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Yellowstone Landscape

PHC Technician

Roselle, IL · On-site

Perform chemical and fertilizer applications on assigned high-profile properties. * Ability to diagnose insect, disease, and weed issues in the field. * Scout properties beyond assigned needs for any ...

Yellowstone Landscape

PHC Technician

Wauconda, IL

Perform chemical and fertilizer applications on assigned high-profile properties. * Ability to diagnose insect, disease, and weed issues in the field. * Scout properties beyond assigned needs for any ...

Yellowstone Landscape

PHC Technician

Northbrook, IL · On-site

Perform chemical and fertilizer applications on assigned high-profile properties. * Ability to diagnose insect, disease, and weed issues in the field. * Scout properties beyond assigned needs for any ...

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Landscape Laborer

Blue Island, IL · On-site

$15.50 - $19.25/hr

Apply mulch, fertilizer, and water as needed * Maintain a clean and safe work environment Requirements: * Must be 18 years or older * Willingness to work a flexible schedule, including weekends as ...

Chalet

Seasonal Retail Support Associate

Wilmette, IL · On-site

$15.50 - $16.50/hr

Stocking firewood, soil, fertilizer, and other outdoor products. * In the holiday season, freshly cutting and securing Christmas trees to customer vehicles. * Flexibility to work on other projects ...

Yellowstone Landscape

Spray Technician

Roselle, IL

$17.25 - $22/hr

Perform chemical and fertilizer applications on assigned high-profile properties. * Scout properties beyond assigned needs for any issues. Report to Manager for direction to treat while on-site or ...

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Landscape Laborer

Blue Island, IL

$15.50 - $19.25/hr

Apply mulch, fertilizer, and water as needed * Maintain a clean and safe work environment Requirements: * Must be 18 years or older * Willingness to work a flexible schedule, including weekends as ...

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Landscape Laborer

Hammond, IN · On-site

$21 - $23/hr

Apply mulch, fertilizer, and water as needed * Maintain a clean and safe work environment Requirements * Must be 18 years or older * Willingness to work a flexible schedule, including possible ...

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Landscape Laborer

West Chicago, IL · On-site

$21 - $23/hr

Apply mulch, fertilizer, and water as needed * Maintain a clean and safe work environment Requirements * Must be 18 years or older * Willingness to work a flexible schedule, including possible ...

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Landscape Laborer

Hammond, IN · On-site

$15.50 - $19.25/hr

Apply mulch, fertilizer, and water as needed * Maintain a clean and safe work environment Requirements * Must be 18 years or older * Willingness to work a flexible schedule, including possible ...

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Landscape Laborer

Chicago Heights, IL · On-site

$15.50 - $19.50/hr

Apply mulch, fertilizer, and water as needed * Maintain a clean and safe work environment Requirements * Must be 18 years or older * Willingness to work a flexible schedule, including possible ...

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Landscape Laborer

Chicago Heights, IL · On-site

$21 - $23/hr

Apply mulch, fertilizer, and water as needed * Maintain a clean and safe work environment Requirements * Must be 18 years or older * Willingness to work a flexible schedule, including possible ...

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What is a fertilizer?

As a Fertilizer—also known as a Fertilizer Applicator—your duties and responsibilities include applying fertilizer to personal or commercial farm acreage used for growing crops. Fertilizers use a variety of methods in their jobs, which can consist of broadcast, side dress, sub-surface, knifing, and other procedures. Some Fertilizers only spread manure, but others include a range of means of applying substances containing nitrogen, potassium, or phosphorus in a dry or liquid state. As a Fertilizer, you should feel comfortable working outdoors during the growing season. The job requires being in good health and wearing sun exposure protection clothing.

What are some common challenges faced by professionals working in fertilizer sales or distribution?

Professionals in fertilizer sales or distribution often face challenges such as fluctuating market prices, seasonal demand variations, and the need to stay updated on evolving environmental regulations. Building strong relationships with both suppliers and customers is essential to succeed, especially when navigating issues like supply chain disruptions or transportation delays. Effective communication and in-depth product knowledge help address customer concerns and ensure that appropriate fertilizer solutions are provided for different crops and soil conditions.

What is the difference between Fertilizer vs Agronomist?

AspectFertilizerAgronomist
CredentialsManufacturing knowledge, basic agricultural understandingDegree in agronomy, soil science, or related field
Work EnvironmentFactories, production plants, laboratoriesFarms, research centers, consulting settings
Industry UsageProduct development, manufacturing, salesCrop management, research, advising farmers

Fertilizer professionals focus on producing and marketing fertilizer products, while agronomists apply scientific knowledge to improve crop yields and advise farmers. Both roles are essential in agriculture but differ in responsibilities, work settings, and required expertise.

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Industrial and Fertilizer Minerals Specialists - Remote

Axyde Analytics

Deerfield, IL • On-site, Remote

$150 - $300/hr

Part-time

Posted 9 days ago

Job description

Focus materials: Phosphate, potash, fluorspar, barite, boron and related industrial minerals
Work arrangement: Remote within the United States, with potential international travel
Engagement: Contingent, part-time/on-call specialist
Anticipated compensation: $150-$300 per hour, depending on qualifications and assignment, or a negotiated fixed price by work package. $300 per hour is the maximum anticipated rate.
Opportunity
Axyde Analytics is assembling a multidisciplinary expert team for anticipated U.S. government-funded project-scoping assignments involving critical minerals and international infrastructure.
We seek specialists capable of evaluating industrial- and fertilizer-mineral resources, mining, beneficiation, chemical conversion, bulk logistics, markets and associated infrastructure.
Potential assignments may involve phosphate rock and phosphoric acid, conventional or solution-mined potash, fluorspar and fluorine chemicals, barite, borates or other bulk and specialty industrial-mineral supply chains.
Axyde does not expect one candidate to cover every listed material or processing route. Applicants should identify the commodities, technologies and markets in which they possess direct, demonstrable expertise.
Specialist Tracks
We are recruiting experts in one or more of the following tracks:
  • Sedimentary and igneous phosphate resources
  • Phosphate mining, washing and beneficiation
  • Sulfuric-acid and phosphoric-acid production
  • Fertilizer conversion, granulation and product quality
  • Phosphogypsum, uranium, cadmium and byproduct management
  • Bedded and solution-mined potash
  • Potash flotation, crystallization, compaction and granulation
  • Evaporite geology, brines and dissolution geomechanics
  • Fluorspar geology, flotation and concentrate production
  • Hydrofluoric-acid and downstream fluorine chemistry
  • Barite geology, beneficiation and drilling-grade products
  • Borate geology, beneficiation and chemical conversion
  • Water, reagents, energy and emissions management
  • Bulk-material storage, rail, road, port and marine logistics
  • Industrial-mineral specifications and customer qualification
  • Fertilizer and industrial-mineral markets, pricing and offtake
  • Project finance and large-scale infrastructure integration
  • Independent technical and commercial review

Potential Responsibilities
Depending on the assignment and specialist track, selected experts may:
  • Evaluate resource quality, quantity, continuity, mineralogy and confidence.
  • Review mining methods, production schedules, dilution, recovery and feed blending.
  • Assess crushing, washing, screening, flotation, crystallization and other beneficiation alternatives.
  • Evaluate sulfuric-acid, phosphoric-acid, hydrofluoric-acid or other chemical-conversion systems.
  • Review reagent, energy, water, recycle and finished-product assumptions.
  • Assess product grade, impurities, moisture, sizing, granulation and customer specifications.
  • Evaluate phosphogypsum, brines, residues, emissions, hazardous chemicals and water-management requirements.
  • Review solution-mining, cavern stability, subsidence and brine-balance assumptions where applicable.
  • Assess technology maturity, testwork, operating references and scale-up evidence.
  • Identify decisive technical information gaps and define additional studies or diligence.
  • Evaluate roads, railways, ports, storage, loading, shipping and associated infrastructure.
  • Review bulk-logistics capacity, seasonal constraints and delivered-cost assumptions.
  • Contribute to capital-cost, operating-cost, schedule and implementation assumptions.
  • Assess regional demand, market balance, pricing, customer concentration and offtake.
  • Evaluate sponsor capacity, financing requirements and public or shared infrastructure dependencies.
  • Identify realistic opportunities for U.S. equipment, engineering, technology and services.
  • Develop or review feasibility-study or technical-assistance terms of reference, budgets and schedules.
  • Participate in sponsor, government, supplier, customer, transport-provider or financing-source discussions.
  • Support international meetings, site visits and field verification when required.
  • Prepare concise findings and recommendations for senior government decision-makers.
  • Serve as a discipline lead, contributor, same-discipline alternate or independent technical or commercial reviewer.

Required Qualifications
Candidates should possess:
  • At least 7-10 years of directly relevant industrial-mineral, fertilizer, mining, chemical-processing, logistics or commercial experience.
  • A degree in geology, mining engineering, mineral processing, chemical engineering, metallurgy, industrial engineering, agricultural economics or a closely related field.
  • Direct responsibility for identifiable phosphate, potash, fluorspar, barite, boron, fertilizer or related industrial-mineral projects.
  • Demonstrated ability to connect resource characteristics, processing, product specifications, bulk logistics, markets and economics.
  • Experience developing or independently reviewing test programs, mass balances, design criteria, operating data, logistics plans or market assumptions.
  • Strong written and verbal English-language communication skills.
  • Ability to prepare concise, decision-oriented technical or commercial work.
  • Ability to collaborate across resource, processing, infrastructure, environmental, market and financial disciplines.
  • Either U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent-resident status in the United States.
  • Legal authorization to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.
  • Willingness and ability to travel internationally when an assignment requires it.
  • No known employment, confidentiality, intellectual-property, noncompete, trading or conflict-of-interest restriction that would prevent participation.

Operating, commissioning, bulk-logistics, customer-qualification and international fertilizer-market experience is particularly valuable.
Application Information Requested
Please submit a résumé and a brief response identifying:
  1. The industrial or fertilizer minerals with which you have direct experience.
  2. Your strongest specialties in geology, mining, beneficiation, chemical conversion, logistics or markets.
  3. Up to five representative mines, plants, projects, products or studies and your personal responsibilities on each.
  4. The development stages you have supported, including exploration, testwork, feasibility, design, construction, commissioning, operations or market development.
  5. Your experience with product specifications, bulk logistics, customer qualification, pricing or offtake.
  6. Countries and regions in which you have worked.
  7. Whether you can serve as a discipline lead, independent reviewer, or both.
  8. Your current U.S. location.
  9. Whether you are

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