Jr Intern

Job Description

Position Overview:  The Jr. Intern is responsible for learning a wide variety of branch operational tasks. Work locations will include branches and seed hubs. Assignments include laboring beside team in all tasks to serve customers, except for driving Keystone equipment or vehicles. Experiences will include: job shadowing of the various positions within Keystone, Ag Logistics planning, equipment maintenance, field scouting, and soil sampling.

Duties and Responsibilities:

 Include but are not limited to:

• Work closely with the Manager, Operations Manager, Sales, Applicator, Driver, and other members of Keystone Cooperative team to shadow and understand the business within a cooperative.
• Inventory logistics training.
• Field scouting, soil sampling, weed identification, and disease identification.
• Applicator Licensure Training overview.
• Ag Logistics planning, training, and usage.
• Participate in Asmark safety training and ongoing as required.
• Handle packaged product with appropriate PPE (NO Hazmat allowed).
• Student will be supervised at all times.
• Student required to provide their own transportation to and from Keystone Cooperative.
• Student will not operate a motor vehicle or motorized or self-propelled equipment if under the age of 18 years old.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Supports Keystone Cooperative stated Vision, Mission, and Values.
• Projects a positive attitude to customers and employees at all times.
• Perform all responsibilities independently, safely and in compliance with environmental stewardship regulations.

Education and Experience:

• Student currently enrolled in high school.

Physical Demands:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear and taste or smell.  The employee is frequently required to stand; walk and sit.  The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.