2027 Summer Internship - Facility… at Innovative Ag… · Waukon

Summary: Innovative Ag Services is accepting applications for their 2027 Facility Operations Summer Internship Program. The role aims to provide students with hands-on knowledge and experience in various areas of agricultural business while contributing to the operational needs of the company.

Responsibilities:
- Operating crop nutrient and crop protection mixing and blending facilities; utilization of work orders and field maps
- Preventative maintenance and repair of location equipment and facilities
- Distribution of farm supply products from IAS facilities to the customer; learn dispatching techniques used
- Warehouse orderliness, housekeeping, and inventory control techniques and procedures
- Accompany and perform custom application practices and techniques of agronomy products including precision technology
- Crop scouting techniques and procedures with crop advisor or crop scouting intern
- Marketing of Innovative Advanced Solutions with a member of the IAS Agronomy Advisor Team
- Participation in precision ag technology installations with a IAS Precision Ag Tech
- Grain facility operations of both truck and rail houses including receiving, blending, and load out procedures
- Weighing, probing samples of, and grading grain per industry standards
- Learning about grain origination, settlement, and merchandising at location and/or grain merchandising offices
- Counter sales and store operations experience
- Participation in company safety training and practicing safety policy & procedures in all assigned tasks

Required Qualifications:
- Ability to obtain Class A or B CDL with hazmat endorsement or minimally a seasonal CDL; MVR must pass IAS insurance guidelines
- Strong people skills, good phone etiquette, follows directions, meets deadlines
- Requires static strength to lift, push, pull, or carry objects with a minimum weight of 50 pounds
- Flexibility to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs
- Trunk strength and ability to use abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time
- Some tasks involve repetitive motion
- Possible exposure to seasonal weather, outdoor conditions, and agriculture products
- Personal Protective Equipment may be required for some tasks

Required Skills: Class A CDL, Class B CDL, Hazmat Endorsement, Crop Nutrient Mixing, Crop Protection Blending, Preventative Maintenance, Equipment Repair, Product Distribution, Dispatching Techniques, Inventory Control, Custom Application Practices, Precision Agriculture Technology, Crop Scouting, Grain Facility Operations, Grain Weighing, Grain Probing, Grain Grading, Grain Merchandising, Counter Sales, Store Operations, Safety Training, Personal Protective Equipment Usage

Internship Start Date: Start in 2027 Summer