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- Employment type
- Full-time
- Minimum education
- Bachelor’s degree
- Apply by
- Dec 20, 2026
- Posting language
- English
Job summary
The Agribusiness Assistant will gain hands-on experience in crop inputs, agronomy, grain handling, and operations management. They will also participate in business planning, grain marketing, and customer service activities within the Ag Business Centres.
Job details
At Richardson International, being truly invested is at the heart of everything we do. For over 165 years, Richardson has been dedicated to Canadian agriculture. Recognized as a global leader in agriculture and food processing, Richardson is one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies with over 4,000 employees across Canada, the US, the UK, and Europe. At Richardson, we are committed to enhancing our facilities and services and investing in our people and our communities. Richardson Pioneer, a division of Richardson International, is Canada’s leading agribusiness. Richardson Pioneer supports Canadian farmers throughout the growing season – providing agronomic services and advice, selling crop inputs, buying their crops at harvest and selling them to markets around the world through the most efficient network of high throughput Ag Business Centres in Western Canada. Working with Richardson opens the door to a world of possibility. Richardson Pioneer offers new graduates a multi-dimensional, one-year development program with exposure to major areas within agribusiness and agronomy. Agribusiness Assistants (ABAs) will experience a number of challenging positions within our Richardson Pioneer Ag Business Centres. This one-year program is designed to help ABAs identify their specific career path in: * Agronomy * Agribusiness * Grain Sales and Marketing * Crop Inputs * Operations Responsibilities: The Agribusiness Assistant will gain experience in crop inputs, agronomy, grain handling, customer service, grain grading, grain blending, grain marketing, sales, operations management including exposure to budgeting, business planning and scheduling. Qualifications: * Graduate of an Agriculture or Business degree or diploma program and interest in working in the agricultural industry * Interest in a career in Agronomy, Agribusiness, Crop Input Sales or Grain Marketing * Strong sense of initiative * Excellent customer service * Leadership skills * Ability to work as a team * Organized and detail oriented * A valid driver's licence is required * Strong communication and interpersonal skills Richardson International provides an excellent compensation package consisting of competitive salary, pension, a flexible benefits plan and training and career development opportunities. Interested candidates should click the Apply icon to apply online by December 18, 2026. Richardson International values diversity in the workplace. Women, Indigenous Peoples, Visible Minorities, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply and self-identify.
What you’ll do
The Agribusiness Assistant will gain hands-on experience in crop inputs, agronomy, grain handling, and operations management. They will also participate in business planning, grain marketing, and customer service activities within the Ag Business Centres.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a degree or diploma in Agriculture or Business and possess a valid driver's licence. Strong initiative, leadership potential, and excellent communication skills are required for this development program.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Pension
- Flexible benefits plan
- Training and career development opportunities
Listed skills
- Customer service · Preferred
- Sales · Preferred
- Operations Management · Preferred
- Budgeting · Preferred
- scheduling · Preferred
- Leadership · Preferred
- Communication · Preferred
- interpersonal skills · Preferred
- Organization · Preferred
Other relevant skills
Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.
- Agronomy
- Agribusiness
- Grain handling
- Customer service
- Grain grading
- Grain blending
- Grain marketing
- Sales
- Operations management
- Budgeting
- Business planning
- Scheduling
- Leadership
- Communication
- Interpersonal skills
- Organization
- Operations
- Detail Oriented
- Marketing
- Interpersonal Communications
- Customer Service
- Teamwork
- Business Planning
- Selling Techniques
- Agriculture
- Sales Operations Management
- Grain Handling
Job areas
- Agriculture
- Sales
- Management & Leadership
- Customer Service & Support
- Logistics
- Business Assistant
- Farm / Nursery / Greenhouse Worker
- Mixed Crop and Animal Producers
- Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals
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