Custom Applicator

Accountabilities/Essential Functions

• Fill sprayer tanks with water and chemicals, according to formulas and as requested by customer order.
• Apply agronomy products to customers fields including: chemicals, lime, dry and liquid fertilizers.
• Cover areas to specified depths with pesticides, applying knowledge of weather conditions, droplet sizes, elevation-to-distance ratios and obstructions and record to daily application logs.
• Lift, push and swing nozzles, hoses and tubes to direct spray over designated area.
• Start motors and engage machinery, such as sprayer agitators or pumps or portable spray equipment.
• Connect hoses and nozzles selected according to terrain, distribution pattern requirements, types of infestations and velocities.
• Clean or service machinery to ensure operating efficiency, using water, gasoline, lubricants or hand tools and assist others as needed.
• Absorb and count inventory of dry and liquid fertilizers, anhydrous ammonia, lime and chemicals.
• Assist with scouting of fields and giving field condition reports.
• Help promote FSC marketing strategy of yield goals and assisting growers to develop agronomic plans that provide maximum acre net.
• Conform to safety and regulatory compliance requirements, as directed and per company policy.
• Become knowledgeable and familiar with FSCs products, policies and procedures, including internal systems of ordering, shipping, billing, customer management and tracking while working with location office personnel.
• Develop the ability to identify corn/soybean agronomic concerns, weed identification and weed resistance concerns.
• Review suggestions of ways to improve work methods and procedures made by employees and decide on course of action.
• Work in cooperation with other divisions, locations, customers, supervisors and managers with a positive attitude and willingness to provide positive feedback to them.
• Travel to other FSC locations and/or vendors is required.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations.
• Ability to communicate effectively, using either written or verbal skills.
• Ability to listen to what other people are saying and ask questions as appropriate.
• Perform basic math operations (add, subtract, multiply, divide) to include, but not limited to, use of whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percentages and discounts.
• Work and communicate with internal and external customers to meet their needs in a polite, courteous and cooperative manner.
• Committed to quality service.
• Ability to identify and analyze problems associated with work processes.
• Develop constructive and cooperative relationships with others.
• Ability to organize and work on multiple tasks concurrently.
• Demonstrate responsible behavior and attention to detail.