Operations Manager

Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC is a leading full-service agronomic solutions provider founded in 1957. With over 450 locations nationwide and 6,000 employees, the company focuses on product development, sales, operations, precision technology, and manufacturing.

About the Role

The Operations Manager is responsible for identifying and improving business processes and operations to enhance productivity, efficiency, and reduce sales costs. This role also involves creating processes and procedures to meet business objectives for the location.

Responsibilities

• Identifies and improves practices to lower average inventory shrinkage costs.
• Serves as a resource to branch leadership and assists with specific improvement activities within the branch.
• Serves as a point of contact for Proprietary Products and Branch Managers to ensure branch fertilizer and seed treatment invoicing is accurate.
• Manages total inventories relative to the best taxable position.
• Provides guidance to locations on the best usage of flat storage.
• Manages other members of the team.
• May be required to operate a company vehicle.
• Provides excellent customer service to all internal and external customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or technical school certificate in relevant field is required.
• Three years of operations, sales, or branch management experience in the agricultural field is required.
• Leadership skills including supervising a five to ten-member team are required.
• Management skills including coordinating weekly and monthly team meetings are required.
• Fabricating and heavy truck experience is preferred.
• Working knowledge of Helena products is preferred.
• Ability to travel by various means up to 10% is required.
• Valid U.S. driver's license is required to drive a company vehicle.
• Must be able to meet all company requirements to drive a Helena vehicle.
• Communicating in Spanish is a valuable skill at Helena.
• Computer skills including working knowledge of Microsoft Office are required.

Benefits

• Health, Dental & Vision Insurance starts the same day you start.
• Earn up to $3,000 in Reward Dollars from Helena for your Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Robust 401(k) Savings Plan with a 100% company-match up to 5% starting on your first day.
• Up to 15 days paid time-off plus 9 paid holidays.
• Free Term Life Insurance at 1x your annual base pay - paid for by Helena at no cost to you.
• Free Short & Long-Term Disability.
• Up to four weeks of paid Parental Leave.
• Education Assistance.
• And much more!

Work Environment & Physical Aspects

The work environment for this position will be in an office setting and outdoors in all types of weather conditions with exposure to outdoor elements. When working outdoors and possibly around moving equipment/mechanical parts, you could be exposed to fumes, airborne particles, chemical and biological hazards, vibrations, and a risk of electrical shock. This position requires you to use your hands for many different tasks and to talk, hear, walk, stand, sit, stand (8 hours a day or more), lift, carry, push or pull (up to and including 50 lbs or more), reach overhead (up to and including 25 lbs), climb, grip, grasp and twist using hands and wrists, bend and stoop for long periods of time, work below knee levels for short periods of time, and work above shoulder level for short periods.