2026 Summer Safety Internship

Pilgrim's Pride Corp

Russellville, AL

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Background Investigation, Career Development, Conservation, Cook Dishes, Corporate Policies, Corrective Action, Customer Support/Service, Ergonomics, Food and Beverage Industry, Leadership, Lift/Move 50 Pounds, Maintain Compliance, Mentoring, Process Improvement, Profit & Loss, Project/Program Management, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Analysis, Safety Compliance, Safety Equipment, Safety/Work Safety, Supply Chain, Worker's Compensation
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Russellville, AL
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2026 Summer Safety Internship in Russellville, AL, United States

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2026 Summer Safety Internship

Location: Russellville, AL, United States

Date Posted: Apr 29, 2026

Category: Environmental Health & Safety

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Safety Intern

At Pilgrim's, Safety Is A Condition, which means the safety of our team members comes first-always.

During this internship, you will use your unique perspective and knowledge to help us find safety gaps and improve process efficiency in a way that makes a genuine mark on our business. Here at Pilgrims, we are genuinely interested in growing you as a professional and identifying a potential career path that matches your interests. Start your career today and find out where you fit into the global food supply chain and the mission to feed the world

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

  • Support the safety and occupational health team.
  • Assist in improving accident and illness prevention programs.
  • Conduct hazard and risk assessments.
  • Prepare and submit safety reports to management.
  • Help with Workers' Compensation and safety committees.
  • Investigate accidents and track corrective actions.
  • Participate in safety training sessions and promote safety awareness.
  • Perform regular plant safety inspections.
  • Assist in managing safety programs (exposure control, hazard communication, respiratory protection, hearing conservation).
  • Ensure compliance with safety laws and company policies.
  • Help set standards for PPE and machine guarding.
  • Support ergonomics program development.
  • Review and approve new or modified equipment for safety.
  • Other duties as assigned.

What You'll Need

  • Education: Enrolled in a four-year university or pursuing a bachelor's degree, preferably in a related field.
  • Minimum GPA: 2.5.
  • Ability to lift 50 lbs or more.

Why Work for Pilgrim's

  • Schedule: Internship terms: Fall Semester - Part Time, Spring Semester - Part Time, Summer Semester - Full Time.
  • Career Development: Mentorship, leadership training, and exposure to multiple business areas.

The Company is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our team members and visitors. To assist in achieving that goal, we conduct drug, alcohol, and background checks for all new team members post-offer and prior to the start of employment. The Immigration Reform and Control Act requires that verification of employment eligibility be documented for all new employees by the end of the third day of work.

About Us: Pilgrim's is a leading global food company with more than 62,000 team members worldwide. The company processes, prepares, packages, and delivers fresh, frozen, and value-added food products for customers in more than 100 countries. Pilgrim's operates protein processing plants and prepared foods facilities in 14 states, Puerto Rico, Mexico, the U.K, the Republic of Ireland, and continental Europe.

Our mission: To be the best in all that we do, completely focused on our business, ensuring the best products and services to our customers, a relationship of trust with our suppliers, profitability for our shareholders, and the opportunity of a better future for all of our team members.

Our core values: Availability, Determination, Discipline, Humility, Ownership, Simplicity, Sincerity.

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Pilgrim's Pride Corp

Pilgrim's is the second-largest chicken producer in the world, with operations in the United States, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Our corporate headquarters is in Greeley, Colorado. We employ approximately 38,000 people and have the capacity to process more than 36 million birds per week for a total of more than 9.5 billion pounds of live chicken annually.Pilgrim's products are sold to foodservice, retail and frozen entrée customers. The company's primary distribution is through retailers, foodservice distributors and restaurants throughout the United States and Puerto Rico and in the Northern and Central regions of Mexico. We currently operate in 12 U.S. states, Puerto Rico and Mexico. These states include Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Pilgrim's Pride is a part of the JBS USA family. JBS S.A., the world's largest protein company, owns 75.5% of our outstanding common stock. Click here for more information on the JBS family of proteins.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Manufacturing - Other
FOUNDED
2009