Animal Health, Dairy Farm, Agriculture Industry - Technical Sales Intern
About The Position
Ecolab is seeking a Technical Sales Intern – Animal Health to join our summer 2027 internship program. Our interns gain valuable hands-on experience in the Animal Health and agriculture industry by learning the various roles involved in servicing Ecolab customers. In our Animal Health Dairy farm business, you’ll help a wide variety of dairy producers and distribution partners to solve milk quality and udder health challenges in a consultative selling process. You will also learn about our growing biosecurity offerings for dairy, poultry, and swine farms as you are challenged to help producers deliver real world results to their bottom lines. By providing cleaning and sanitizing programs, animal care products, biosecurity solutions and many other operational efficiency programs, Ecolab Animal Health offers the opportunity to work with exciting innovation and world-class service.
Requirements
- Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Business, Food Science, Dairy and Animal Science, or Animal Health with an anticipated graduation date of December 2027 or May/June 2028.
- Immigration sponsorship not available for this role.
- 11-week internship program, starting on Tuesday, June 1st.
- Position requires a valid US Driver’s License and acceptable motor vehicle record and access to a personal vehicle.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with existing Account Managers in customer farm environments, focusing on milk quality and animal hygiene using effective and efficient sanitation products and processes.
- Learn the daily responsibilities of an Ecolab Account Manager and work on specific value-added projects throughout the summer for which you ultimately present findings to our leadership team.
- Work alongside successful Account Managers and other field associates to learn customers' operations, understand their business challenges, and devise solutions to meet their needs.
- Cultivate business relationships with all levels of farm and distribution partner staff through professional demeanor & interpersonal skills.
- Apply mechanical aptitude to repair, adjust, test and install Ecolab chemical dispensing systems as well as evaluate milking equipment performance and udder health program performance.
- Monitor product performance and adjust chemical concentration levels to advance operational efficiency and effectiveness.
- Provide industry expertise and training to customers regarding all milk quality aspects, standard operating procedures, and issues of environmental safety/quality.
- Introduce new product/service offerings to existing accounts to help them improve profitability or reduce disease presence.
- Learn how to successfully prospect to generate new business.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- life insurance
- accident insurance
- critical illness insurance
- hospital indemnity insurance
- auto insurance
- home insurance
- pet insurance
- identity theft protection
- short-term and long-term disability
- 401k
- pension plans
- retirement health care benefits
- short-term incentives
- vacation (12 days)
- holidays
- parental leave
- employee stock purchase plans (Full-Time Associates)
- discount on day care services and caregiver services
- adoption assistance
- group legal services
- employee assistance program
- employee discount program
- education assistance program
- on-Site childcare and fitness facilities may be available at select Ecolab locations.
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Career Level
Intern
