Cargill Job Description Summary
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Position Title: Environmental Health and Safety Intern
Location: Cargill Animal Protein facilities in Albert Lea, Minnesota; Nebraska City, Nebraska; or
Springdale Arkansas
Job Family: EHS
Business Unit: Cargill Value Added Meats-Retail
Manager that Position Reports to: EHS Manager or Safety Manager
Job Description and Responsibilities
Cargill is a unique place to grow your career, your experience and your abilities. Every day, we grow our
reputation as a leading international producer of food, agricultural, financial and industrial products and
services. We take pride in our global reach, ability to contribute, and strong work ethics and values.
Founded in 1865, Cargill is a privately held company and employs 142,000 people in 65 countries with
annual revenues in excess of $133.9 billion. Through innovation, creativity and teamwork, we are
transforming entire markets and people’s lives worldwide, and we can have the same impact on your
career. Discover how we can be Better Together at www.cargill.com.
Cargill Value Added Meats Retail facilities utilize state-of-the-art beef, pork and turkey processing
capabilities to deliver high-quality meat products to our partners. Advanced technologies and imaginative
people create innovative solutions and distinctive value for our customers. Our retail customers come to
us from traditional grocers, supermarkets and warehouse clubs to provide their meat and deli needs. We
provide innovative solutions for their fresh meat case, frozen meat departments, deli counters, and more.
An Environmental, Health and Safety Intern may be placed in various positions within EHS during their
internship, which generally lasts no longer than 3 months. As an Intern, you will be integrated into the
day-to-day working environment with opportunities to collaborate with our EHS team and will be assigned
project(s) to complete. These project(s) will consist of opportunities that Cargill is currently facing in our
industry. Interns will be responsible for the results of their projects and will be required to give
appropriate project status updates as well as give a final presentation of findings.
Reporting to the EHS or Safety Manager, this position presents exposure to the development,
implementation, training, updating and auditing of a comprehensive EHS program. You will experience
and gain knowledge of the training process; safety and environmental management system; ergonomics,
process safety management, and contractor safety programs; environmental permits; energy and water
efficiency; as well as corporate responsibility initiatives. You will learn the importance of compliance with
both internal and regulatory standards and how the location complies with the corporate EHS
policy. Your experiences will allow you to personally make a contribution to promote and champion a
culture of proactively, accountability, stakeholder engagement and sustainability in the location’s EHS
process.
A candidate’s assignment may be in Albert Lea, Minnesota; Nebraska City, Nebraska or Springdale
Arkansas.
To apply click this link: Environmental Health and Safety Intern
REV 2013
Job Qualifications
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Bachelor’s degree or higher in Industrial Engineering, Occupational Safety, Occupational Safety and
Health, Environmental Sciences, or Fire Safety
A GPA of 3.0 or higher is preferred
Knowledge of processing facilities a plus
Bilingual skills preferred (English/Spanish)
Demonstrated effective communication and writing skills
Willing to relocate
Right to work in US that is not based solely on possession of a student visa or a visa sponsored by a
third-party employer
Cargill is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer
REV 2013