Grain & Agronomy Operations Technician

Landus Cooperative; Dawson (AL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Landus Cooperative is seeking a motivated candidate to join our team overseeing outside agronomy and grain operations. You will greet customers, support grain receiving and loading, and assist in fertilizer and chemical tasks while maintaining safety and inventory accuracy.

The role involves equipment maintenance, cooperative seasonality work, and the potential to pursue CDL endorsements and DOT compliance as part of career growth within the cooperative.

Qualifications

• Must have a valid driver’s license.
• Must be 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 customers promptly and courteously.
• Maintain and increase agronomy and feed sales, grain origination and marketing with existing customers and grow business with new customers.
• Assist in elevator operations and grain receiving/unloading.
• Grain drying and measuring grain inventory on a weekly/monthly basis.
• Grain train loading, cleaning and sealing cars; keep facility clean and safe.
• Maintain grain condition by testing temperatures and blending; report inventory to supervisor.
• Assist in fertilizer and chemical operations; unload bulk/packaged products.
• Provide customer service by loading chemical product orders; maintain and repair equipment.
• Pumping bulk chemicals into customer tanks; tender to applicators; fill NH3 nurse tanks when needed.
• Understand basic agronomy chemistry of all products.

Skills

Driver's license

Lift 50–100 lbs

Good computer skills

Seasonality awareness

CDL Class A endorsements

DOT drug/alcohol program compliance

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Landus Cooperative is seeking a motivated candidate to join our team overseeing outside agronomy and grain operations. You will greet customers, support grain receiving and loading, and assist in fertilizer and chemical tasks while maintaining safety and inventory accuracy.

The role involves equipment maintenance, cooperative seasonality work, and the potential to pursue CDL endorsements and DOT compliance as part of career growth within the cooperative.