2027 Summer Internship - Facility Operations

About the Program

Innovative Ag Services (IAS) is accepting applications for their 2027 Facility Operations Summer Internship Program. IAS recruits talented individuals who will fit well now and as future leaders in agriculture. As a full-service farm cooperative, IAS offers a complete line of supplies and services to meet farm needs, providing value-added products and services to over 5,000 members in the grain, agronomy, feed, energy, and building supply markets. With 30 locations throughout northeast and central Iowa and southwest Wisconsin, IAS ranks as one of the Top Agricultural Cooperatives in Iowa.

Objective

To gain hands-on knowledge and experience in multiple areas of agricultural business while providing the company with operational support in a safe and effective manner for the benefit of IAS and its member owners.

Responsibilities

• Perform day-to-day operational duties with possible training opportunities in one or more of the following areas:
  • Operating crop nutrient and crop protection mixing and blending facilities; utilizing work orders and field maps.
  • Preventative maintenance and repair of location equipment and facilities.
  • Distribution of farm supply products from IAS facilities to customers; learning dispatching techniques.
  • Warehouse orderliness, housekeeping, and inventory control techniques and procedures.
  • Accompanying and performing custom application practices and techniques of agronomy products, including precision technology.
  • Crop scouting techniques and procedures with a 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 an 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 locations and/or grain merchandising offices.
  • Counter sales and store operations experience.
• Participate in company safety training and practice safety policies and procedures in all assigned tasks.

Requirements

• Ability to obtain a 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, ability to follow directions, and meet deadlines.

Physical Requirements & Environmental Adaptability

• 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.
• Agricultural environment with possible exposure to seasonal weather, outdoor conditions, and agricultural products.
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) may be required for some tasks.