Trainee Programs

Trainee Programs Image FC offers two trainee programs designed with the recent college graduate in mind. These programs are the Sales & Operations Trainee program and the Management Trainee program.

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Sales & Operations Trainee

This training program is designed for someone who may not have a lot of experience in the ag service industry. As a Sales & Operations Trainee you will be exposed to many facets of Farmers Cooperative including safety, counter and computer training, the physical aspects of the location where you work, grain grading and blending, agronomy sales, management skills, inventory monitoring and management, documentation and record keeping and more.

This program allows the Trainee the flexibility to learn both about facility operations in grain and agronomy and about FC's agronomy sales organization and structure. The program will be tailored to meet each individual's specific interests and goals. Once you have completed the program and met your established goals, you should have a good idea whether a career in operations or sales would better fit you. You will also have gained the valuable experience you need to take the next step in furthering your career at FC.

Management Trainee, QMS

The Management Trainee program at FC is designed for someone who wants to work their way into management at the company. In this position you will start out working in FC's Quality Management Systems (QMS) area. While working in QMS, you will be exposed to our grain, agronomy, feed, and administration departments. Your work will consist of many audits and work sessions to help implement FC's quality systems in our continual strive for quality throughout the company. You will also visit most of FC's nearly 50 locations and meet many of the employees working for the company. This position gives the Trainee a very well-rounded experience of the entire company and will set you up for your next career step at FC.