Transportation and Logistics Intern - America's Service Line

Internship Dates: Full Time for approximately 12 weeks (May - August). Position may extend through expected graduation date. 

As a Transportation and Logistics Intern, you will gain knowledge and understanding of the business through hands on activities, coaching, and projects. A few learning opportunities include: 

• Assume responsibility for load planning, optimization, and scheduling of all loads.
• Proactively work with team members to solve for service failures through relays or planning changes to exhaust all efforts of operations to execute at the lowest possible cost.
• Pivotal link between Load Planner, Driver Managers (customer service and backhaul planning), Drivers, Maintenance, Safety, Payroll, Accounting and Human Resources.
• Assign loads to trucks, following the company’s policy on planning requirements.
• Process delay in transit messages for all loads and proactively communicate delays to customers on backhaul freight.
• Respond to customer and operational needs by answering e-mails, phone calls, tracking shipments, and recovering shipments to service our customers.
• Monitor KPI’s and provide solutions for continuous improvement.
• NOTE: this description is not intended to be all-inclusive. An employee may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization; these duties are considered marginal.

Minimum Qualifications (Required): 

• Must have completed your Junior year at a credited College or University. 
• Maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. 
• Have the desire and ability to work well both independently and cross functionally. 
• Are willing to engage others through strong communication and leadership skills. 
• Are an inquisitive individual that has a desire to gain knowledge through experience. 
• Ability to perform all duties required in both office and manufacturing environments wearing proper PPE.
• Have reliable transportation to and from working location. 

In return, at American Foods Group you will find a winning culture that will invest in you and your future. A few perks and experiences you will gain: 

• Earning a competitive wage. 
• Provided housing at no cost to you. 
• The opportunity to become exposed and develop knowledge and skills associated with the food processing business. 
• Thrive in a teamwork environment, honing interpersonal skills, and formulate potential career opportunities. 
• Manage various projects throughout the internship that are specific to your declared discipline. 
• Earn academic credits though a supervised educational internship (if applicable). 
• Learn specifically about American Foods Group and gain real work experience that you cannot achieve in the classroom. 
• For further questions and/or concerns, please contact interns@americanfoodsgroup.com

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. Applicants with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can contact Human Resources at the location(s) where you are applying. We participate in the E-Verify program in certain locations as required by law.