For over a century, Wilbur-Ellis has experienced success and growth in marketing and distributing agricultural products and services. Join us and grow your career with a strong and profitable industry leader offering competitive compensation, tremendous growth and development opportunities, and a people-first work environment. Come grow with us!

General Purpose and Scope of Position:

Wilbur-Ellis is seeking an Agriculture Field Scout to support our Central Coast California crop research and development efforts and branch operations in various agriculture aspects while building partnerships among key teams to deliver relevant data and tools to those individuals who drive the relationships with our customers. This is a seasonal position.

Key Skills and Abilities Include:

• Knowledge and/or experience with agricultural operations (preferred)
• Intermediate level proficiency with standard software including MS Office Suite
• Ability to safely operate a vehicle within state laws and company policies and guidelines
• Requires excellent interpersonal skills between both customers and fellow employees
• Ability to repetitively bend, kneel and walk long distances while working in a non-climate-controlled environment and outside in inclement weather
• Excellent math skills and the ability to maintain accurate counts
• Dependability/reliability. Occasionally may need to work Saturdays
• Good interpersonal skills
• Work independently driving to field locations, collecting data, and communicating with growers and colleagues

Specific Responsibilities and Key Deliverables Include:

• Complete the tasks and activities outlined by the Manager and/or Mentor
• Conform to the normal working hours of the Wilbur-Ellis location
• Monitor & maintain field trials, collect data, schedule field visits with cooperators, etc.
• Support the employer, keep the employer's business confidential, and work for the employer's best interest
• Comply with company safety standards
• Submit a final project, a PowerPoint presentation of the internship

Compensation and Benefits:

• In compliance with all states and cities that require transparency of pay, the base compensation for this position ranges from $18.41-23.32 per hour. Note that wages may vary based on location, skills, and experience.

If you are currently a Wilbur-Ellis employee, please notify your Manager prior to applying for this position. Thank you!

COMPANY CULTURE

Wilbur-Ellis is a company you can be proud to call your employer

Wilbur-Ellis markets and distributes agricultural products, animal feed, specialty chemicals, and food ingredients. A privately held and consistently profitable company, we employ more than 4,000 people throughout North America and Asia-Pacific.

Wilbur-Ellis is for and about people

Wilbur-Ellis has enjoyed 100 years of success and growth, all thanks to our people. Our employees are both leaders and team players who thrive on creativity, entrepreneurial spirit, and dedication to quality work, our customers, and each other.

Wilbur-Ellis invests in the industry’s best workforce

Wilbur-Ellis invests heavily in our employees by offering skill development and training, competitive compensation and benefits, and a tradition of promoting from within for a broad range of career opportunities. And we foster a supportive, people-first work environment.

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)