GMK Agronomy Intern - Insight FS - Southwest, WI

About the Cooperative

Insight FS is headquartered in Jefferson, Wisconsin with 23 branches across the state and the upper peninsula of Michigan. The cooperative employs 430+ individuals (including seasonal workers) and serves approximately 50,000 customers in agronomy, agri-finance, precision agriculture, nutrient management, energy, feed, grain, and turf. Insight FS is part of the GROWMARK System, an agricultural cooperative serving over 100,000 customers across North America and Ontario, Canada.

About the Role

Serves as the Agronomy Intern under the direction of the Sales/Marketing Manager, training and assisting with general agronomy functions.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on experience in the agronomy field.
• Visit FS locations and customers to build professional relationships.
• Coordinate communication with multi-site contacts, schedule field activities, and carry out projects.
• Operate field research and crop monitoring equipment and technology for scouting.
• Assist with facility and equipment maintenance and repair.
• Gain understanding and experience with ordering, receiving, and inventory control.
• Follow GROWMARK’s Code of Conduct, Corporate Compliance Program, Environmental Health and Safety, OSHA, and DOT policies and procedures as applicable.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must be pursuing a degree or certification from a community college, technical college, or university and in good academic standing at the time the internship begins.
• Demonstrates ability to work independently.
• Demonstrates essential abilities including business knowledge, collaboration, communication, customer focus, decision making, and skill development.
• Frequently required to lift 51-70 pounds as needed.
• Potentially exposed and required to work in extreme weather conditions (heat, cold, wet, etc.), as well as working at various heights or elevated platforms.
• Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license and the ability to travel independently and overnight as needed.
• Ability and willingness to participate in required training, including education on GROWMARK’s policies and procedures and additional training as it relates to the position.