Assistant Manager

Agtegra Cooperative is a local agricultural cooperative headquartered in Aberdeen, SD. It is owned by over 7,000 farmers and ranchers, predominantly in North and South Dakota, with a network of over 70 locations and 850 employees. For more information, please visit www.agtegra.com.

At Agtegra, our mission is simple: we will do something great for farms and families in rural communities that nobody else will do. To accomplish this, Agtegra offers diverse career opportunities where employees can grow and work in their local communities. Your personal and professional needs matter here – which is why we offer a variety of competitive benefits to employees, including healthcare and retirement, generous paid-time-off (PTO), family leave, and a clothing allowance - just to name a few. It’s not just a job at Agtegra – it’s a place where we invite all employees to "Start Here. Grow Here."

POSITION SUMMARY

The Assistant Manager in Herreid, SD supports the overall operations of the location with a strong focus on safety, compliance, and customer service. This position assists in coordinating daily activities, maintaining efficient workflows, and ensuring operational goals are met. Responsibilities include managing the day-to-day operations of the fertilizer plant, supporting customer relationships, assisting with budgeting and profit and loss tracking, and helping ensure adherence to Agtegra’s policies and safety culture.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the Location Manager in all aspects of operations including unloading, loading, and sales of grain commodities, agronomy and feed products.
• Provide leadership in managing team performance, including setting measurable goals, tracking metrics, and holding employees accountable.
• Assist with maintaining and growing grain, agronomy, and feed volume and overall sales for the location.
• Support relationship building and establish trust with new and current customers, communicating and promoting grain marketing products, services, and programs that meet customer needs.
• Oversee all fertilizer plant operations, including receiving, storage, blending, loading, and distribution of dry fertilizers, ensuring efficiency, safety, and compliance.
• Operate and maintain bulk handling equipment (Bobcat, Forklift, Payloader) and manage all preventative maintenance and equipment readiness.
• Manage fertilizer inventory and logistics, coordinating deliveries to ensure accurate, timely, and high-quality service to customers.
• Collaborate with sales, agronomy, and logistics teams to align fertilizer supply, customer requirements, and operational capacity.
• Assist management with expense tracking, inventory control, and other operational activities that contribute to a profitable location.
• Conduct performance reviews, mentor employees, and coach the team through continuous improvement efforts.
• Coach and motivate team members to meet performance standards through coaching, feedback, goal setting, communicating, and maintaining fair and consistent application of policies and practices.
• Additional responsibilities as directed by upper management, may include participating in meetings, training, recruiting, community relations, or committees.
• Adheres to all safety regulations, requirements, policies and procedures, including OSHA regulations, the vehicle policy and fleet safety program and DOT regulations.
• Other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 2-4 years related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.
• English Proficiency.
• Must be 18 years or older.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Ability to perform physical job duties which may include bending, lifting up to 50lbs, kneeling, climbing, crawling, and twisting, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to work in varied indoor and outdoor conditions which may include heat, cold, dust, loud noise, etc., with the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) including a respirator.
• Ability to work in elevated areas (4 feet and above)
• Ability to work in confined spaces.
• Ability to work weekends, holidays, or different shifts.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• CDL beneficial.

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 accommodations 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 stand; walk; use hands; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and 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.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles and outside weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold; extreme heat and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Agtegra Cooperative is an equal opportunity employer.