Western Ag Labs' Field Services Associates Job Posting
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Western Ag Labs Ltd. |
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| Contact Person: |
Edgar Hammermeister |
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| Position Type: |
Full-Time |
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| Position Name: |
Field Service Associate |
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Location City/Town:
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Yorkton Sk, Weyburn Sk, Brandon Mb
Regional Locations: East Central Sk, Central Sk, Northern Sk, Manitoba |
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| Province: |
Saskatchewan, Manitoba |
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| Country: |
Canada |
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| Position Start Date: |
Monday, September 01, 2008 |
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| Target Audience: |
Non-discipline Specific - Service & Sales, Agriculture, Arts & Science - Natural Sciences, Biotechnology |
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| Target Levels: |
Bachelor's Degree, Diploma in Agriculture, Certificate |
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| Pay Range: |
To be determined |
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| Benefits: |
Employee benefits program available including eye, dental, health, and life insurance.
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| Organization Profile: |
Western Ag Labs helps farmers by "Getting to the Root of Crop Nutrition." The patented Plant Root Simulator (PRS) technology is the centerpiece of this service for soil resource management. The PRS-probe recognizes the supply of soil nutrients in the same way a plant would. The Synergy Award winning technology is used as a plant would. This Synergy Award winning technology is used as initialize calculations in a powerful computer tool know as the PRS Nutrient Forecaster. The PRS Nutrient Forecaster integrates soil's nutrient supply with the farmers crop choices, climate, soil and economic constraints to render a field yield and economic return that can be optimized by the farmer. By delivering this knowledge-based service to growers, Western Ag Labs has had a positive economic impact in Western Canada of over $100 million dollars since 1998.
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| Qualifications and Requirements: |
The successful candidate must possess an agricultural background, and be willing to work towards CCA or P.Ag certification. The position requires sales experience in the seed industry is an asset and will be required to deliver crop nutrition planning and soil sampling.
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| Duties and Responsibilities: |
Successful candidates will be trained to deliver soil analysis and crop nutrition planning to producers in the area.
Duties will include, but are not limited to: selling seed, servicing customers, acquiring/maintaining a knowledge-based service, IP programs, soil and grain sampling, forecasting, promotions, and paperwork.
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| Submission Methods: |
Submit to employer by e-mail to:
me.hammer@westernag.ca
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Submit to employer by fax to:
1 (306) 489-4771
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Submit to employer by mail to:
Edgar Hammermeister
Western Ag Labs Ltd.
Box 113
Alameda SK S0C 0A0
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| Documents Requested: |
Cover Letter, Resume (References Included)
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| Application Deadline: |
Friday, August 15, 2008 |
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