Top Agriculture Jobs of the Week
For the week of 7-29-24
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Farm Equipment Operator for Reiger Ag Equipment
A little about the business: Welcome to Reiger Ag Equipment, Inc.! We are a family-owned and operated row crop operation and custom seed corn harvesting business in Greensburg, IN (about 50 miles southeast of Indianapolis). We pride ourselves on our family-oriented team culture and low employee turnover.
We’re hiring a Farm Equipment Operator to join our team and play a key role in our day-to-day production. In this role, you will spend your time operating modern farm equipment including a combine, grain cart, dump cart, and participating in tillage activities, spreading fertilizer, spraying, and truck driving. This position offers advancement opportunities for the right individual to take on additional responsibility and managerial tasks.
What you would be doing:
- Operating a variety of modern farm and agricultural machinery and equipment.
- Driving trucks, grain carts, and dump carts.
- Performing field work including tillage, fertilization, and spraying.
- Recording and maintaining accurate records of field applications and truck driving.
- Other general farm duties as assigned.
- Prior agriculture or farming experience.
- Prior experience operating farm and other large and heavy equipment.
- Ability to work longer hours depending on the season.
- Ability to work under limited supervision.
- Truck driving experience is a plus, but not required.
We offer competitive pay based on experience along with paid vacation, and more dependent on the individual.
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Sales and Project Manager for IGSE
A little about the business: Welcome to IGSE (Illinois Grain & Seed Equipment)! With over 30 years of experience in the Agricultural Industry, Illinois Grain & Seed Equipment serves farmers and commercial elevators in the Midwest. IGSE provides sales, design, contracting, and construction of grain/seed handling systems.
We are hiring a Sales and Project Manager in Peoria, IL who will convert leads to sales revenue by providing estimates, product knowledge, and expertise to our agricultural customers.
What you would be doing:
- Maximize the conversion of leads to sales revenue and generate referral and repeat business.
- Provide estimates, product knowledge and expertise to customers, recommending materials and services based on customers’ needs and interests.
- Identifies labor, material, and time requirements by studying proposals, blueprints, specifications, and related documents and computes costs by analyzing labor, material, and time requirements.
- Develop, negotiate, and implement agreements for new and existing customers.
- Maintain a high level of clear, consistent communication with sales managers regarding overall performance, sales goals, margin, appropriate adherence to company policy and paperwork compliance.
What we're looking for:
- Experience in agriculture, preferably in sales or marketing with a bachelor’s degree.
- Great negotiation, communication, problem solving, critical thinking, and high-level customer service skills.
- Someone who is self-motivated with strict attention to detail and a great work ethic.
- Proficient computer skills with effective written and verbal communication.
We offer competitive compensation of a base salary with commission based on experience.
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Process Operator for Verbio
A little about the business: Verbio acquired South Bend Ethanol, LLC, an operating ethanol plant located in South Bend, Indiana. As a global leader in the renewable energy industry, this will be Verbio’s second US production facility following the successful commissioning of its Nevada, IA plant. The site will be developed over the next three years incorporating Verbio’s advanced engineering and operating technology practices. Verbio intends to expand and develop the plant into a modern biorefinery at an estimated total investment of $230 million.
Verbio is seeking a highly motivated Process Operator for its production facility in South Bend, IN.
What you would be doing:
- Routinely review the operation of the plant to monitor production and quality, anticipating and solving problems in a timely manner, and identifying opportunities for improvement
- Participate in projects to improve efficiency and/or reduce operating costs.
- Control plant activities thru the distributed control system (DCS)
- Maintain adequate records of key production variables such as production volume, yield, plant uptime, utility consumption, etc., on a daily, weekly, and/or monthly basis, as required
- Communicate directly with QA/QC laboratory to ensure effective participation in the implementation of QA policies and procedures
What we're looking for:
- High school diploma or equivalent certificate required
- Associate technical degree certification preferred
- Experience working with a Distributed Control System (DCS) preferred
- Exceptional time management, work ethic and dependability
- Ability to communicate effectively and build relationships with various levels of management throughout the organization
We offer:
- Comprehensive benefits package beginning day one, including health, dental, vision, life insurance.
- Company paid short & long-term disability coverage as well as AD&D.
- Generous vacation, holiday, and sick time with additional leave plans
- 10 paid holidays, 15 days of paid vacation time, and 5 sick/personal days
- Automatic 5% employer contribution into a 401(k) account after 90 days.
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Remote Feed Ingredient Trader for American AGCO
A little about the business: American AGCO has been serving the agriculture industry since 1936, specializing in supplying ingredients to the livestock industry. A well respected, reliable, and trusted partner, American AGCO provides our customers with quality products and services in an operationally excellent manner at competitive prices.
American AGCO has an exciting opportunity to join our team as a fully remote Feed Ingredient Trader. In this role, you will purchase, sell, and take market positions with agriculture commodities. The Trader also manages the entire transportation function related to these purchases and sales. Enjoy autonomy in your work, supported by administrative assistance for invoicing.
Responsibilities:
- Contact potential agriculture commodity buyers and assess need for those commodities over the next two years.
- Contact commodity sellers to discover availability and prices for up to a two-year period.
- Create, process, and monitor contracts related to purchases and sales.
- Take ownership positions on commodities.
- Monitor the daily movement of commodity prices on an ongoing basis.
- Make sales calls and farms visits to current and potential customers and vendors.
- Attend trade shows.
- Manage all transportation functions related to purchases or sales.
- Capable of using DBC Trading software.
We offer a competitive total compensation package including a base salary, health and dental insurance, 401k, and an unlimited commission plan based on gross profit where the percentage increases as you hit volume targets. You’d be joining a small close-knit team that is part of a larger parent company, American Business Group.
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Agricultural Part Sales Representative for Abilene Machine
A little about the business: Abilene Machine is a family owned and operated agricultural parts manufacturer and distributor with locations in Kansas, South Carolina, and South Dakota. Since 1980, we’ve specialized in providing our nation’s farmers with the repair parts they need to keep their equipment in the field as they work to feed the world.
We are hiring an Agricultural Parts Sales Representative for our Bishopville, SC location. The preferred candidate should have a strong Agricultural background and sales experience. This person will be joining a team of industry professionals, where we encourage the opportunity to grow and advance in your career here.
What you'll be doing:
- Responsible for inbound-sales calls
- Managing the sales counter and assisting in-store customers
- Complete daily functions in our ERP system
- Utilize CRM system (Salesforce)
- Maintain positive customer relations
What we're looking for:
- Inside Sales experience preferred
- Agriculture background or experience
- Salesforce or CRM experience preferred
- Various ERP Systems experience preferred
- Strong knowledge of Agricultural Equipment
We offer:
- Regular scheduled hours
- Competitive pay
- Family work environment
- Full benefit package including disability, vision, and dental options
- Company paid employee and dependent life policy
- 401k with 5% company match
- Tri-annual monetary incentive program
- Eligibility for pay increase during performance reviews at: 90 days, 180 days, and 1 year
- PTO accruals begin day 1 and is available at 90 days
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The opportunities within the agriculture industry are endless. Whether you are looking to start your journey or take the next step in your agriculture career, there is a place for you. Go to AgHires.com to search thousands of current job openings, ranging from agronomy jobs to marketing jobs to service technician jobs. New jobs are uploaded to our website daily.
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