Feed Production Internship
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Belstra Milling Co
IN
Summary
The intern will assist in the feed manufacturing process by managing ingredients, operating mixing equipment, and recording medication usage. They will also be responsible for loading outbound trucks and maintaining a clean and organized work environment.
Job Description
Description
Belstra Milling offers a summer program for students to learn about the feed manufacturing process while getting real world experience. Our goal is to teach students the various steps entailed in the manufacturing of safe animal feeds, while allowing them to use knowledge learned in the classroom. Working as a team within our company, our hope is that our interns take away not only a general knowledge of the feed industry but also useful contacts and relationships for the future. Please send a cover letter and resume to Adriana Trevizo at [email protected] to apply.
- Setting up hand-add ingredients for batches
- Putting hand-add ingredients in mixer at correct times
- Keeping micro-bins full of correct materials
- Dumping totes of ingredients
- Bagging and toting out feed
- Placing medications in micro-bins, setting up hand-add medications and properly recording medication usage
- Loading rolled corn and mineral mixes on outbound trucks
- Keeping truck wash clean and organized
Requirements
- Lifting up to 50lbs repetitively
- Working at different elevations
- Undergoing safety/forklift training
Who we are:
Belstra Milling is a family-owned regional independent feed manufacturing company located in the northwest Indiana town of Demotte. Albert "Bud" Belstra established the company in 1954.
What we do:
Our main business is manufacturing feed for livestock; mostly swine and dairy. During the 1990's, a relationship with Pig Improvement Company (PIC), a swine genetics company, grew such that today, we think of ourselves as a "supplier of genetics". Not only do we represent PIC but we work with producers to help them maximize their operations through knowledge gained on the farms we manage.
Founded
1954
Company size
51-200 employees
Industry
Farming
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
DeMotte, IN
Who we are:
Belstra Milling is a family-owned regional independent feed manufacturing company located in the northwest Indiana town of Demotte. Albert "Bud" Belstra established the company in 1954.
What we do:
Our main business is manufacturing feed for livestock; mostly swine and dairy. During the 1990's, a relationship with Pig Improvement Company (PIC), a swine genetics company, grew such that today, we think of ourselves as a "supplier of genetics". Not only do we represent PIC but we work with producers to help them maximize their operations through knowledge gained on the farms we manage.
Founded
1954
Company size
51-200 employees
Industry
Farming
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
DeMotte, IN
