2025 Operations Intern - Onsite, USA

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Ardent Mills is committed to transforming how the world is nourished. As the premier flour-milling and ingredient company, we cultivate the future of plant-based solutions to help our customers and communities thrive. Ardent Mills is looking for curious, ambitious individuals who want to grow their global and local impact, career, and leadership skills.

Flourish is Ardent Mill's summer Intern Program, structured and designed to provide a foundational understanding of how to live Ardent Mills' values while gaining hands-on experience in the industry through specialized projects. The intent of our intern program is to hire into full-time positions as people-leaders within operations.

Interns will be immersed in day-to-day business activity while collaborating directly with leaders across the organization in a group project experience. Interns will also work on individual projects, assigned based on organizational need. A variety of social and business-related activities are also available for further interaction and networking amongst peers and leaders.

Operations Internship

Operations Interns will gain the skills and knowledge required to operate within a specific type of operation, such as Grain Elevators, Packaging and Loadout, or Maintenance. Our objective is to expose interns to diverse operational challenges, broaden their experience in a food manufacturing setting, and develop a network of resources.

Milling Internship

Milling Interns will fine tune and nurture the skills and knowledge required to operate our mills and continuously improve our milling operations through a structured summer experience. Our objective is to expose interns to diverse operational challenges, broaden their experience in a food manufacturing setting, and develop a network of resources.

Food Safety & Quality Internship

Food Safety & Quality Interns will gain exposure to the broader operations within Ardent Mills, with a keen focus on food safety and quality, gaining the skills and knowledge required to conduct testing and utilize our Ardent Mills Food Safety and Quality Policies in decision making. Our objective is to expose interns to diverse operational challenges, broaden their experience in a food manufacturing setting, and develop a network of resources.

Principal Accountabilities:

Areas of exposure may include, but are not limited to:

• Participate in toolbox meetings and department reviews to ensure that work is properly integrated, and that progress is on track
• Promotes personnel and food safety, ensuring a safe work environment and employee work habits
• Support and abide by plant rules within the workplace

Essential Functions/Requirements:

• Ability to perform work in inclement weather conditions (hot and cold)
• Candidate must be physically able to climb ladders and stairs
• Willing to work periodic workdays more than assigned work schedule

Education, Experience, Skills:

• Operations: Majoring in Ag Studies, Ag Business/Economics, Business Administration, Mechanized Systems, Mechanical/Agricultural/Biosystems/Food/Ag Systems Engineering, or related studies
• Milling: Majoring in Milling Science, Agriculture Studies, Business, Operations, Food Science, Agricultural and/or Biosystems Engineering or related studies
• Food Safety & Quality: Majoring in Milling Science, Bakery Science, Ag Studies, Business, Food Science, Life Sciences, Chemistry, Biosystems Engineering, or related studies
• Strong computer skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Problem solving skills
• Organization/Time Management skills
• Strong analytical skills
• A willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges

Other considerations:

• Must be authorized to work in the Unites states without sponsorship now and in the future
• Except where prohibited by law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test and pre-employment background check

Team members must be clean shaven in order to perform tasks where respiratory protection is required and the use of a respirator (including N-95 dust mask) requires a proper seal for adequate protection.