Operations Intern

Wholestone Farms Cooperative Inc • Fremont, NE

12d

About The Position

Responsible for performing a variety of tasks related to food manufacturing and delivery processes within the Operations department including Pork Fabrication, Hog Processing and Shipping/Warehouse, among others.

Requirements

• Current college Junior or Senior
• Degree and major of study in Marketing, Agribusiness or equivalent required
• Minimum of 18 years of age
• Must be able to read, write, speak and understand the language of the majority cultural group in order to communicate effectively.
• Must be able to hear enough to understand those individuals as well.
• Ability to read, interpret, and comprehend documents such as grafts/flow sheets, financials, general professional articles and publications, governmental regulations, safety rules, assignment sheets, and procedure manuals.
• Must be able to write reports, business correspondence, policies and procedures, and other administrative forms as outlined above.
• Must be able to effectively communicate in both individual and group settings.
• Must be able to present information and respond to questions from individuals and/or groups.
• Add, subtract, multiply, and divide all units of measure such as whole numbers, fractions, percentages, and fractions.
• Compute rate, discounts, ratios, and percent.
• Make, read and interpret financials, graphs, rates, ratios, and percentages.
• Ability to apply common sense and judgment in solving problems and interpreting and understanding instructions furnished in written or oral form.
• Must be able to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action yet reason when to involve supervisor.
• Basic computer knowledge with the ability to learn software.
• Display strong organizational skills with ability to prioritize multiple tasks and deal with frequent interruptions.
• Basic office skills such as phone skills, voicemail, copying, faxing, typing, and directing visitors.
• Ability to function independently given assigned duties.
• Ability to communicate, work, and interact with a variety of individuals.
• Frequently required to use hands and/or fingers to feel, manipulate small objects, write, and type.
• Frequently required to bend; squat/kneel; twist/turn; sit; talk; hear and reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally required to push/pull; climb; walk; stand; and balance.
• Rarely required to smell and/or taste.
• Must frequently lift/carry/move up to 15 pounds and occasionally up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

• Performing a variety of tasks related to food manufacturing and delivery processes within the Operations department including Pork Fabrication, Hog Processing and Shipping/Warehouse, among others.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern