Beef Interns

Beef Feed Intern

Turn your classroom knowledge into real-world experience in the beef and feed industry! As a Beef Feed Intern, you’ll work alongside our sales and feed teams, connect with livestock producers, and learn how Cooperative Farmers Elevator supports customers through quality feed products and services. You’ll gain hands-on exposure to feed sales, customer service, operations, and other areas of the cooperative while building valuable skills, industry connections, and experience for a future career in agriculture.

Beef Intern Responsibilities

• Research and development - Daily care of cattle while collecting accurate data to present.
• Beef management - Assist with cattle checks, trouble shooting, marketing, farm audits, training, etc.
• Feedlot and cow-calf exposure - Gain hands-on experience with bunk reading, pen checks, ration delivery, and feed efficiency data collection.
• Feed sales - Understand the sales process to communicate product knowledge and product usage to customers while building relationships.
• Beef nutrition - Learn formulation and ration balancing.
• Assist with the preparation and participate in feed training meetings
• Work with the CFE feed sales staff
• Learn traceability and record keeping programs
• Assist the feed milling facilities with the production of feed
• Assist in Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) compliance activities within the feed milling locations
• Prepare and deliver a final presentation summarizing projects, research data, and customer questionnaire results to CFE leadership at the end of the internship
• Participate in mid-point and final evaluations with your mentor to review progress, goals, and feedback

Reporting

• Inform your supervisor of discrepancies in your reports as soon as you are aware of them
• Inform your supervisor of potential problems or potential new business opportunities directly or indirectly related to your department
• Report any unsafe equipment or working conditions to your supervisor
• Report any needed repairs or special maintenance to your supervisor immediately

Safety and Compliance

• Uphold cooperative policies
• Follow and comply with all laws and regulations both State and Federal
• Attend employee safety meetings, etc. held as required or scheduled in conjunction with Safety Director or location
• Learn and follow Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) and low-stress cattle handling practices

Other Duties

• Perform other duties as assigned by management
• Collaboratively work with location, departmental personnel
• Attitude consistently mirrors the company image and promotes fellow employee teamwork
• Present a professional image through words, actions, and personal appearance

Basic Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in Animal Science, Agricultural Business, Agronomy, or a related field
• Prefer GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Prefer junior or senior, but will consider other class levels
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, Excel and PowerPoint software
• Excellent oral, written, and communication/presentation skills
• Detailed organizational skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects at a time and demonstrate good attention to detail
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation
• Livestock experience preferred but not required

Physical Demands

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed in basic qualifications are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand, sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work is performed both indoors and outdoors in varying weather conditions, in feedlots, cattle facilities, and feed mill environments with exposure to dust, odors, noise, moving equipment, and large animals. Personal protective equipment is required as directed.

Cooperative Farmers Elevator is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Interested candidates may apply through Paylocity.