Agriculture Intern

Lamb Weston • Kennewick, WA

92d • $22

About The Position

Participate in a paid internship program built around your career goals and hands-on projects that impact the organization. As part of the Lamb Weston University Recruiting Internship Program, Interns work towards completing a Capstone project and are assigned a mentor who will guide and evaluate performance. Whether you are interested in Agricultural Science, Data Science, Finance, Supply Chain, IT, Manufacturing, Food Science, Marketing, or Engineering, our highly selective summer intern program has projects that will help you build the next stage in your career. - Paid internship, May – August (actual dates may vary) - Gain real-world working experience through dynamic projects assigned by your mentor and assigned department - Network and learn from executives, department leaders, high performers, and fellow interns across the business - Receive guidance and feedback from your assigned mentor throughout the program - Professional development events providing tools that will help after the internship and after graduation.

Requirements

• Must be currently enrolled or a recent graduate of an Agriculture, Agronomy, Crop Science, or related program.
• Juniors, Seniors, or Master’s degree students preferred but also accepting recent grads.
• Minimum GPA 3.0 preferred.
• Valid U.S. driver’s license and ability to meet the Lamb Weston Authorized Driver standards.
• Excellent verbal and oral communication skills.
• Ability and willingness to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Support the Lamb Weston Agricultural Services team with several projects related to agronomy.
• Work alongside the raw potato grading crew to build an understanding of potato grading.
• Collaborate with your assigned mentor based on areas of focus which include Agronomy, Partner Grower - Farming, and Raw Utilization/Procurement.
• Gain a hands-on in-depth understanding of the science behind potato growth, development, and how environmental variables directly affect quality & yield.
• Responsible for new variety data capture, trial development and implementation, field scouting, and observation.
• Gain broad exposure to several remote sensing platforms (i.e. aerial imagery, satellite imagery, weather stations, etc.) used to monitor crop growth and development.
• Utilize GIS software to map, track, and disseminate important research plot data.
• Review, analyze, and learn about the budgetary process and practices that affect quality and yield such as crop management, pest & fertilizer applications, soil moisture management, chemigation & fumigation.
• Work directly in the field to ensure the highest quality potato attributes and build an understanding of how plant efficiencies directly impact raw product costs.
• Build a fundamental understanding of raw product storage and raw utilization optimization.

Benefits

• Health Insurance Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts.
• Well-being programs including companywide events and a wellness incentive program.
• Paid Time Off.
• Financial Wellness – Industry leading 401(k) plan with generous company contributions, Financial Planning Services, Employee Stock purchase program, and Health Savings Accounts.
• Life and Accident insurance.
• Family-Friendly Employee events.
• Employee Assistance Program services – mental health and other concierge type services.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees