Custom Applicator

Keystone Cooperative•State Line City, IN

About The Position

The Custom Applicator applies products safely and accurately to a wide range of labeled crops and sites based on recommendations from the Manager/Salesperson. The position also operates and maintains Company equipment used for applications, builds and maintains customer relations through quality fertilizer application, and provides customers and the location manager with feedback about field conditions observed during application. Upon annual performance evaluations, the role could lead to a Professional Custom Applicator.

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.
Obtain and maintain state-required commercial applicator certification.
Minimum of an Ag CDL.
Ability to read, count, and write sufficiently to complete documentation and understand shipping/applicator orders and tickets, product labels, SDS sheets, warning signs, and emergency procedures.
Familiarity with crop chemicals, farming practices, crop characteristics, and weed identification.
Required overtime as the season demands.
Ability to regularly lift more than 50 pounds, climb ladders, perform preventive maintenance, and carry out other physical duties necessary to run an agricultural location.
Ability to 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 and efficiently for customers.
Use supplied information and application-equipment technology to ensure the correct products and rates are applied and billed to the correct fields and customers.
Assist with mixing, loading, unloading, and transporting crop protection and fertilizer products.
Follow applicable laws, regulations, safety rules, and PPE requirements when handling and applying products and storing chemicals.
Obtain and maintain state commercial applicator certification and stay current with its requirements.
Inspect equipment daily before field applications and conduct post-application inspections.
Keep safety equipment in the applicator equipment and immediate work area in optimum condition and follow safety regulations and guidelines.
Maintain applicator and equipment logs and keep them up to date.
Perform required equipment calibration and preventive maintenance.
Follow regulatory guidelines for tank mixing, rinsing, and washing equipment in the field and at the location.
Assist team members with physical duties involved in operating an agricultural location.
Assist with operational scouting, product transportation, and other customer services.
Follow applicable Environmental Health and Safety, OSHA, and DOT policies and procedures.
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.
Communicate professionally and courteously with team members and customers, representing Keystone Cooperative.
Locate application sites accurately and read field maps.
Work as a team member and adapt to changing application technologies and seasonal workload variations.