Truck Driver/Applicator

About the role

CHS drivers spend their days making life easier for their customers – farmers, ranchers, local feed & seed stores, community gas stations and refineries. You’ll know most of the people on your route and you’ll be home most nights for supper.

More than any other role at CHS, you’re the connector. Moving products from sellers to buyers. Transporting supplies from production facilities to customers. Keeping rural America in business from before spring planting starts to well after fall harvest ends.

Responsibilities

• As directed, carry out general labor responsibilities promptly and efficiently.
• Prepare trucks and railcars for loading/unloading including sampling, loosening large nuts, opening hatches, and attaching or detaching hoses.
• Load and unload agricultural inputs using machinery or equipment.
• Carry out and record repairs and maintenance tasks.
• Maintain quality of inventory.
• Deliver products to customer sites safely and accurately.
• Ensure compliance with all laws including pre- and post-trip reporting and hours of service.
• Maintain clean and safe work areas and vehicles.
• Perform grounds maintenance including snow removal.
• Perform warehouse duties including forklift operation.
• Report customer complaints and safety concerns promptly.
• Maintain and promote a strong safety culture.
• Follow all company policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Operations and/or Trucking Operations
• Ability to read, write and communicate in English
• Must meet minimum age requirement
• High School diploma or GED preferred
• Maintain or be able to obtain a CDL and DOT medical card
• Ability to work additional hours and occasional weekends
• Hazmat, Tanker, and Air Brake endorsements preferred
• Valid Class A CDL preferred
• Agriculture background preferred
• Customer service 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

Benefits and Perks

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life and disability insurance
• 401(k)/ Retirement Plans
• Military pay differential