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Prestage Farms · 3 months ago

2026 Summer Internship Operations

Eagle Grove, IA

Internship

Onsite

Intern

Start in 2026 Summer

Wholestone Prestage is a vertically integrated pork processor owned by American farm families, operating modern processing plants in Nebraska and Iowa. They are offering a paid summer internship that provides hands-on experience in food processing operations, data analysis, and project-based problem solving, focusing on operational efficiency and process improvement.

Animal FeedFarmers MarketFarmingMeat and Poultry

Responsibilities

Contribute to projects that focus on operational efficiency and process improvement, including continuous improvement of automation systems, yield studies, and recovery opportunities

Qualification

Data analysisProcess improvementMathematical skillsBasic computer knowledgeOrganizational skillsCommunication skills

Required

Current college Junior or Senior

Degree and major of study in Marketing, Agribusiness or equivalent required

Must be able to read, write, speak and understand the language of the majority cultural group in order to communicate effectively

Must be able to hear enough to understand those individuals as well

Ability to read, interpret, and comprehend documents such as grafts/flow sheets, financials, general professional articles and publications, governmental regulations, safety rules, assignment sheets, and procedure manuals

Must be able to write reports, business correspondence, policies and procedures, and other administrative forms as outlined above

Must be able to effectively communicate in both individual and group settings

Must be able to present information and respond to questions from individuals and/or groups

In order to perform duties, must be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide all units of measure such as whole numbers, fractions, percentages, and fractions

Compute rate, discounts, ratios, and percent

Make, read and interpret financials, graphs, rates, ratios, and percentages

Ability to apply common sense and judgment in solving problems and interpreting and understanding instructions furnished in written or oral form

Must be able to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action yet reason when to involve supervisor

Basic computer knowledge with the ability to learn software

Display strong organizational skills with ability to prioritize multiple tasks and deal with frequent interruptions

Basic office skills such as phone skills, voicemail, copying, faxing, typing, and directing visitors

Ability to function independently given assigned duties

Ability to communicate, work, and interact with a variety of individuals

The employee is frequently required to use hands and/or fingers to feel, manipulate small objects, write, and type

The employee is frequently required to bend; squat/kneel; twist/turn; sit; talk; hear and reach with hands and arms

The employee is occasionally required to push/pull; climb; walk; stand; and balance

The employee must frequently lift/carry/move up to 15 pounds and occasionally up to 25 pounds

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and to warm/cold and/or humid/dry conditions

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate