Spring/Summer 2027 Field Operations and Grower Representative Intern - Oxnard, CA

J.M. Smucker

Hours: Full time
Where: Oxnard, CA
Posted: Sep 2

Your Opportunity as a Field Operations & Grower Representative Intern

As an intern within our operations department, you will work closely with the processing manager to ensure coordination of field fruit deliveries. You will ensure proper contact and relationships with the growers in order to get harvested freezer fruit delivered to the processing plant and/or receiving station as quickly as possible.

Location: Oxnard, CA

Work Arrangements: Onsite, 100% of the time

What you'd do

Determine daily crate volume by obtaining early morning on-site ranch estimates. Adjusts estimates throughout afternoon re-check of harvesting ranches. Immediately reports any significant volume changes.
Obtains, records, and passes information to processing manager and plant manager on probable next day crate volume.
Advises the plant manager and QC manager immediately when poor quality (soft, catfacing, contamination, etc.) is evident on any particular grower's ranch.
Assures that all crates and pallets are distributed to the growers on an as-needed basis to prevent grower stockpiling.
At season's end, assures all crates and pallets are returned to the Oxnard plant yard for storage, inventory, and repair.
Obtain pesticide reports from the growers when requested and deliver to the Plant Manager.
Maintain proper inventories of crate and pallets at receiving stations. Assures crates and pallets are cleaned properly prior to grower distribution.
Works with Oxnard plant supervisor/office personnel on any grower weight tag/ grading sheet discrepancies. Delivers and explains corrected documentation to the growers.
Schedule trucking to pick up fruit from the receiving stations for timely delivery to the Oxnard plant.
Works with our growers to ensure all of their daily deliveries are made early enough to permit same day processing.

Starts: 2026-08-28