Project Management Intern Jobs in Calgary, AB (NOW HIRING)

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Our internships are designed to prepare you for your career journey, not a final destination. When you join our team, you are welcomed into a community committed to providing you with a safe environment to learn, grow and cultivate your skills. With our expansive learning resources, our well-respected leaders, and our carefully curated development courses, you will be equipped to confidently solve tomorrow's global issues. And, truthfully, our future relies on you. Your innovative minds, your intentional collaboration, and your sincere desire to nourish the world. Your work may be local, but at Cargill, your impact will be global. Join our community to cultivate your curiosity, develop meaningful relationships and propel your career.

As an Operations Management Intern, you will gain exposure to the workflow of plant and/or distribution operations. You will be given a project to improve a facet of the current operation, have the opportunity to use the skills you have gained in the classroom to a real life setting, and have the ability to tackle additional projects that interest you. Additionally, Interns will be exposed to a number of areas to learn skills and gain knowledge vital to succeed in an operations leadership role, including but not limited to:

• Operations
• Environmental, Health & Safety Leadership
• Engineering/Maintenance
• Accounting
• Continuous Improvement
• Human Resources/Talent Management/Employee Relations
• And much more based on your areas of interest!

The Operations Management Intern role is a training role that will prepare you for the plant Operations Management Associate role. Internships are typically 16 weeks long, enabling you to become familiar with the workflow of plant operations giving you learning and shadowing opportunities across plant teams and departments. During the internship you will seek real challenges, cultivate your curiosity, have client exposure, enjoy both personal and team accomplishments and have your initiative acknowledged along the way. You will be exposed to a number of areas to learn skills and gain knowledge vital to succeed in an operations leadership role, such as:

• Risk Management: Understand leadership in safety and regulatory compliance consistent with our Guiding Principles. Food and Feed Safety are also of critical importance to our businesses.
• Talent Management: Understand what it takes to lead, mentor, and develop a diverse team of operations employees to ensure goals and standards of the organization are being met. Gain knowledge of Human Resources policies and strategies to maintain and increase employee engagement.
• Reliability Excellence: Understand production maintenance to ensure plants are capable of serving and meeting customer requirements.
• Operational Efficiency: Understand plant operations in alignment with all functions to achieve business and profitability objectives.
• Capital Efficiency: Collaborate with teams in capital project initiatives to ensure ongoing market competitiveness of plant assets.
• Continuous Improvement: Collaborate with teams in production process improvements through tools/activities.

• With comprehensive learning resources at your disposal, you can take your learning in any direction.
• As employees, interns receive access to volunteer and community outreach opportunities.
• Throughout the internship, interns and co-ops are invited to participate in events that will give exposure to leadership, provide development opportunities, and offer the ability to network with cross-functional interns/co-ops across Canada.

• Internships are paid and are at least 16 weeks in duration. 
• Interns are paid hourly for time worked.
• Interns are responsible for transportation to and from work.
• Interns who demonstrate outstanding performance and a curiosity to learn more may be offered an internship, co-op or full-time position to return the following year.

No matter who you are or where you are, we have resources to meet your needs. As an intern, you'll have access to a wide variety of programs to support you and help you succeed. Eligible programs and incentives include:  

• Mental Health and Wellbeing program
• Digital Learning Library
• Housing assistance and relocation reimbursement is offered to those who qualify (based on mileage). 

Your development is our priority. With our outstanding global network, you will establish relationships, acquire mentors, and build your professional contacts. Our program encourages and orchestrates networking opportunities that will benefit you now and in your future career. During the internship, you will also receive consistent support from university recruiting staff, mentors, colleagues, and your supervisor.

At Cargill, you will be a part of our vibrant global community with a culture that celebrates diversity. This is a reflection of the clients we serve and generates an intellectually diverse set of employees. Business Resource Groups (BRGs) help us embrace our diversity, make our culture more inclusive and enhance our employees' outstanding talents and perspectives to benefit our organization and employees.

• High River, AB
• Beef Processing - Plant Setting

• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree or diploma from an accredited program in any field and graduating between December 2027 and May 2029 
• Able to complete a 16 week internship May through August 2027
• Proven ability to work optimally with individuals from a diverse set of backgrounds and cultures
• Must possess a high degree of initiative and resourcefulness in completing work with limited guidance
• Must be legally entitled to work for Cargill in Canada 

• Pursuing an agriculture or business-related degree; Animal Science, Ag-Economics, Ag-Business, Ag-Education, Agronomy, Food Science, Feed Science, Meat Science, Grain Science, Operations Management, Ag-Systems Management, Ag-Engineering, Supply Chain, Mechanized Systems Management, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Distribution).