Paid Swine Production Intern — Hands-On Farm Experience

Smithfield Foods; Algona (IA); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

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.

This internship is for a full year. The internship involves daily training in a swine facility under supervision, learning duties of a function, and compliance with

Qualifications

• 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.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Proactive

Time management

Organizational skills

Independence

Respectful

Willingness to learn

Education

Pursuing degree in Agriculture

Job description

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.

This internship is for a full year. The internship involves daily training in a swine facility under supervision, learning duties of a function, and compliance with