Feed Operations Intern

Job Description

Job Description

Overall Job Function: 

The Feed Operations Intern will learn the daily operational tasks of the feed department, along with what rations go into feed, and how rations are determined. The employee will also be exposed to maintenance in all areas of the location along with customer service when needed; all while striving to meet the demands of the customer.  

Essential Job Functions:

Loads and unloads trucks arriving at and leaving the facility.

Ensures all outbound loads are loaded properly. 

Keeps facilities neat and clean on a daily basis, within defined FCS and OSHA standards.

Observes, recognizes, and follows all safety procedures.

Helps in performing monthly inventory as directed by location manager/supervisor.

Performs equipment maintenance to ensure that equipment is kept in good working order.

Handles feed in a safe manner that maintains quality, avoids unnecessary damage, and prevents accidents.

Expected to assist other departments as time allows / as needed or as directed by location manager/supervisor.

Must be able to communicate effectively with customers and employees. 

Other duties that may be assigned.

Secondary Responsibilities: 

Ability to operate and understand mobile equipment.

Possess mechanical skills to perform minor maintenance tasks on grain equipment and property.

Ability to manage stressful situations professionally.

Competencies:

High level of customer service focus.

Supports a consistent professional image of the company.

Observes safety policy and procedure as an absolute.

Attitude of positivity and reacts calmly under pressure.

Work ethic of the highest integrity.

Commitment to dependability and willingness to work to meet goals and deadlines.

Assists in effectively solving problems of feed department.

Comfort in adding, subtracting, multiplication and division of whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.

Qualifications:

High school diploma or GED; prefer some college coursework.

Work Requirements: 

This position is based in a fast-paced agricultural setting and is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions and vibrations. The employees are occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes, and airborne particles. The noise level is usually moderate but occasionally may be loud. PPE will be provided and must be utilized according to safety standards. Typical working hours are based on customer and organizational demand; hours may be long, irregular and include weekends and holidays during peak season.

While performing job functions the employee will be required to talk and hear most of the time. The employee will spend frequent intervals moving and sitting, while also needing to reach, bend, twist, crawl, crouch, stoop or kneel. The employee will need to be able to lift up to 50 pounds frequently and maneuver on and off mobile equipment. Ability of close, distant, color and peripheral vision is required, along with accurate depth perception. The physicality of this job is high.