Careers at Premier Cooperative

Premier is always looking for motivated and hardworking individuals to help drive our company toward its goals. Premier is the oldest farm and consumer supply cooperative in the nation providing essential crop input, energy, animal nutrition and grain resources to farms, businesses and consumers. To apply for an open position complete the form below.

If you do not see an opening for a position that fits your skillset, please feel free to contact us or send us your resume to discuss other potential openings.

Questions?

Email: careers@premiercooperative.com

Job Openings

Grain Originator

Westby, Mineral Point, or Mazomanie, WI

DETAILS

Premier Cooperative is looking for a Grain Originator to join our team. This position can be at either Mineral Point, Westby, or Mazomanie Wisconsin

Responsibilities:

  • Contact producers on a weekly basis.
  • Communicate daily bid contracts and closing bids to customers.
  • Track customer contacts and keep record of available bushels to purchase.
  • Communicate market trends, develop a market plan, and set goals.
  • Manages, communicates, and coordinates purchases and logistics.
  • Records and inputs daily hedging activity and assists with ensuring all Premier Cooperative grain locations are properly hedged.
  • Negotiates directly with farmers and other sellers of grain to purchase grain
  • Grain harvest operations

This is a full time position with excellent benefits. Apply online or by sending resume to careers@premiercooperative.com.

Part Time Flex Mill Housekeeper

Mineral Point, WI

DETAILS

Obsessed with cleaning? We’ve got the job for you! Our Mineral Point location is looking for a part time flex housekeeper for our feed mill.

Requirements:

  • Able to lift 50lbs
  • Frequent movement including walking, standing, bending/stooping, turning, twisting, pushing, pulling, raising arms, lifting, climbing and other active movements
  • Ability to climb and work at heights
  • Safety: Ensuring the complete physical safety of oneself and one’s co-workers at all times without exception
  • Time Management: Showing up on time, reliably completing tasks by the deadline, and adapting to changes in deadlines and priorities with minimal supervision
  • Must be detail oriented

 Responsibilities:

  • Housekeepers are responsible for keeping the mill clean, painting, reporting processing leaks, and completing all documentation accurately and timely
  • It is the housekeeper’s responsibility to maintain the facilities exterior and interior cleanliness
    • Housekeepers are required to follow all Good Manufacturing Practices, Quality, Production, Training and Housekeeping standards
  • Blows down floors and/or equipment per schedule
  • Sweeps floors, cleans floors, scrapes
  • Removes webbing, trash, debris, build up on equipment, walls etc
  • Removes bail, removes cardboard, dump trash containers
  • Organize & inventory housekeeping tools
  • Will actively identify and report leaks
  • Document all cleaning activities at the end of each shift
  • Miscellaneous assignments as required by management
  • Follow all plant policies and procedures, with respect to SAFETY
  • Performing duties while wearing personal protective equipment
  • Working across temperature zones that may include cold and/or hot environments for extended periods and includes work in environments where dust is present

 This is a part time position, with flexible hours. Apply now!

Seasonal Agronomy

Bloomington, Eastman, Fennimore, Hazel Green, Lancaster, Lone Rock, Mazomanie, Mt. Horeb, Platteville, Westby - WI


DETAILS
MULTIPLE LOCATIONS!! Premier Cooperative is looking for hardworking individuals to help out at various locations this spring. Duties would include driving, skid loader operation, and other duties as assigned. 

Take advantage of local employment that has flexible hours, competitive wages, and is overtime eligible!

Call or stop in at one of the following locations to learn how you can earn an extra income!
  • Bloomington
    • 1017 Popular Lane
    • (608) 994-3131
  • Eastman
    • HWY 27
    • (608) 874-4888
  • Fennimore
    • 1600 Bronson Blvd.
    • (608) 822-3449
  • Hazel Green
    • HWY 11
    • (608) 854-2802
  • Lancaster
    • 1071 Commercial Rd
    • (608) 723-7023
  • Lone Rock
    • 28466 US HWY 14
    • (608) 383-5621
  • Mazomanie
    • 10216 HWY 14 West
    • (608) 767-3801
  • Mt. Horeb
    • 501 W. Main St.
    • (608) 437-8267
    • Platteville
      • HWY 81 South
      • (608) 348-2665
  • Westby
    • 405 S. Main St.
    • (608) 634-7301

Bulk Feed Delivery Driver

Mineral Point, WI

DETAILS
Premier Cooperative is looking for a Bulk Feed Delivery Driver at our Mineral Point location.

Responsibilities:
- Delivery of bulk feed to customers
- Filling out paperwork as required by Feed Safety Plan
- Other duties as assigned

Requirements:
- CDL
- Clean driving record
- Safety conscious
- Strong customer service skills
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment.

This is a full time position with excellent benefits. Apply now!

Energy Products Delivery Driver

Lancaster, WI

DETAILS
Premier Cooperative is looking for an Energy Products Delivery Driver at our Lancaster location! For interested applicants, leadership opportunities may be available. 

Overview: 
  • The energy products delivery person’s responsibilities involve sales, service, safety, maintenance, reporting and other duties as assigned by management.
Responsibilities:
  • Deliver LP gas and other energy products to customers.
  • Develop and maintain a keep-fill system for customers.
  • Develop and maintain a will call system for customers.
  • Deliver, connect and maintain all energy equipment sold to customers.
  • Perform routine customer tank maintenance.
  • Maintain rolling stock and all energy department fixed assets
  • Fill out and turn in required paperwork

Requirements:
• Class B CDL with Hazmat and tanker endorsement
• Clean driving record
• Safety conscious
• Strong customer service skills
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment.


This is a full time career with excellent benefits. Apply now!

Agronomy Marketing & Communications Intern

Mineral Point, WI

DETAILS

Job Overview: Premier Cooperative is looking for an agronomy marketing and communications intern for this summer. The intern will be answer to the Communications Manager and may be assigned duties outside of the Agronomy division. Intern may be located anywhere in SW Wisconsin, work location can be discussed.

Responsibilities

  • Test plots
    • Manage data and share information regarding Premier test plots
  • Attend trainings/plot days/meetings/etc 
  • Design and execute marketing campaigns
  • Research and prepare report on social media analytics and marketing strategy opportunities
  • Research and produce a variety of content
  • Work with fellow Agronomy interns on assigned projects: 
    1. Scout fields for weeds and insect pests as requested 
    2. Take soil samples and tissue samples as directed and requested 
    3. Attaining field maps and seed technology agreements from customers
    4. Putting up field signs and participate in Answer and Insight Plots 
  • Cooperative promotion
  • Other duties as assigned by management

 Qualifications

  • Experience with Adobe Suite, Canva, and Microsoft office
  • Agronomy or agriculture background
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Hardworking and enthusiastic personality
  • Strong teamwork and collaboration skills
  • Good organizational skills; ability to manage multiple projects
  • Creative and self-motivated; able to follow-through on projects to completion

LP Delivery Driver

Lone Rock, WI

DETAILS
Premier Cooperative is looking for an LP Delivery Driver at our Lone Rock locations!

Overview: 
  • The LP delivery driver’s responsibilities involve sales, service, safety, maintenance, reporting and other duties as assigned by management.
Responsibilities:
Deliver LP gas to customers
• Develop and maintain a keep-fill system for customers.
• Develop and maintain a will call system for customers.
• Deliver, connect and maintain all energy equipment sold to customers.
• Fill out and turn in required paperwork

Requirements:
• Class B CDL with Hazmat and tanker endorsement
• Clean driving record
• Safety conscious
• Strong customer service skills
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment.


This is a full time career with excellent benefits. Apply now!

Custom Applicator

Bloomington, Eastman, Fennimore, Lancaster, Mazomanie, Platteville/Hazel Green, Richland Center, WI

DETAILS

Premier Cooperative is looking for Custom Applicators at multiple locations throughout Wisconsin!

Overview:

  • Operate custom application equipment and apply crop nutrients and crop protection products to customer’s fields in a safe, accurate, and efficient manner.

Responsibilities:

  • Custom applicators are responsible for the operation of spray equipment and the effective application of crop protection products and crop nutrients. 
  • Mix, load, and apply crop protection products and crop nutrients  to fields at approved applicable rates.
  • Maintain accurate application records and communicate with customers.
  • Build relationships with area farmers to learn about their chemical and fertilizer needs .
  • Maintain and repair equipment 
  • Other duties as assigned

Requirements: 

  • Custom applicator license/CDL (Will train/help the right candidate obtain!!)
  • Ability to work extended hours
  • Strong customer service skills & attention to detail.

Perks

  • Competitive pay
  • Excellent benefits
  • Performance and retention bonus opportunities

Agronomy Interns

Multiple Locations, WI

DETAILS

Program Goal and Objective:

To provide the Intern agronomic skills and sales experience. To enhance customer service that will optimize the cooperatives market share and savings, improve the cooperatives efficiency, and help achieve the cooperatives mission and goals.


Position Responsibilities:

The Agronomy Intern responsibilities involve soil sampling, weed identification, insect identification, scouting techniques, tissue testing, marketing of products and services, planting test plots, signage of fields, daily operational activities and use of Decision Ag Technology.


The Agronomy Intern will maintain a positive attitude that promotes teamwork within the cooperative and a favorable image of the cooperative. The Intern will also perform any other duties as assigned by management.


Job Description:

The job will provide training on agronomic skills such as soil sampling, weed identification, insect identification, scouting techniques, plant tissue testing, and planting of test plots. Recommendations of crop protection products, and crop nutrients will be part of the overall learning experience. The job will provide day-to-day operation experience at a local dealership’s agronomy department. It will provide a better understanding of agribusiness, while helping develop skills making a more desirable candidate to hire upon graduation.


Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Perform assigned duties as directed by management
  • Scout fields for weeds and insect pests as requested
  • Take soil samples and tissue samples as directed and requested
  • Attaining field maps and seed technology agreements from customers
  • Putting up field signs and participate in Answer and Insight Plots
  • Participate in training activities, as directed, including after normal hours
  • Conduct personal and business activities in a manner that is consistent with projecting a good image within the community
  • Perform daily activities in a manner that reflects high integrity
  • Report daily activities as directed by management
  • Other tasks as requested

Basic estimate of time spent on key duties of intern:

  • 1. Scouting, tissue testing, soil sampling, training (65%)
  • 2. Putting up field signs (seed and custom application) (10%)
  • 3. Implement a marketing plan and survey overall satisfaction (15%)
  • 4. Making Deliveries (5%)
  • 5. Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor (5%)

Term/Hours of Work:

During “spring rush” (typically April 20th to July 1st) hours worked may exceed 40/wk at the discretion of your supervisor. After spring rush is over no more than 40Hrs/Wk unless approved by supervisor. This is a limited term position and typically ends in early August but is up to supervisor discretion. 

Feed Manufacturing Assistant

Westby, WI

DETAILS

Due to growth, Premier Cooperative is looking for a full time employee to join our Westby feed manufacturing team!

Responsibilities:

  • Daily feed production
  • Feed schedule coordination
  • Day to day feed mill operations
  • Ingredient receiving
  • Feed mill maintenance
  • Loading trucks
  • Bagging feed

Position will be cross trained in computer-integrated manufacturing, inventory management, and order dispatching.


Requirements

  • Must be able to lift up to 60lbs repeatedly
  • Must be able to stand for 8+ hours
  • Mechanical experience HIGHLY preferred

Agriculture, farm, livestock experience and a CDL is a plus but not necessary.


This is a full time position with excellent benefits. Apply today!

Do It Best Hardware Delivery Driver

Mount Horeb, WI

DETAILS

Premier Cooperative is looking for a Delivery Driver for the lumber division at our Do It Best store!

Responsibilities:

  • Safe and timely delivery of products to customers
  • Communication with supervisors to ensure loads are picked correctly and routes are planned effectively.

Qualifications:

  • CDL
  • Safe CDL driving record.
  • Availability 6am-7pm Monday- Friday and 6am-5pm Saturday. (Shifts may vary). 
  • Ability to operate boom on the truck.

Perks:

  • Competitive pay
  • Employee discount.

Do It Best Team Members (full & part time)

Mount Horeb, WI

DETAILS

Premier Cooperative's Do It Best store is looking for full and part time members to join our employee team!

Responsibilities:

  • Provide customers with excellent service
  • Maintain store to high standards of organization and cleanliness
  • Cashiering and stocking shelves
  • Inventory management

Requirements:

  • Must be available to work a schedule with some variability between 7am and 7pm Monday- Friday.
  • Must also have weekend availability between 7am and 5pm.

Perks:

  • Competitive pay
  • Employee discount
Convenience Store Team Members
Westby, WI / Mt. Horeb, WI
DETAILS

Premier Cooperative is lookingb for Convenience Store Team Members at both our Westby and Mt. Horeb convenience stores.

 Responsibilities:

  • Ensure the store is exceeding customer expectations
  • Maintain high standards ensuring the store is clean, welcoming, well-stocked, and ready for business
  • Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

  • Excellent customer service skills
  • Strong verbal and written communication
  • Positive attitude
Bagged Feed Delivery Driver
Mineral Point, WI
DETAILS

Premier Cooperative is looking for a Bagged Feed Delivery Driver at our Mineral Point location.

Responsibilities:

  • Delivery of bagged feed to customers
  • Load and unload bagged feed using piggyback
  • Warehouse management 
  • Other duties as assigned

This is a full time position with excellent benefits. You must be safety conscious, possess strong customer service skills, a positive attitude, and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment. 


Stop by any of our locations for an application or email your resume to careers@premiercooperative.com

Heavy Truck Tech

Mt. Horeb, WI

DETAILS

Premier Cooperative is looking for a Heavy Truck Tech at our Mt. Horeb auto shop!  Qualified candidates should have strong computer and truck mechanic experience. This is a full time, benefited position with competitive compensation. 

Learn more at https://wrenchway.com/shops/premier-cooperative!

Please send resume and salary requirements to careers@premiercooperative.com or stop in at any Premier Co-op location to complete an application.

 

Automotive Technician
Mt. Horeb, WI
DETAILS

Premier Cooperative is looking to fill an Automotive Technician position at our Mt. Horeb location. The technician’s responsibilities involve sales, service, inventory and maintenance.  Qualified candidates should have strong computer and mechanic experience.  Truck mechanic experience a plus.  This is a full time, benefited position with competitive compensation.

Learn more at https://wrenchway.com/shops/premier-cooperative!

Please send resume and salary requirements to careers@premiercooperative.com or stop in at any Premier Co-op location to complete an application.