This position is designed to expose the employee to the feed industry for their continued learning, as well as assist the company in executing necessary Feed Safety & Quality tasks and projects.

• Primary Focus: Exposure to and aid in developing applicable food safety programs & policies at direction of company quality staff. Opportunity to work with multiple sites and managers.
  • Work directly with the quality assurance team and be able to perform day-to-day tasks if necessary.
  • Work directly with the quality assurance manager on the approved supplier and ingredient program.
  • Work directly with suppliers to gather the required documentation to be classified as an approved supplier.
• Secondary Focus includes, but is not limited to:
  • Exposure to general feed/agribusiness industry, opportunity to interact with sales & customer service, plant maintenance, and formulation.
  • Develop and deliver a final presentation summarizing internship progress, key learnings, and insights through exposure to various projects and opportunities.

• Must be currently attending a university in pursuit of a 4 year degree or certification.
• Backgrounds in Agribusiness, Quality and/or Production preferred but not required.

• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel, Power Point, and Access).
• Ability to manage multiple priorities & daily workload according to project/assignment deadline while meeting expectations of quality work.
• Ability to work independently as necessary.
• Strong project management, organizational, and communication skills are required.

• Frequently climbs ladders; occasionally works at heights of 100 feet.
• Occasionally lifts 20-pounds.
• Regularly lifts 100-pounds with assistance from co-worker.
• Regularly moves items weighing up to 10 pounds, and occasionally up to 25 pounds.
• Frequently required to: sit for prolonged periods of time, reach for/manipulate standard office equipment, communicate with various staff and/or reach for and manipulate objects.

• Regularly exposed to work near moving mechanical parts.
• Regularly exposed to very dusty and noisy conditions.
• Occasionally exposed to outdoor weather conditions.
• Occasionally exposed to chemicals used in the milling and manufacturing processes.