Custom Applicator Trainee

Summary

Ready to grow your career with clear advancement opportunities? Join CHS as a Custom Applicator Trainee in Elgin, ND and take the first step toward becoming a Custom Applicator. Within six months, you will obtain your CDL and pesticide applicator license—setting you up for immediate career progression in a vital agricultural role. While working toward these certifications, you’ll gain hands-on experience through general labor responsibilities and learn the full scope of operations across grain, agronomy, and feed to build a strong foundation for your future role.

Responsibilities

- As directed, apply fertilizer and crop protection products. May require use of a high clearance sprayer or floater. - Pick up and deliver product to customers as needed. - Work with customers in a courteous and professional manner. - Educate customers on products being applied to fields, techniques utilized, and how you can continue to support them with products and services. - Assist the sales staff in ensuring orders are correct and patron needs are met. - Perform warehouse work including driving loader, forklift, mechanics, and maintenance. - Lift and load products, 1–2 hours per day. - Ensure compliance with all local, state, and federal laws and regulations including pre-trip and post-trip reporting, proper load securement, and hours of service. - Maintain cleanliness of vehicle(s) inside and out, and work environment. - Complete and document daily maintenance inspections. Ensure proper equipment maintenance is completed including repairs and preventive maintenance. - Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications (required)

- Knowledge of Agriculture Production, Operations, and/or Agriculture Application - Must meet minimum age requirement - Ability to read, write and communicate in English and understand highway traffic signs and signal

Additional Qualifications

- Maintain or be able to obtain a CDL and DOT medical card - Ability to work additional hours, be available for overnight stays and occasional weekends to meet business demands - Agriculture background and customer experience preferred - Bulk liquid, Pressure trailer, or Forklift experience preferred

Physical Requirements

- Ability to lift 75 lbs - Ability to climb rail cars, ladders, stairs and bins, and into back of trailer - Ability to work in dust and adverse weather conditions and temperatures

CHS Offers

- Competitive total rewards package including base wage and, depending upon position, may include other earnings such as bonus, incentives and commissions. - Benefits include medical, dental, vision, wellness programs, life insurance, health and dependent care spending accounts, paid time off, 401(k), pension, profit sharing, short- and long-term disability, tuition reimbursement and adoption assistance.