Management Trainee – Agribusiness

Job Description

Agri-Business – Operations Management Trainee (January Co-hort) | Mountaire Farms

The Tone:
This is a full-time management trainee program at Mountaire Farms, located across various facilities in Delaware and North Carolina. Mountaire Farms is an agricultural food production and processing company, now the fourth largest chicken company in the United States, providing high-quality products. This role is crucial for developing future leaders by providing hands-on experience across the vertically integrated business, enabling trainees to understand end-to-end operations and contribute to strategic initiatives. This program aims to cultivate future leaders who will fill key agribusiness roles within the company.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person Delaware and North Carolina
• Mission: To understand Mountaire Farms’ end-to-end operations, develop leadership capabilities, and address key business challenges through a structured rotational program and capstone project.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Rotational Experience: Participate in hands-on rotational training across critical departments including Live Operations, Processing Operations, Sales, HR, Accounting, IT, Transportation, and Procurement.
• Operational Understanding: Engage with cross-functional teams to understand operational workflows and business processes within the company’s vertically integrated structure.
• Capstone Project: Design, develop, and present a capstone project that addresses a key business challenge or opportunity within a specific functional area to senior leadership and executives.
• Culture and Development: Build relationships with employees at all levels, actively participate in the business culture, and attend leadership and development workshops.
• Reporting: Complete required weekly, semi-monthly, and monthly reports as part of ongoing program responsibilities.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Recent graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Agribusiness, Agriculture Studies, Agriculture Economics, or a related field. Entry-level.
• Experience: Strong interest in a career in management and leadership, coupled with a willingness to learn and adapt to various business environments.
• Skills: Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills. Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment. Proactive approach with a high degree of ownership and accountability. Must be willing to travel to different facilities across Delaware and North Carolina throughout the program.