Spring/Summer 2027 Supply Chain Intern - Oxnard, CA

As an intern within our logistics department, you will work closely with management, office, quality control, maintenance and hourly personnel to achieve goals. You will have constant communication with the carrier offices and the outside cold storage to ensure proper product rotation. Assure high quality production and shipping of strawberries packed in drums and other containers.

• Make sure drums and other containers are clean and properly labeled before shipping.

• Conducts vehicle inspections to ensure the cleanliness and safety of the trucks and railcars before loading and unloading.

• Ensure that all shipments have the documented security seals before accepting an incoming load and sending off a loaded shipment.

• Conducts pallet inspections; must reject load if does not meet specifications.

• Ensures that all shipping paperwork is accurate and corresponds with handheld scanner results before shipping product.

• Ensure that all instructions on the Bill of Ladings are carried out in each shipment.

• Accurately checks all incoming raw materials and supplies before signing receiving slip.

• Must ensure that all incoming ingredients are on the Approved Ingredient List and are appropriately labeled with Kosher emblems.

• Cooperates with management and office personnel in accounting for production and shipments and helps take inventory as needed.

• Ensure a safe working environment.

• Investigate and document accidents thoroughly and timely (as soon as possible on the same day it occurs.)

• Prevents accidents by recognizing physical and behavioral hazards and taking corrective action.

• Work closely with the Human Resources department in promoting safety and helps instruct during safety meetings.

• Directs shipping and receiving in an effective manner to obtain or exceed cost expectations, without sacrificing quality or safety.

• Coordinates shipping and receiving activities with floor persons, quality control personnel and forklift drivers.

• Make sure shipments are accurate before loading onto trucks.

• Make suggestions to processing supervisors on scheduling crew to improve efficiency.

• Must follow OSHA required regulations when driving a forklift.

• May have to load/unload trucks to keep the shipping schedules on time.

• Work closely with truck drivers.

• Other duties as required.

• Be currently enrolled in a 4-year degree program

• Ability to read, write and speak Spanish required

• Available in late March through the end of August.

• Able to work weekends, overtime, and night shifts.

• Excellent communication skills and leadership skills.

• Application period closes on December 15, 2026

Are you seeking an exceptional internship experience at a Fortune 500 company? At Smucker, we are dedicated to providing a world-class, award-winning internship that offers you the opportunity to:

• Our Internship Program

• Delivering on Our Purpose

• Our Continued Commitment to Ensuring a Workplace for All  

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