Fertilizer Plant Manager - Randolph, NE

SUMMARY 

 As a Fertilizer Plant Manager at Central Valley Ag, you will be responsible for managing liquid and/or dry fertilizer facilities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Understand and efficiently operate liquid and dry fertilizer plants, chemical containment buildings, and NH3 plants.
• Collaborate with agronomy procurement to manage inventory, price and quantity needs, and delivery timing.
• Learn & understand agronomy operations, contracts, work orders, logistics, dispatching and other agronomy related functions.
• Understand customer licensing requirements for restricted-use pesticides.
• Understand the capabilities and limitations of equipment (floaters, rogators, tenders, etc.).
• Maintain and understand records of chemical repackaging agreements and shuttle record keeping.
• Responsible for unloading train cars with agronomy products.
• Direct assigned area inventory control of agronomy products and/or grain to limit shrink, non-billed products and services, theft, damage, aging, and deterioration. 
• Ensure personnel and physical assets meet company safety, environmental, health, regulatory, maintenance, quality and customer standards – champion of safety compliance throughout the organization.
• Follow safety procedures in maintaining warehouses.
• Understand weighing systems and closely follow established procedures.
• Assist patrons at the location in a professional and courteous manner with agronomic purchasing decisions. 
• Coordinates with custom applicators and tanks on the spreading, spraying and delivery of bulk fertilizer to assure the most cost effective use of equipment. 
• Partner with and understands the functional roles of the other Central Valley Ag team members to improve the efficiency and profitability of the assigned location.  
• Assist other employees in attaining Central Valley Ag company goals. 
• Participate in and completes company required training programs. 
• Plan, assign and direct work. 
• Other duties as assigned. 

SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITIES 

Some Locations, yes and some Locations, no.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

• High School or GED diploma.
• Minimum of three years’ experience in an agronomy role required. 
• Proven history of delivery of results required. 
• Takes responsibility for the way money and resources are used and managed.
• We believe in a culture of constant improvement.
• Makes good, sound decisions based on reasons, facts, analytics and observations. 
• Great listening skills.
• General mechanical ability required.
• Promotes a work environment that is safe for everyone. 
• We value the highest ethical standard-our word is our bond.
• Ability to communicate in a professional manner and establish effective working relationships with internal operations and external customers.  
• Be a problem solver for our producers.
• Strong competencies in computer applications including Microsoft products.
• Has an excellent understanding of product lines that we offer. 

Central Valley Ag
Central Valley Ag is a farmer-owned cooperative headquartered in York, Neb. CVA has locations in Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska. CVA is an innovative leader providing products and services in grain, agronomy, feed, and energy. You can find more information about Central Valley Ag by visiting www.cvacoop.com.

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Updated:   March 2022