2027 Summer Internship - Facility Operations

Innovative Ag Services; Alden Township (IA); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Innovative Ag Services is seeking participants for its 2027 Facility Operations Summer Internship Program. This internship offers hands-on experience across multiple agricultural operations, including grain handling, agronomy support, and safety practices at IAS facilities in Iowa.

Interns will learn dispatching, warehouse management, equipment maintenance, and precision ag technology alongside IAS professionals, gaining exposure to an active farm cooperative environment and potential future

Qualifications

• Enrollment in a college program related to agriculture or agribusiness.
• Commitment to safety and following instructions.
• Effective communicator with reliability and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Assist with crop nutrient and crop protection facilities operations.
• Support warehouse and inventory control tasks.
• Learn dispatching techniques and grain loading procedures.
• Participate in safety training and policy adherence.

Skills

Strong people skills

Phone etiquette

Team communication

Education

Pursuing agriculture/agribusiness degree

Tools

CDL with HazMat endorsement

Job description

Innovative Ag Services is accepting applications for their 2027 Facility Operations Summer Internship Program. IAS is proud to recruit talented individuals that will be a good fit for us now and as future leaders in agriculture. IAS is confident in having the capabilities to provide the tools and resources to students to learn the ins and outs of a cooperative, as well as assisting with solidifying their career paths within the agricultural sector.

Innovative Ag Services is a full service farm cooperative offering a complete line of supplies and services to meet all of your farm needs. We provide value-added products and services to over 5,000 members in the grain, agronomy, feed, energy and building supply markets. Our 30 locations are located throughout northeast and central Iowa, and southwest Wisconsin. IAS ranks as one of the Top Agricultural Cooperatives in Iowa.

Primary Objective: To gain “hands on” knowledge and experience in multiple areas of agriculture business while providing the company with operations abilities in a safe, effective manner for the benefit of IAS and its member owners.

Day to day operational duties with possible training opportunities in one or more of the following areas:

• Operating crop nutrient and crop protection mixing and blending facilities; utilization of work orders and field maps.
• Preventative maintenance and repair of location equipment and facilities.
• Distribution of farm supply products from IAS facilities to the customer; learn dispatching techniques used.
• Warehouse orderliness, housekeeping, and inventory control techniques and procedures.
• Accompany and perform custom application practices and techniques of agronomy products including precision technology.
• Crop scouting techniques and procedures with crop advisor or crop scouting intern.
• Marketing of Innovative Advanced Solutions with a member of the IAS Agronomy Advisor Team.
• Participation in precision ag technology installations with a IAS Precision Ag Tech.
• Grain facility operations of both truck and rail houses including receiving, blending, and load out procedures.
• Weighing, probing samples of, and grading grain per industry standards.
• Learning about grain origination, settlement, and merchandising at location and/or grain merchandising offices.
• Counter sales and store operations experience.
• Participation in company safety training and practicing safety policy & procedures in all assigned tasks.

Requirements Include

• Ability to obtain Class A or B CDL with hazmat endorsement or minimally a seasonal CDL; MVR must pass IAS insurance guidelines.
• Strong people skills, good phone etiquette, follows directions, meets deadlines.

Physical Requirements/Environmental Adaptability

• Requires static strength to lift, push, pull, or carry objects with a minimum weight of 50 pounds. Also flexibility to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. Also trunk strength and ability to use abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time. Some tasks involve repetitive motion.
• Agricultural Environment - Possible exposure to seasonal weather, outdoor conditions, and agriculture products.
• Personal Protective Equipment may be required for some tasks.