Agronomy Operations Manager - Grain Location Leader

Operations Management - Location Leader

We are currently seeking a Agronomy and Grain Location Leader for our Alta, IA location! Do you have a passion for people, servicing growers, and have a strong background in agriculture with both grain and agronomy? Join our team today!

We are seeking a motivated individual who will be responsible, under direction of the Regional Leader is responsible for overseeing all aspects of a particular facility with over $10 million in grain / agronomy sales including production, delivery, and the office functions.

This is a great opportunity for candidates interested in working with agriculture and providing exceptional customer service to our producers. You will find a team atmosphere committed to safety and excellent customer service, along with a stable career that offers outstanding benefits!

You will :

• Work in a safe and efficient manner, according to AgState Safety Policy.
• Always utilize good customer service skills, when servicing and greeting customers, and when collaborating with co-workers and other departments within the company.
• Listen to and resolve the more complicated / complex customer complaints and concerns and assist employees in resolving customer complaints or requests. May consult with customers on their product quality / standards and applications needed in their operation.
• Demonstrate work habits that develop, build, and support the team concept within the organization.
• Schedule the day-to-day workloads and assign various job responsibilities or ensure scheduling takes place and production levels and deadlines are being met.
• Meet with other supervisors, location leaders and team leaders to determine various staffing needs, equipment and facility needs and monitor overall efficiency of plant, people, and facilities.
• Prepare or review weekly inventory reports for distribution to accounting, team leaders, etc., on supplies, quality, and age of inventory.
• Ensure task procedures are set forth for each job.
• Train people to ensure location meets various government standards such as OSHA and FDA by conducting employee meetings to inform and educate.
• Implement company policies and procedures and develop procedures for locations to meet company guidelines.
• Develop the budget for locations and monitors the financial performance of locations against the budget.
• Monitor employee performance and ensure all employees comply and operate location equipment in a safe manner and safety policies are being followed.
• Able to handle the day-to-day employee relations issues independently and effectively.
• Perform general housekeeping sweep and clean warehouse and mill to maintain appropriate dust levels and maintain AgState's image.
• Perform general repairs at facility as needed such as patching small holes in spouts or fixing small bearings.

You have :

Our values RISE : Respect - Integrity Safety Excellence

AgState offers a generous benefits package including 401K Match or Defined Benefit (Pension) Retirement Plan, Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Salary Continuation, Long Term Disability, Supplemental Insurance, Career Growth and Development Opportunities, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Education Assistance, Employee discounts and local discounts, Paid Holidays, Clothing Allowance, and a generous Paid Time off Accrual.

Equal Opportunity Employer - we work hard to embrace diversity and inclusion and encourage employees at AgState to bring authenticity to work every day.