ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following: (Other duties may be assigned)

• A role in agronomic sales and service focuses on enhancing customer relationships through qualified agronomic advice and driven sales
• Assist the Territory Sales Agronomist and Territory Managers with daily activities. These include but are not limited to:
  • Field Scouting - pre-burn timing, insect monitoring, weed pressures, herbicide/fungicide timing, and disease presence
  • Chemical/Seed deliveries - majority of our chemical is delivered to farm in season
  • Assist office managers in running yards (blending, answering phones, helping customers load oil/seed/chem)
  • Tendering/dispatching fertilizer to customers / custom applicators
  • Organizing and hosting crop tours, company golf tournaments and customer events
  • Opportunity to manage several farms acres for entire season
  • Opportunity to grow business with new and existing customers
• Successful candidate will be responsible for all the above duties in the McEwen's Fuels and Fertilizers Trading Area. We are hiring for 5 positions this summer:
  • CENTRAL = Sturgeon County
  • WEST = Stony Plain
  • NORTH = Barrhead / Westlock
  • CENTRAL = Fort Sask / Lamont
  • EAST = Smoky Lake
• McEwen's is involved in several product and service lines, and all team members are expected to contribute to other areas of the business if required.

QUALIFICATIONS

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Individuals should have basic knowledge of agronomy and the willingness to learn. Applicants should currently be enrolled in a college or university program focused on agriculture, sciences, or business.

VEHICLE POLICY

• Company vehicles will be available for any required travel during working hours.

WORKING HOURS

• Role requires significant working hours during spring seeding season and sporadically throughout the year as required. Typical workday is 8:00 - 5:00 PM though

SALARY

• Hourly wage TBD. Overtime paid at 1.5% after 50 hours in a work week
• May-August work period

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