Paid Swine Production Internship

Smithfield Foods, Inc.; Jamesport (MO); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Smithfield Foods offers a 10-week paid internship program designed to train students in a swine production environment. Interns will learn how processes interrelate with company goals, working under department leaders to perform responsibilities and gain real-life experience.

Candidates should be pursuing an agriculture-related degree, demonstrate strong communication, teamwork, and organizational skills, and be prepared to work in a fast-paced farm setting with safety and environmental

Qualifications

• 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 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 review that policy at their work site.
• Performs all duties as defined by supervisor.

Skills

Communication skills

Team environment

Proactive thinker

Time, project, organizational skills

Independent work

Education

Agriculture related majors preferred

Job description

Smithfield Foods offers a 10-week paid internship program designed to train students in a swine production environment. Interns will learn how processes interrelate with company goals, working under department leaders to perform responsibilities and gain real-life experience.

Candidates should be pursuing an agriculture-related degree, demonstrate strong communication, teamwork, and organizational skills, and be prepared to work in a fast-paced farm setting with safety and environmental