Area Manager - Agronomy

Agtegra Cooperative is a local agricultural cooperative headquartered in Aberdeen, SD. It is owned by over 6,700 farmers and ranchers, predominantly in North and South Dakota, with a network of over 70 locations and 850 employees. For more information, please visit www.agtegra.com.

At Agtegra, our mission is simple : ' Do something great for my farm and family that nobody else will do ' To accomplish this, Agtegra offers diverse career opportunities where employees can grow and work in their local communities. Your personal and professional needs matter here - which is why we offer a variety of competitive benefits to employees, including healthcare and retirement, generous paid-time-off (PTO), family leave, and a clothing allowance just to name a few. It's not just a job at Agtegra - it's a place where we invite all employees to Start Here. Grow Here .

POSITION SUMMARY

The Agronomy Area Manager in the Warner and Mellette, SD area, manages, directs, facilitates, and coordinates the operational activities of several locations in each geographic region to obtain optimal operational efficiency, communication, and asset utilization for the company. The position will play a significant role in training, supporting, and developing location employees and key personnel for promotion and career enhancements. Plans, directs, and coordinates operational activities to ensure that policies, goals, or objectives are consistent with those established by the Regional Manager.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide day-to-day Operations leadership and management to meet the adopted mission and core values of the company.
• Assure the organization's policies and goals relating to agronomy products and services are achieved.
• Leads activities of specified locations such as operating, safety, environmental, planning, maintenance, to effect operational efficiency and regulatory compliance; includes recommendations of necessary purchases and replacement of equipment. Reviews asset requests for the given area.
• Analyzes area's location budgets to identify areas to support or where reductions need to be recommended. Plan, develop and prepare the locations annual operating budget.
• Responsible for locations achieving and surpassing sales, profitability, cash flow and business goals and objectives.
• Work closely with specified location personnel and participate in activities and operations to enhance a positive company culture and community activities.
• Provides direction to their area's location personnel outlining policy, program, or operations issues / changes to be implemented.
• Provide mentoring to your area's managers, supervisors, and key employees.
• Conduct performance appraisals and recommend wage and salary adjustments for personnel supervised.
• Ensure all personnel under direct supervisors are thoroughly trained in accordance with requirements of their position.
• Attend training, meetings, staff and employee meetings and membership meetings.
• Coordinate with agronomy department heads on marketing strategies.
• Help determine project proposals or plan to determine time frame, funding limitations, procedures for accomplishing project, staffing requirements, and allotment of available resources to various phases of project.
• Makes on-farm calls and deliveries to solidify customer relationships.
• Must have willingness to learn all aspects of the business and be prepared to proficiently execute any task that is required.
• Acts as a mentor to all full-time staff and interns while helping them progress as employees and individuals.
• Utilize forecasts and software programs while relying on experience to help leverage inventory control.
• Build and grow the team through continues improvement efforts.
• Additional responsibilities as directed by upper management, may include participating in meetings, training, recruiting, community relations, or committees.
• Adheres to all safety regulations, requirements, policies and procedures, including OSHA regulations, the vehicle policy and fleet safety program and DOT regulations.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

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. 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; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and / or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and / or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and / or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles and outside weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and / or humid conditions; high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold; extreme heat and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Agtegra Cooperative is an equal opportunity employer.