Agricultural Operator

Sylvite is a multinational, privately owned, business headquartered in Burlington Ontario providing critical products and services in the agricultural and transportation sectors.

• Agriculture - Sylvite provides a full supply chain solution for crop input products such as fertilizer, seed and pesticides.Transportation - The transportation group at Sylvite not only coordinates part of the agricultural supply chain, but also provides logistics services to a large customer base, transporting goods throughout Canada and the United States.

Primary Function

• Responsible for supporting the operations of the branch/terminal in receiving, handling and shipping crop input products
• Encompasses experienced roles such as, Custom Fertilizer Applicator

Site Operations

• Receive trucks (or railcars and vessels where applicable) of fertilizer, seeds, chemicals or other products
• Maintain professionalism and a customer service attitude towards customers or truck drivers when delivering or picking up products at the branch
• Load trucks with fertilizer
• Make fertilizer blends as directed by the sales team for customer pick-ups or deliveries
• Perform routine maintenance on loading and blending equipment
• Package fertilizer or other dry products as required
• Load packaged products with a forklift as required

Delivery/Pickup of Loads

• Arrive at customer location at specified time.
• Maintain professionalism and a customer service attitude towards customers or truck drivers when delivering or picking up products at the branch.

Other Duties

• Perform routine clean up and maintenance of the site
• Adhere to all health, safety and environmental regulations
• All PPE must be worn as required & prescribed
• All near miss, incidents, accidents & injuries must be reported to the Plant Supervisor immediately.
• Perform functions as requested by the relevant supervisor
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Company Knowledge and Mutual Support

• Become knowledgeable about all Sylvite divisions and the products and services they provide to customers
• Documentation of all processes and tasks for which a function is responsible
• Demonstrate a high degree of service to and collaboration with other business units
• Provide support to other department members maintaining a sense of team
• Provide positive feedback to others when possible; coach others for success
• Recommend opportunities for improvement of processes and systems as a result of the function performed or based on observations
• Must contribute to a safe, clean and comfortable work environment that complements the Occupational Health and Safety Act Regulations
• Recommend opportunities for reducing costs

Key Personal Attributes Required for the Position

• Hard working and takes direction
• Positively leads by example
• Can assist in directing others
• Learns quickly
• Ability to foster a teamwork environment
• Communication skills
• Decision-making and problem-solving skills
• Customer service orientation

Education, Experience and / or Training Requirements

• Must have G License
• Must have DZ/AZ License - For Some Tasks
• Pesticide license is required - For Some Tasks
• 1+ year fertilizer blending experience
• 1+ year loading/unloading service experience
• Forklift certificate preferred

Please note that this job description is not exhaustive and additional duties may be assigned as needed.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: From $18.50 per hour

**Benefits**

• Company events
• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Paid time off
• Profit sharing
• RRSP match
• Vision care
• Wellness program

Schedule

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Supplemental pay types

• Overtime pay

**Experience**

• Farm or Agricultural: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification

• DZ Licence (preferred)

Ability to Commute

• Kent Bridge, ON (required)

Work Location: In person