Jobs at Heartland Co-op

Administers payroll, benefits, deductions, tax deposits, workers’ compensation, and related compliance records. Compiles and verifies payroll data, resolves employee timesheet issues, reconciles benefits and deductions, coordinates with benefit providers, maintains employee records, and supports year-end tax reporting including W-2 and ACA forms. The role also assists HR with employee orientations and policy updates while ensuring accuracy, confidentiality, and compliance with applicable laws.

Sells agronomy inputs and services, including seed, fertilizer, agricultural chemicals, and agronomy programs, to production customers. Develops customer and prospect relationships, assesses agronomic needs, recommends products, tracks market information, and supports sales programs. Conducts farm test plots for crop varieties, communicates sales and product issues to management, and maintains required certifications, licensing, and commercial insurability. The role involves outdoor work, seasonal hours, and occasional lifting.

Receives, stores, loads, delivers, and inventories agricultural commodities and products at cooperative facilities. Operates or assists with forklifts, loaders, conveyors, grain equipment, and fertilizer or chemical mixing systems. Performs grain, rail, and barge loading activities, routine maintenance, housekeeping, recordkeeping, and quality monitoring. Requires safe equipment operation, physical labor, a valid driver’s license, and commercial insurability.

Receives, stores, loads, unloads, and delivers grain, fertilizer, chemicals, seed, feed, and petroleum products. Operates or assists with forklifts, loaders, conveyors, grain equipment, scales, and barge or rail loading systems. Maintains inventory records, monitors grain quality, performs facility housekeeping and routine maintenance, and supports fertilizer and chemical mixing. Requires safe work practices, physical strength, a valid driver’s license, and commercial insurability.

Receives, stores, loads, unloads, and delivers grain, fertilizer, chemicals, seed, feed, and petroleum products. Operates or assists with forklifts, loaders, conveyors, grain equipment, scales, and barge or rail systems. Maintains inventory records, monitors grain quality, performs routine maintenance and housekeeping, and supports fertilizer and chemical mixing. The role requires safe heavy-equipment operation, outdoor work, physical lifting, a valid driver’s license, and commercial insurability.

Receives, stores, loads, and delivers grain, fertilizer, chemicals, seed, feed, and petroleum products. Operates or assists with forklifts, loaders, conveyors, grain equipment, railcars, barges, and delivery vehicles. Maintains inventory records, monitors grain quality, assists with fertilizer and chemical mixing, performs facility housekeeping and routine maintenance, and maintains dock and maintenance logs. The role requires a valid driver’s license, physical heavy lifting, outdoor work, and adherence to safety procedures.

Receives, stores, loads, unloads, and delivers grain, fertilizer, chemicals, seed, feed, and petroleum products. Operates or assists with forklifts, loaders, conveyors, grain equipment, railcars, barges, and scales. Maintains inventory records, monitors grain quality, performs facility housekeeping and routine maintenance, and follows safety procedures. The role requires a valid driver's license, physical ability to handle heavy materials, and willingness to work outdoors around mechanical equipment.

Receives, stores, loads, delivers, and inventories agricultural commodities and products including grain, fertilizer, chemicals, seed, feed, and petroleum. Operates forklifts, loaders, conveyors, grain equipment, and related machinery; assists with rail, barge, agronomy, and facility operations. Performs routine maintenance, housekeeping, recordkeeping, product quality monitoring, and customer deliveries. Requires heavy physical work, outdoor exposure, a valid driver’s license, and commercial insurability.

Receives, stores, loads, unloads, and delivers grain, fertilizer, chemicals, seed, feed, and petroleum products. Operates or assists with forklifts, loaders, conveyors, scales, grain equipment, and barge or rail loading systems. Maintains accurate inventory and facility records, performs housekeeping and routine maintenance, and monitors grain quality. The role requires outdoor physical work, heavy lifting, a valid driver’s license, and adherence to safety procedures.

Receives, stores, loads, unloads, and delivers grain, fertilizer, chemicals, seed, feed, and petroleum products. Operates or assists with forklifts, loaders, conveyors, grain equipment, and scales; maintains inventory records, equipment, facilities, and housekeeping logs. Supports rail, barge, grain, and agronomy operations while following safety procedures. The role requires outdoor work, heavy lifting, a valid driver’s license, and commercial insurability.

Supports regional seed advisors and sales management with seed ordering, delivery, treatment, patron needs analysis, field scouting, crop development, hybrid performance evaluation, and marketing planning. Engages vendors, agronomy teams, and customers while developing agricultural sales and problem-solving skills. The role requires occasional travel, outdoor fieldwork, a valid driver’s license, and proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

Sells agronomy inputs and services, including seed, fertilizer, chemicals, and agronomy programs, to production customers. Develops customer and prospect relationships, assesses agronomic needs, recommends solutions, provides competitive market information, and conducts farm test plots. Requires maintaining customer records, following credit and pricing policies, staying current on agronomic trends, and communicating sales and product issues to management.

Supports farmers in adopting profitable soil health and conservation practices through sales, education, field events, technical assistance, conservation program coordination, site surveying, data collection, reporting, budgeting, and grant support. The role collaborates with agronomists, farmers, agencies, and conservation partners, and includes outdoor fieldwork, customer engagement, and training sales staff.

Manages grain plant or territory production, distribution, maintenance, warehousing, inventory, budgets, customer service, and employee supervision. Plans efficient use of materials, equipment, and labor; reviews expenses and accounting records; promotes improved services; and ensures compliance with organizational policies and safety procedures. The role involves seasonal long hours, heavy lifting, outdoor and industrial work, and may require grain weighing and grading certifications.

Supports the Energy Sales and Marketing Department by learning petroleum product sales, pricing, contracts, customer service, market monitoring, CRM reporting, and marketing programs. Assists with customer presentations, CBOT and basis-level monitoring, competitiveness analysis, policy development, and profit planning. Requires communication, analytical, mathematical, and business skills, along with spreadsheet, accounting, and petroleum software knowledge. A valid driver's license and commercial insurability are required.

Learns grain origination, merchandising, marketing, and customer relationship practices. Assists with procuring corn and soybeans, contacting producers, explaining programs and markets, preparing contracts, monitoring basis levels and cash grain bids, tracking CBOT activity, and communicating grain policies. Requires customer service, analytical, communication, basic math, agricultural business knowledge, computer skills, and a valid driver’s license.

Supports feed sales and customer service by recommending products, evaluating animal performance, assisting with feed manufacturing and loading, delivering products, processing orders, and building producer relationships. The intern also supports product marketing, sales calls, competitive research, equipment upkeep, and customer retention while maintaining safety standards and required driving credentials.

Supports local computer networks and end users by maintaining hardware, software, telecommunications, servers, cabling, printers, and network equipment. Provides remote and on-site troubleshooting, installs software upgrades, replaces equipment, maintains IT inventory and websites, trains users, and supports security compliance. Travel to other company locations may be required, along with maintaining a valid driver’s license and commercial insurability.

Accounting Intern supports account reconciliations, data entry, invoice and settlement verification, month-end and audit documentation, filing, and general accounting tasks under staff accountant supervision. The role provides foundational exposure to agricultural marketing and supply cooperative accounting, commodity transactions, internal controls, and financial record confidentiality. Candidates should be pursuing or recently completed a degree in accounting, finance, business, or a related field. No prior professional accounting experience is required.

Coordinates truck, rail, and grain freight movements; communicates schedules with carriers, drivers, customers, and internal teams; tracks shipments and resolves delays; verifies rates and documentation; maintains logistics records in spreadsheet, accounting, transportation, and grain systems; and provides customer service to producers, customers, and carriers.