Intern, Supply Chain

About the position

The Intern, Supply Chain position is based in Oxnard, California, and reports to the Manager of Logistics. The role involves ensuring high-quality production and shipping of strawberries packed in drums and other containers. The intern will be responsible for various tasks related to shipping and receiving, including vehicle inspections, ensuring cleanliness and safety, and maintaining accurate shipping paperwork. The position requires close cooperation with management, quality control personnel, and other departments to achieve operational goals while promoting a safe working environment.

Responsibilities

• Assures high quality production and shipping of strawberries packed in drums and other containers.
• Make sure drums and other containers are clean and properly labeled before shipping.
• Conducts vehicle inspections to ensure the cleanliness and safety of the trucks and railcars before loading and unloading.
• Insures that all shipments have the documented security seals before accepting an incoming load and sending off a loaded shipment.
• Conducts pallet inspections; must reject load if it does not meet specifications.
• Insures that all shipping paperwork is accurate and corresponds with handheld scanner results before shipping product.
• Insures that all instructions on the Bill of Ladings are carried out in each shipment.
• Accurately checks all incoming raw materials and supplies before signing receiving slip.
• Must ensure that all incoming ingredients are on the Approved Ingredient List and are appropriately labeled with Kosher emblems.
• Cooperates with management and office personnel in accounting for production and shipments and helps take inventory as needed.
• Ensures a safe working environment.
• Investigates and documents accidents thoroughly and timely (as soon as possible on the same day it occurs).
• Prevents accidents by recognizing physical and behavioral hazards and taking corrective action.
• Work closely with the Human Resources department in promoting safety and helps instruct during safety meetings.
• Directs shipping and receiving in an effective manner to obtain or exceed cost expectations, without sacrificing quality or safety.
• Coordinates shipping and receiving activities with floor persons, quality control personnel and forklift drivers.
• Makes sure shipments are accurate before loading onto trucks.
• Make suggestions to processing supervisors on scheduling crew to improve efficiency.
• Works closely with management, office, quality control, maintenance and hourly personnel to achieve goals.
• Must follow OSHA required regulations when driving a forklift.
• May have to load/unload trucks to keep the shipping schedules on time.
• Work closely with truck drivers.
• Must have constant communication with the carrier offices and the outside cold storages to ensure proper product rotation.

Requirements

• Currently have a 4-year degree or are enrolled in a 4-year degree program.
• Available in early April through the end of August.
• Able to work weekends, overtime, and night shifts.
• Excellent communication skills and leadership skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Preferably bilingual (Spanish).