Production OSU Intern - FARM 76391

Smithfield Foods • Pleasant Hill, NC

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About The Position

The Smithfield Foods internship program offers students a paid opportunity to train in an environment that fosters real-life experiences, explores career options, and applies your education. Our goal is to provide a training environment that not only encourages creativity, but offers equality, diversity, mutual respect, and productivity. Our internships are typically 10 weeks.

Requirements

• Must be working toward a degree from a regionally accredited college or university or a recent graduate.
• Agriculture related majors preferred.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Willingness to learn and work in a team environment.
• Proactive thinker and self-motivated.
• Strong time, project, and organizational management skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as with others in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Ability to be respectful, approachable and team oriented while building strong working relationships and a positive work environment.

Responsibilities

• Trains daily in a swine facility gaining a general understanding of processes and how these processes interrelate to overall company efforts in swine production.
• Engaged under the supervision of the appropriate department leader while learning/performing duties and responsibilities of a particular function.
• Responsible for being in compliance with all environmental laws and procedures to which Smithfield Hog Production Division subscribes.
• Report all environmental issues immediately to their supervisor.
• Read and understand the company's emergency notification process and will be responsible for reviewing that policy at their work site.
• Performs all duties as defined by supervisor.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Robust, flexible and affordable benefit plans and programs to support our team members and their loved ones.
• Be Well programs offering tools and resources to enhance quality of life.
• Comprehensive training and professional development programs.
• Tuition assistance covering English language learning and various certificate programs.
• Leadership development initiatives.
• Apprenticeship programs that combine hands-on experience with focused learning.
• Smithfield Scholarship Program for employees' children.
• Education Reimbursement Program for furthering formal education.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Industry: Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree