Summer Assistant (Seasonal) - Seedway - Hall, NY

Seedway is headquartered in Hall, New York with branches in Pennsylvania, Florida, Vermont, Maine, and New York. Seedway has about 220 employees (including seasonal workers) and approximately 15,000 customers. The cooperative does business in farm, vegetable, and turf seed. Seedway is part of the GROWMARK System, an agricultural cooperative serving more than 100,000 customers across North America and Ontario, Canada.

PURPOSE AND SUMMARY STATEMENT

Serves as summer assistant to support sales force and specialist staff with general agronomic tasks and to carryout, analyze, and present assigned, foraged-based research project.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Hands-on experience in agronomy field and operations

Visit customers/dealers and growers building professional relationships

Coordinate communication with multi-site contacts, schedule field activities and carry out projects

Assist in plot planting

Operate field research and crop monitoring equipment for field scouting

Assist with ensuring field signs are displayed on customers’ fields to promote select seed products.

OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS

Follows GROWMARK’s Code of Conduct and Corporate Compliance Program, Environmental Health and Safety, OSHA and DOT policies and procedures, as they apply.

Performs all other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS

Pursuing an Associates or Bachelor’s Degree

Be in good academic standing

Demonstrates flexibility, positive attitude, work ethic, planning, organization, time management, and problem-solving skills.

Demonstrates ability to work independently, in a team-oriented environment, and achieve results through others.

Ability to use the computer to enhance business processes.

Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license and satisfactory driving record

Ability to travel independently and overnight as needed

Demonstrates essential abilities including communication, customer focus, decision making and skill development

We are an equal opportunity employer, including protected veterans and qualified individuals with disabilities. Employment may be contingent upon receipt of an acceptable and job-related background check, drug test, motor vehicle report, and/or reference check, as applicable and permissible by law.