Field Representative I

About This Role

Serve as a Field Representative maintaining and growing milk supply for farmer owners, ensuring quality standards, administering Area policies, and promoting value-added programs and services.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enhance relationships with farmer owners in assigned area
• Provide valued-added advice and technical direction to farmer owners on milk production, productivity, quality, facility sanitation, and safety issues
• Complete FARM evaluations with farmer owners in assigned territory by the evaluation due date and maintain FARM evaluator certification
• Assist farmer owners in preparation for regulatory inspections to meet state, regional, federal, and industry requirements
• Develop working knowledge of federal orders, milk pricing, PMO, state regulations, and regulatory/laboratory testing requirements
• Promote the overall value of Farm Services by recommending and endorsing appropriate utilization of services
• Serve as the area leader and focal point for relationships with industry contacts, key community leaders, processors, and other cooperatives
• Develop and maintain professional relationships with DFA’s stakeholders, including members and non-members, haulers, milk plant personnel, and regulatory authorities

Requirements

• Able to learn technical knowledge in all aspects of milk production
• Able to prepare for business needs and complete assignments
• Able to adjust approach to accommodate changing situations
• Able to develop and maintain strategic internal and external relationships
• Able to communicate effectively appropriate for the audience
• Able to focus efforts on understanding and meeting internal and external customer needs
• Able to analyze relevant information and alternatives to reach conclusions
• Able to continually drive for success and set high expectations
• Able to impact the perceptions and decisions of others
• Able to identify, analyze, and solve problems
• Able to create work results that are timely, accurate, thorough, and consistent
• Able to treat others with respect and promote a collaborative culture
• Able to read and interpret documents and write routine reports/correspondence
• Able to calculate figures and apply basic algebra and geometry concepts
• Able to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions
• Knowledge of and skill with Microsoft Office Suite and company computer systems
• Must be able to read, write and speak English

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in agriculture, agri-business, animal science, or related curriculum (or equivalent combination of experience and education)
• 1 to 2 years of experience in dairy farming, dairy industry, or related field

Skills

* Required skills

Certifications