OSU Production Intern SC 3 Jamesport

Smithfield Foods•Jamesport, MO

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Smithfield Foods internship program provides students with a paid opportunity to gain real-life experience, explore career options, and apply their education. Interns train in an environment intended to encourage creativity, equality, diversity, mutual respect, and productivity. Internships are typically 10 weeks. The Production Intern trains daily in a swine facility to understand its processes and how they relate to the company’s swine production efforts. Under the supervision of the appropriate department leader, the intern learns and performs duties for a particular function. The role also includes following environmental procedures, reporting environmental issues, and reviewing the company’s emergency notification process at the work site. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Be working toward a degree from a regionally accredited college or university, or be a recent graduate.
Have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Be willing to learn and work in a team environment.
Be a proactive thinker and self-motivated.
Have strong time, project, and organizational management skills.
Be able to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Be respectful, approachable, and team-oriented, and build strong working relationships and a positive work environment.
Be able to walk and stand on concrete for 9 to 12 hours per day, including walking through narrow alleys and in and out of narrow penning.
Be able to work an average 48-hour week, including weekends and holidays.
Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and frequently stoop, bend, and climb.
Shower in and out of farm facilities daily.
Frequently stand and walk; use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
Be able to work with and around a wide range of antibiotics, including penicillin.
Be able to tolerate blood, animal dander, manure, dust, odors, and frequently noisy conditions.

Nice To Haves

Agriculture-related major preferred.

Responsibilities

Train daily in a swine facility and learn its processes and how they relate to overall company swine production efforts.
Learn and perform duties and responsibilities of a particular function under the supervision of the appropriate department leader.
Comply with environmental laws and procedures applicable to Smithfield Hog Production Division.
Immediately report environmental issues to a supervisor.
Read and understand the company’s emergency notification process and review the policy at the work site.
Perform duties as defined by the supervisor and other duties as assigned.