Agronomy Operations Senior

Landus Cooperative•Yetter, IA

About The Position

The Agronomy Operations Senior manages and optimizes agronomy operations, aligning day-to-day activities with long-term strategic goals. The role oversees operational activities, resolves challenges, improves efficiency, and manages agronomy operations and quality. It also contributes to training and provides service to farmer-owners and customers.

Requirements

Must have a Class A CDL with applicable endorsements, or be able to obtain one if applicable to the location.
Must safely operate a motor vehicle to perform the essential functions of the job and meet the qualifications in the company’s vehicle safety policy.
Regularly stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, talk or hear, and taste or smell.
Occasionally sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

Responsibilities

Assist location personnel with logistics, total inventory management, blending, custom application services, and housekeeping.
Teach and mentor Landus personnel to work safely and effectively.
Identify and help resolve maintenance issues involving agronomy assets.
Ensure assigned locations maintain accurate agronomy inventory and quality.
Participate in and provide guidance on annual and multi-year expansion and facility optimization plans.
Work with locations on safety and compliance procedures.
Create and prioritize a capital project budget for each location.
Collaborate with organizational leaders to optimize agronomy operations.
Assist with strategic growth and direction planning and analysis.
Maintain and increase agronomy and feed sales, grain origination, and marketing with existing customers, and grow business with new customers as applicable.
Follow Landus policies and procedures regarding human resources, grain, agronomy, and feed.
Champion safety throughout the organization.