Management Intern

Position Overview

Contingent on specific interests and assignment, the Management Intern job is an entry-level position which will focus on gaining insight regarding employment at a commercial layer facility during their twelve-week internship period. Teamwork and customer service skills are vitally important as the intern works directly and indirectly with employees, supervisors, and managers.

Depending on specific assignment, the Management Intern’s duties will include:

• 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.

• Current or recent enrollment in an undergraduate degree program with an Ag Related degree and aptitude to work in the 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 Power Point

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee will frequently stand; walk; or sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee will have to talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee will have to move and/or lift up to 100 pounds. There are no special vision requirements for this position.

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer that prohibits, by policy and practice, any violation of applicable federal, state, or local law regarding employment. Discrimination because of race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship status, veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law is prohibited.

We value diversity in our workplaces or in work-related situations. We maintain strong protocols to help our colleagues perform their jobs free from harassment and discrimination. We are committed to offer our colleagues opportunities commensurate with our operational needs, their experiences, goals, and contributions.

USD $18.00 - USD $18.00 /Hr.