Intern - Distribution Ops
Overview
Americold provides temperature-controlled warehousing and transportation to food producers, restaurants, schools and retail outlets such as grocery stores. We're proud to provide an essential link in the food and beverage industry supply chain, and to play our part in ensuring families across the US and overseas can sit down together to eat.
Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Americold owns and operates 170+ temperature-controlled warehouses in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, and Canada. In North America we have over 13,000 associates and offer a wide variety of employment opportunities - from warehouse forklift operators and supervisors to accounting, customer support, engineering, transportation, and technology solutions positions.
Intern - Distribution Ops
Primary Responsibility:
The Americold Summer Internship is a 12-week, full-time, paid assignment that takes place over the summer months. During this time, our Interns gain valuable knowledge related to their area of interest (i.e. Operations, Distribution, Finance, Internal Audit, etc.), while contributing to one of the COOLest business sectors. The internship includes assignments on challenging and industry-specific projects, plus the opportunity to network with organizational leaders, colleagues, and peers.
As an Americold Intern, the experience you will gain here will not only be essential to your professional growth and development, but your talents will make a vital difference for our company, too.
Essential Functions / Areas of Learning include:
1. Learn fundamentals of warehouse and distribution management in these areas:
Warehouse/Facility Operations:
o Dock & Front Office processes
o Labor and transportation/labor matrix planning
o Appointment scheduling
o Inventory Control
Process Engineering & Improvement:
o Labor Standards
o Continuous Improvement
Leadership & Safety:
o Work with other leaders in coordinating and Shift leadership coordinating and watching all warehouse activities of an assigned work team on a shift basis by directing assigned employees in the receiving, warehousing, and shipping of customer product in a manner consistent with service and cost objectives.
o Collaborate with teams and managers to assist in solving work-related issues.
o Participate in all safety training
2. Participate in formal orientations/training and informal meetings with members of workforce from a variety of functions.
3. Adhere to and insure compliance with all Company policies, as well as all Federal, State and Local OSHA regulations.
4. All other duties as assigned.