Tender Driver (Part-Time)

Position Summary/Objective

Transport agronomy products, assist in the agronomy department as needed, and provide related customer services in a safe and effective manner.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Operations

• Drives truck to move agronomy products with tender hopper and other trailer types as needed to designated locations.
• Assist agronomy custom applicators in unloading dry and liquid fertilizer products.

Regulations

• Comply with all DOT, OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration), and NEW Cooperative safety programs, policies, and procedures.
• Always maintain safe & courteous driving habits.
• Complete all driving logs and other documentation in an accurate, neat, and timely manner.

Maintenance

• Performs or schedules repairs and preventative maintenance on equipment and vehicles.
• Perform and document daily truck/trailer inspections
• Ensures that work area, equipment, and vehicles are all neat, clean, and well maintained to promote a positive company image.
• Uses all tools, equipment, and vehicles carefully and for their intended use.

Others

• Assist in other areas of the location as needed.
• Works extended hours as requested by supervisor to ensure good customer service during the busy season.

Basic Employment Expectations: Safety

• Performs work in a safe manner at all times and uses the appropriate PPE.
• Checks the work area for hazards and corrects/reports of unsafe conditions.
• Considers the safety of oneself, other employees, and customers.
• Follows all safety protocols and seeks advice from supervisor when uncertain.

Communication

• Maintains open communication and cooperates with supervisors, departments, and fellow employees.
• Communicates with supervisors and others immediately when unexpected problems cause absence, lateness, or the need to leave early.

Accountability & Professionalism

• Abides by policies set forth in the employee policy manual.
• Carries a fair share of the workload.
• Promotes NEW Cooperative through positive, friendly, and professional interactions.
• Is punctual, follows directives, and works in an efficient and timely manner; accepts personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of the work.
• Understands that satisfactory attendance is essential to the efficient operation of the work environment.

Customer Service

• Continually works to satisfy customers to address questions/concerns through effective communication, solving problems, responding to questions, and managing their expectations.

Personal/Professional Development

• Establishes personal performance goals and works toward these goals.
• Continually upgrades and demonstrates knowledge of the job.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Must be licensed and insurable to drive.
• Must have or the ability to obtain a Class A CDL (Commercial Driver s License) with tanker and HazMat endorsement.
• Must be able to pass a D.O.T. physical every 2 years at a minimum as required by law.
• Understand the importance of providing extremely high levels of customer service.
• High school diploma or GED with 1-3 months of related experience.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Understand the seasonality of the farm supply business and the in-season time commitment.
• Must be able to interact and effectively communicate with customers and individuals at all levels of organization.
• Possesses problem solving capability and understands the operational processes.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25-50 pounds. Abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Position will rarely work in wet or humid, extreme cold/heat (all non-weather) conditions, work near moving mechanical parts, work in high, precarious places, fumes, or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outdoor weather conditions, risk of electrical shock, explosive atmosphere, and vibration.