Poultry Operations Intern - Leadership & Farm Systems

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. is offering a twelve-week Management Intern internship at a commercial layer facility. This entry-level role focuses on gaining insight into operations, teamwork, and customer service as interns collaborate with employees, supervisors and managers.

Responsibilities include day-to-day animal caretaker duties, learning production and maintenance programs, inventory and food safety practices, and possible supervisory tasks. Strong Excel/Office skills are welcome.

Qualifications

• Current or recent enrollment in an undergraduate degree program with an Ag Related degree and aptitude to work in poultry production, processing and feed mills.
• Knowledge of livestock principles and applications.
• Ability to work a Full-Time schedule for an 8-12 week period.
• Ability and willingness to temporarily relocate.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Perform day to day animal caretaker duties of a pullet and layer farm.
• Learning the different production systems.
• Learning and demonstrating basic animal welfare.
• Learning Feeding Program, Lighting Program, Vaccination Programs
• Learning Maintenance Programs
• Understand Inventory Management, Including grain, and Egg Inventories
• Food Safety, HACCP Plans- FDA, SQF, EPA, USDA
• Support management as needed with supervisory responsibilities in the layer and pullet houses, processing plants, egg grading, packing, warehousing, shipping,
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Livestock knowledge

Microsoft Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Education

Undergraduate Ag-related degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. is offering a twelve-week Management Intern internship at a commercial layer facility. This entry-level role focuses on gaining insight into operations, teamwork, and customer service as interns collaborate with employees, supervisors and managers.

Responsibilities include day-to-day animal caretaker duties, learning production and maintenance programs, inventory and food safety practices, and possible supervisory tasks. Strong Excel/Office skills are welcome.