PINEWOOD CROP SERVICES

Company Description

Pinewood Crop Services is an independent agriculture input retailer and agronomic service provider for the Rainy River District. We are a fully licenced agrichemical dealer through AWSA. We work to aid farmers in the district to grow successful crops, manage pests in their fields, and provide a market to sell their crops.

Position: Agronomist / Site Manager
Duration: Full-Time, Permanent
Duties: 

• Planting:
  • Scouting fields, creating planting and spraying plans and strategies
  • Discussing with customers about crop strategies including planting options, fertility, chemical plans, etc.
  • Ensuring customers are planting correctly; checking seed depth & population
  • Coordinating plot trials
  • Coordinating logistics to ensure seed and chemical supply and demand are met.
• Growing Season
  • Crop scouting – checking fields for pests, making notes on Climate Field View and reporting findings to customers, creating short- and long-term strategies to help customers overcome challenges.
  • Monitor plot trials.
  • Create spray plans for customers and create recommendations.
• Harvest
  • Elevator Work – Scaling in and out trucks, Loading and unloading trucks and wagons. Keeping paperwork organized. Running and monitoring bins, fans, and dryer.
  • Grain Grading.
  • Helping customers with harvest troubles, desiccation recommendations.
  • Collect Trial data.
• Winter:
  • Facilitate sales, customer meetings
  • Scout for new sales opportunities.
  • Develop institutional goals.
  • Analyze and report plot data.
• Year long:
  • Maintain yard.
  • Warehouse management; loading , unloading, inventory checks, keeping within ASWA requirements
  • Set sales goals and create reports working closely with managers and Ag Advantage staff.
  • Answer calls and questions from customers and sales reps.
  • Work closely with office staff and organization staff to help resolve questions, billings, and further develop agronomic knowledge.
  • Manage employee(s).

Requirements:

• 3 years experience working in ag retail or related field.
• Knowledge of seed, chemical, and fertility planning.
• Flexible hours during busy seasons (seeding – end April to end of May, harvest – mid August to mid November, occasionally during growing season).
• Time management skill & ability to work on your own.
• Attention to detail, ability to create accurate notes, ability to verify paperwork.
• Physically able to work outside in all weather conditions and ability to lift 50lbs.
• Valid G licence.
• Ability to safely operate a forklift (training will be provided).

What We Offer

Pinewood Crop Services is a growing ag input retailer. We offer:

• Competitive wages,
• Challenging work to grow your career,
• Health and dental benefits,
• Training,
• Advancement opportunities,
• We also have housing options available.

Pinewood Crop Services is dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, citizenship, place of origin, ethnic origin, colour, religion/creed, sex/pregnancy, marital status, family status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.

For more information, please contact Timo Brielmann - timo@pinewoodcropservices.ca

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