High School Summer Internship

Description

About Us

Prestage Farms is a producer of quality pork and poultry. Headquartered in the southeastern United States, and with locations in NC, SC, MS, OK, and Iowa, Prestage Farms employs over 2,500 employees and contracts with over 700 farm families to produce pork and poultry to feed our world. We invite you to join us and experience the best in pork and poultry production.

Program Overview

Our 7-week High School Summer Internship Program offers you a paid hands-on learning experience in pork and poultry production. We help you prepare for your career journey by providing you the unique opportunity of working in all facets of live production along with valuable personal and career development experiences. This is your opportunity to:

Gain understanding of our commitment at Prestage Farms to produce high-quality pork and turkey by learning what we do on a daily basis, how we do it, and why we do it;

Broaden your knowledge of the food system by gaining insight into the many different aspects of integrated livestock and poultry production;

Develop and build your network as you work alongside members of the Prestage team and interact with fellow interns, industry leaders, and agriculture professionals; and

Discover different ways you can make a difference for agriculture – as an ambassador or even a next generation leader.

Interns will be placed in a division where they will learn the inner workings of the department, however all interns will participate in several other activities and events including:

Guest Speakers Discussing Various Topics Related to Our Industry

Facility Tours

Volunteer Events

Certifications

Meet and Greets

Exposure Outside of Your Department

Social Events

Areas Available for Internships

Swine Division

Interns will work in the following departments:

Breeding/Gestation

Farrowing

Turkey Division

Interns will work in the following department:

Breeder Farm

Requirements

Currently enrolled in a local high school

16+ years of age

Copy of transcript

2 letters of recommendation; one teacher/advisor; one personal

You may also email referrals and letters of recommendation to Cameron Blue at .

Benefits

Paid internship opportunity

For more information regarding Prestage Farms or our Internship Program, please visit