CDL Driver - Tender Truck

FRONTIER COOPERATIVE is an agriculture leader in Nebraska providing grain, agronomy, feed and energy products and services to our customers. At Frontier, we have a long-standing tradition of successful partnerships with our customers by managing our business with the highest integrity and quality while being responsible stewards in our communities.

We are now hiring for a Tender Truck Driver for our Silver Creek, NE location!  This position is being offered as full-time with benefits.

A Tender Truck Driver is responsible for operating company licensed commercial vehicles in a safe, effective and efficient manner while delivering dry/liquid fertilizers and chemicals, in a manner that will ensure excellent customer service and standards are met. To assure your success in this position, Frontier Cooperative provides industry-specific training and tools necessary to obtain proper credentials and certifications required for this position.

Essential duties:  

• Requires either a CDL Class A or Class B with proper endorsements to operate the tender semi-trucks or straight trucks to transport through the trade territory dry and liquid fertilizer or anhydrous ammonia nurse trailers to producer’s fields.
• Depending on company location may assist in the loading of chemicals manually or through the company software system according to specifications given by Ag Advisors; loads chemicals into containers by connecting hoses and operates the transfer system; when transfer is complete, secures vehicle for transport; receives customer location maps and delivery instructions; retains load ticket at all times that describes the chemical(s) being transported.
• Delivers product to AG Equipment Operators at producer’s fields; prepares truck for product transfer; connect hoses to applicator machinery, operate pumps to transfer the product; clear hose lines when transfer is completed and secure hoses to truck; if needed submit load ticket to operator on product delivered and return to chemical plant for new product load.
  

Job skills and requirements:

• Customer service; transporting a variety of products, manual labor, safety protocols, time management, problem solving and analyzing information.
• Operate safely a variety of commercial vehicles, trencher; boom truck; hose couplers; pneumatic and hand tools; bench tools; computers and company software programs.
• Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or electronic form; read and interpret, work orders, batch loads, gauges, meters, directional and plot maps, safety rules, CDL driving rules and laws, weigh tickets, load and delivery tickets, operating and maintenance procedure manuals and instructions.
• Able to write and record D.O.T. inspection and maintenance reports, mileage and fuel reports, complete work orders and general correspondence.
• Perform basic math computations. Such as; add, subtract, multiply, divide, proportions, percentages, and volume

Benefits available to all full-time employees:

• Cooperative retirement plan (PAYCHECK FOR LIFE) 
• 401(K) retirement (traditional and Roth) 

• Medical, dental and vision insurance, plus other supplemental insurances available
• FSA/HSA spending accounts
  
• Vacation and sick leave 
• Yearly uniform and boot allowances
• 360 wellness program with incentives
  
• Sign-on bonus and employee referral bonuses
  
• And more!

EXPERIENCE THE DIFFERENCE AT FR0NTIER COOPERATIVE!