What are the responsibilities and job description for the Apprentice Applicator position at Keystone Cooperative?
Job Description
Position Overview: The purpose of this position is to safely apply products to a wide range of crops and sites, while operating and maintaining company equipment. This includes building and maintaining customer relations through expert application of crop protection and fertilizer products; providing feedback to customers and location managers, on weeds, insects or fertility problems that are identified during application.
Duties And Responsibilities
Include but are not limited to
Position Overview: The purpose of this position is to safely apply products to a wide range of crops and sites, while operating and maintaining company equipment. This includes building and maintaining customer relations through expert application of crop protection and fertilizer products; providing feedback to customers and location managers, on weeds, insects or fertility problems that are identified during application.
Duties And Responsibilities
Include but are not limited to
- Load, handle, and apply dry and liquid fertilizer, lime, and crop protection products
- Understand and safely operate the application equipment assigned
- Utilize the information and technology supplied in the application equipment to ensure that the right products, at the right rates, are applied and billed to the right fields and customers
- Assist in the mixing, loading, unloading and transporting of crop protection and fertilizer products
- Consistently follow all laws, regulations, and safety rules, including PPE, in handling and applying products and storing chemicals
- Assist with the maintenance of plant and equipment
- Maintain positive communication with the supervisor and grower, as needed
- Assist with scouting, product transportation and various services for producers
- Properly complete necessary paperwork and records
- Class A CDL with hazmat, tanker, doubles and triples endorsements, or ability to obtain within 6 months
- Category 1 and 14 applicators license, or ability to obtain within 6 months
- Ability to operate various types of application equipment and be mechanically inclined
- Be familiar with crop chemicals, farming practices, crop characteristics, and weed identifications
- Have an understanding of safe working conditions and operations of vehicles
- Be willing and able to work extended hours six or seven days a week during busy seasons
- Be willing and able to work well with others, to take and give constructive criticism, and to lend a helping hand
- Must continue to grow and learn through meetings, trainings, industry publications, and others
- Possess the willingness to adapt to changing application technologies as well as seasonal variations in workload responsibilities
- Must be able to work with minimum supervision
- Possess the ability to accurately locate application sites and read field maps
- Excellent driving record
- Climbing in and out of equipment
- Ability to lift up to 50lbs
- Bending, lifting, twisting, walking
- Ability to work in the outdoor elements
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