JOB DESCRIPTION
About Us
Americold is a global provider of temperature-controlled infrastructure. We partner with farmers and food producers to ensure their perishable and frozen product reaches food suppliers, restaurants, and your local grocery store without spoilage. Our customers, which include some of the most respected brands in the food industry, rely on our expertise and commitment to safety in order to deliver on their commitments.
Americold Internship Experience
The Americold Summer Internship Experience is a 12-week, full-time, paid internship that takes place over the summer term in various locations throughout the country. The internship opportunity will afford our interns to better understand the supply chain industry, work on challenging and industry-specific projects, and collaborate with organizational leaders, colleagues, and peers.
As an Americold Intern, the experience you will gain here will not only be essential to your personal and professional growth and development, but your contributions can make a vital difference for our company.
What You’ll Do:
- Assist the database team in supporting the Database systems.
- Configure and troubleshoot workstation Database access setup.
- Help create documentation of every aspect of Database Management Systems including hardware configuration and maintenance records.
- Automate database monitoring and administration tasks.
- Assist with software deployment for on-prem and cloud applications.
- Load database software on test environments after installation of new hardware or software.
- Help test newly installed databases in conjunction with application software.
- Help monitor newly installed databases for optimal performance.
- Other tasks as assigned by the manager.
What Experience You Need:
- Currently enrolled at an accredited college/university for an undergraduate or graduate degree in Computer Science or related field of study, preferably a rising senior.
- Exposure to Microsoft Office applications and Visio.
- Knowledgeable of operating system fundamentals and computer architecture.
- Able to understand network protocols at a basic level.
- Intellectually curious, collaborative, and eager to learn.
What could set you apart:
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Effective presentation, documentation and report writing skills.
- Demonstrated planning, task organizing and execution skills.
- Ability to work in a team-oriented environment.
- Working knowledge of applicable hardware platforms.
- Ability to complete work deadlines.
Physical Requirements:
- May be required to tolerate working environment with inside controlled temperatures of -15 degrees Fahrenheit and outside ambient temperatures (including heat, cold and precipitation).
- Must tolerate heights up to 35 ft. and be able to access elevated platforms and catwalks.
- Must be able to climb ladders and stairs.
- Frequently required to stand; walk; push; pull; reach with hands and arms; stoop; kneel; and crouch.
- Must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
- Must be able to use hand and power tools.
- Must be able to use hands and fingers to handle, feel, and/or manipulate parts & tools.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and depth perception, either naturally or with the aid of eye glasses.
- Able to work nights and weekends; able to pass a physical and respiratory exam.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The Company makes reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable law.
What We Offer:
Our associates know the answer to the question What’s in it for me? We offer best-in-class benefit programs and continuously work with our associates to ensure that our offerings meet the needs of their health and financial well-being. When you join Americold you join a values-oriented company with a clear mission. We help our customers feed the world.
Americold is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and complies with applicable employment laws.
EOE/AA M/F/D/V DFW.
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