Southern States Cooperative-posted 8 months ago
Full-time • Entry Level
Springfield, KY
Repair and Maintenance

At Southern States Cooperative, we are focused on helping our employees and our customers grow, by being the very best at offering challenging and rewarding career opportunities to our employees and providing superior products, services and growing solutions for our valued customers. The position involves operating a commercial motor vehicle to transport agricultural products between Southern States Cooperative facilities and to customer sites within a designated region. The load types may include dry and liquid bulk products, equipment, and/or packaged merchandise. The role requires strict adherence to government regulations and SSC operating procedures while working independently.

  • Communicate with facility management and counterparts to assess daily merchandise delivery and operations needs.
  • Assist with planning delivery schedules and routes.
  • Safely operate SSC commercial vehicles to transport bulk loads, including dry and liquid fertilizer, anhydrous ammonia, crop protectants and other treatment products.
  • Load or assist with loading of dry and liquid bulk products.
  • Verify load documentation and inventory availability.
  • Effectively operate equipment controls on vehicle and at facility according to standard operating procedures for bulk loading.
  • Monitor scales, meters, gauges, and terminal controls to verify weight/quantity.
  • Utilize proper equipment to load or assist with loading palleted merchandise, equipment, and farm supplies.
  • Off-load or assist with off-loading merchandise at destination.
  • Review shipping documentation with customers.
  • Collect account payments and confirm future deliveries with customers.
  • Perform pre- and post-trip vehicle safety inspections.
  • Maintain mileage and fuel logs.
  • Perform routine preventive maintenance and repair to keep equipment and vehicles in good working condition.
  • Assist team with daily operations, including taking soil samples, mixing bulk fertilizer, and performing warehouse operations.
  • Maintain a clean and orderly work area.
  • Requires a High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
  • Requires six (6) months of Class B commercial driving experience.
  • Must be licensed to operate vehicles meeting Class B designation from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
  • Able to effectively apply knowledge of a variety of agricultural products, services, and agricultural operations.
  • Able to work well independently and follow safety, quality control and operating procedures at all times.
  • Able to effectively operate a forklift, hand truck, pallet jack, and other industrial equipment.
  • Able to communicate with customers in a professional manner.
  • Computer literacy to operate SSC business systems.
  • Attention to detail.
  • Able to speak, read, write the English language in a proficient manner.
  • Knowledge of agricultural industry and related products strongly preferred.
  • Previous Southern States work experience a plus.
  • Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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