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2027 Summer Operations Intern - Des Moines

Murphy-Hoffman Company (MHC Kenworth)
Des Moines, IA Intern
POSTED ON 9/17/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/16/2026
Job Overview

Job Overview & Essential Functions

Murphy-Hoffman Company (MHC-Kenworth) is a multi-state network of Kenworth truck dealers providing more than 50,000 customers with a full range of truck services. MHC's Operations Intern Program is a 12-week version of our Management Trainee Program. Over the course of the summer, you will be given a hands-on deep dive into how our Parts or Service Department operates, by rotating through each position in the department and helping contribute to the business.

  • Execute business initiatives while receiving hands-on experience in all facets of the dealership.
  • Utilize education, training, and experience to perform assigned job functions under close supervision of a manager or other designated employees.
  • Develop skills necessary to rotate within the assigned department to get a comprehensive understanding of running the business.
  • Opportunity to make an impact on the business by conducting a summer-long process improvement project.
  • The Summer Management Operations Internship is a pipeline into MHC"s Full-Time Management Trainee Program!

What's In It For You

  • Starting pay $20 per hour
  • On-the-job exposure to leading a business within a billion-dollar industry!
  • On-the-job training and succession planning for personal career goals
  • Opportunities for networking and professional connection

Qualifications

  • Actively pursuing a graduate or undergraduate degree at an accredited college or university.
  • Willingness to work 40 hours per week for 10-12 weeks during the summer months.
  • Leadership and sales skills strongly preferred.
  • Strong commitment to providing quality work and excellent customer service.
  • Ability to accept constructive feedback.

Benefits

  • Competitive Salary
  • Internal Promotion Opportunities
  • On the Job Training

About

About Us

MHC is an expansion of the original company, Ozark Kenworth, Inc. Ozark Kenworth started in Springfield, Missouri, in January 1975. Opening for business without a Parts or Service department and only three employees in a temporary facility. From there, the company grew and expanded. MHC is now a multi-state network of full-service diesel truck dealerships, leasing and rental operations, transport refrigeration locations, and a finance company which offers a complete array of finance and insurance services. We believe in fostering an environment that helps employees realize their full potential – a place where you can grow as a person and a professional.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled

Salary : $20

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