Leadership Development Associate

MKC•Haven, KS

11d

About The Position

This position is designed to develop an employee for a professional role in sales, management, or a line function such as staff accounting. The associate directs training toward a company department of interest, with options including agronomy sales and operations, grain marketing and operations, crop insurance, energy sales and operations, and home office accounting and administrative functions. The position attends assigned training classes and rotates through operational and corporate departments to gain experience.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in agronomy or a related agricultural field, or five years of experience in the grain or agronomy business.
Good working knowledge of corn, wheat, beans, milo, and sunflowers.
Good working knowledge of seed, feed, chemical, and fertilizer products.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Computer and data-entry skills.
Ability to adapt productively to change and handle other essential tasks as assigned.
Ability to obtain and retain a class 7B grain fumigation license.
Ability to obtain and retain a class A CDL with Haz Mat endorsement.
Ability to obtain and retain a class 1A certificate.
Ability to strive to exceed customer expectations at each transaction.
Ability to read, interpret, and apply common scientific, technical, and legal journals.
Ability to respond cordially to inquiries or complaints.
Ability to write and log information, produce reports, and communicate information verbally.
Use required personal protective equipment in restricted areas and when handling chemicals; wear a hard hat in elevator facilities.
Work in dusty, windy, hot, humid, cold, or wet conditions; around moving mechanical parts, at heights or precarious locations, in tight or difficult-to-access spaces, and around fumes, airborne particles, and moderate short-term noise.
Meet physical demands that include frequent stooping, standing, climbing ladders, and potentially extensive shoveling and sweeping.

Responsibilities

Work at an agronomy location and learn fertilizer and chemical warehouse operations, mixing equipment, inventory, billing, spray rig and tender truck operation, equipment maintenance, and delivery scheduling.
Work at a grain handling facility and learn grain receiving, shipping, sampling, grading, quality maintenance, blending, accounting, drying services, reporting, equipment and facility maintenance, and housekeeping.
Learn to fill and maintain NH3 equipment.
Learn OSHA and state and federal safety regulations and conduct a monthly safety training class.
Ride with a field marketer to learn how agronomic recommendations are developed using best practices for growers.
Ride with grain marketing, crop insurance, and certified energy specialists to learn their products, contracts, marketing strategies, and services.
Learn to supervise full-time and part-time employees, participate in training, advise the location manager on discipline and performance issues, and assist with performance appraisals.
Rotate through corporate accounting, information services, inventory, credit, and human resources departments.
Greet and assist customers courteously, answer calls, help with loading and unloading, resolve customer problems, and report complaints to the location or agronomy operations manager.
Attend product, merchandising, company, and sales training meetings and develop personal knowledge and sales skills.
Learn and follow the company credit policy, including communicating credit terms, observing COD requirements, obtaining approval before extending credit, and respecting credit limits.
Maintain a positive attitude that supports teamwork and a favorable company image.
Perform other duties as assigned.