• Assist in all aspects of the elevator operations, if applicable to location.
• Receiving and unloading grain operations.
• Grain drying operations.
• Measuring grain inventory on a weekly/monthly basis.
• Grain train loading operations including cleaning and sealing cars.
• Keeping facility clean, safe and housekeeping records current.
• Maintain grain condition by testing temperatures and blending.
• Assist in all aspects of the fertilizer and chemical operations, if applicable to location.
• Measure inventory and report it to the supervisor.
• Assist in unloading bulk and packaged product.
• Provide customer service by and loading chemical product orders.
• Maintain and repair equipment as needed.
• Pumping bulk chemicals into customer tanks.
• Tender to applicators.
• Fill NH3 nurse tanks during season.
• Understand basic agronomy chemistry of all products.

Skills

Customer service

Lift 50-100 lbs

Valid driver's license

Computer skills

CDL with endorsements

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Landus Cooperative is seeking a motivated individual to join our team in Iowa, focusing on outside agronomy and grain operations. This role involves greeting customers, growing agronomy and grain business with existing customers, and supporting elevator operations at the location.

You will assist in grain receiving and unloading, grain drying, inventory measurements, and loading grain trains while maintaining a clean, safe facility. Basic agronomy knowledge and willingness to learn are essential.