2027 Summer IT Site Admin Intern

Butterball•Garner, NC

36d•Onsite

About The Position

Butterball is offering a 10–12-week summer internship in Garner, North Carolina. The IT Site Admin Intern will identify an opportunity to improve operations through technology and develop and manage a project plan to implement a solution. The project may be new or build on existing work and could involve digitizing paper processes, creating standard operating procedure documents, calculating return on investment, implementing software, or other improvements. The internship is designed to develop future leaders through professional development and assignments connected to students’ interests in processing and manufacturing. The intern will evaluate processes on site, work with internal and external teams to select solutions, prepare a proposal, and manage the project using Smartsheet. The position collaborates with departments including Continuous Improvement, Manufacturing, Maintenance, Engineering, Live Operations, IT, and corporate support groups. Frequent travel to Butterball plants and live operation locations may be required depending on project needs.

Requirements

Be pursuing a bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Data Analytics, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
Have an expected graduation date between December 2027 and May 2029.
Have a valid driver's license and reliable transportation to and from work.
Be comfortable with public speaking.
Have technical and analytical thinking skills and the ability to build connections to help implement change across the enterprise.
Demonstrate strong business acumen and the ability to understand how IT affects different parts of the business.

Responsibilities

Evaluate processes on site with operations groups to identify opportunities for technology-based improvement.
Collaborate with internal and external teams to determine suitable solutions to identified challenges.
Submit a project proposal and build and manage the project using Smartsheet.
Develop or support projects such as digitizing paper processes, creating SOP documents, calculating ROI, and implementing software to improve operational efficiency.
Collaborate with departments across Butterball, including CI, Manufacturing, Maintenance, Engineering, Live Operations, IT, and corporate support groups.
Initiate, lead, and follow through on conversations, presentations, and training.