LNM Technician Ruckman Albany

Smithfield Foods • Albany, MO

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About The Position

The LNM Technician provides crop management and nutrient application to farmland in an environmentally sound and sustainable manner. The role also ensures outdoor activities support Smithfield Hog Production Division’s farm appearance and stewardship policies. Work takes place in a farm environment and includes variable weather conditions, moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and chemicals. The employee must be available for emergency on-call work and may perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record.
• Ability to read and speak English.
• Ability to work alone.
• Ability to follow instructions and deal with standardized situations.
• Ability to work an average 48-hour week, which can vary frequently.
• Ability to work weekends, evenings, and holidays as needed.
• Ability to work well with others in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Ability to be respectful, approachable, and team-oriented while building strong working relationships and a positive work environment.
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to stand, walk, handle or feel objects, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and talk or hear frequently.
• Vision abilities including close and distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Previous experience with farm machinery or heavy equipment.

Responsibilities

• Perform general maintenance, including tasks that may require crawling under equipment or lying on the ground.
• Perform weed eating, spraying, side mowing, bush hogging, and field discing.
• Maintain records.
• Move reels, pivots, linear equipment, pumps, and other equipment.
• Drive tractors and mowers.
• Follow Safety (IPS), Bio-Security (BMS), and Environmental (EMS) management system rules and regulations.
• Take daily rainfall readings and conduct inspections.
• Facilitate spill recoveries using a trash pump.
• Winterize equipment.
• AerWay, set up pumps and suction, and pump or transfer water or effluent.
• Obtain state spray applicator certification within one year of hire.
• Be available to work on call in emergency situations.

Benefits

• Relocation package available.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed