Custom Applicator

Keystone Cooperative•State Line City, IN

About The Position

The Custom Applicator safely and accurately applies products to labeled crops and sites according to recommendations from the Manager/Salesperson. The role operates and maintains company application equipment and builds customer relations through quality fertilizer application, while communicating observations about field conditions to customers and the location manager. Following annual performance evaluations, the position could lead to Professional Custom Applicator. The role includes applying crop protection, fertilizer products, and lime; assisting with product handling and transportation; maintaining equipment, safety equipment, and required logs; and following applicable environmental, health, safety, OSHA, and DOT requirements. It may also include operational scouting, other customer services, physical duties at an agricultural location, and serving as the location Safety Coordinator.

Requirements

High school graduate or GED; experience may offset this requirement.
Minimum of 1 year of application experience.
Valid driver’s license and ability to meet a Motor Vehicle Review in accordance with company policy.
Must obtain and maintain state commercial applicator certification as required by the state.
Minimum of an Ag CDL.
Communicate effectively with team members and customers and represent Keystone Cooperative professionally and courteously.
Read, count, and write well enough to complete documentation accurately, including understanding shipping and applicator orders and tickets, product labels, SDS sheets, warning signs, and emergency procedures.
Familiarity with crop chemicals, farming practices, crop characteristics, and weed identification.
Ability to locate application sites accurately and read field maps.
Willingness to adapt to changing application technologies and seasonal variations in workload.
Be a team player and contribute to a successful operation and company.
Maintain sufficient physical condition to regularly lift more than 50 pounds, climb ladders, perform preventive maintenance, and complete other physical duties.
Regularly walk, stand, lift, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, handle, feel, and grasp.

Nice To Haves

Basic mechanical skills for daily equipment maintenance.

Responsibilities

Apply crop protection products, fertilizer products, and lime safely, efficiently, and accurately.
Use supplied information and application-equipment technology to apply the correct products at the correct rates to the correct fields and customers, and ensure accurate billing.
Assist with mixing, loading, unloading, and transporting crop protection and fertilizer products.
Follow laws, regulations, safety rules, PPE requirements, and procedures for handling, applying, and storing products.
Obtain and maintain state commercial applicator certification and stay current with certification requirements.
Inspect equipment daily before field applications and perform post-application inspections.
Maintain safety equipment in optimum condition in applicator equipment and the immediate work area.
Maintain applicator and equipment logs and keep them up to date.
Perform equipment calibration and preventive maintenance as recommended.
Follow regulatory guidelines for tank mixing, rinsing, and washing down equipment in the field and at the location.
Assist team members with physical duties needed to operate an agricultural location.
Assist with operational scouting, product transportation, and other customer services.
Follow Environmental Health and Safety, OSHA, and DOT policies and procedures as applicable.
Apply correct labeling, decals, and DOT numbers to equipment and tanks.
May serve as the location Safety Coordinator and follow company environmental health and safety policies and training.
Work required overtime as the season demands.