Shellfish Logistics Intern

Department: South Bend Admin

Location: South Bend

Compensation: $19.00 / hour

Description

Pacific Seafood offers a unique, 13-week internship program that gives interns the chance to make an immediate impact on our company. Starting with a structured orientation week at our corporate headquarters near Portland, OR, where you’ll be able to meet the team and learn the full scope of our business. Throughout the summer months, you’ll dive deep into a meaningful project for our company, which you’ll then present to our executive leadership team at the end of your internship. For graduating seniors looking to kickstart your career, there are plenty of opportunities to stay full-time at the conclusion of your internship! Start your professional career with us, where we can invest in your development as a business professional, and build valuable leadership, work ethic, and team-work capabilities!

At Pacific Seafood, we do more than just provide the world with the healthiest proteins on the planet. We are an excellence-driven organization committed to being the brand of choice in the marketplace and the employer of choice in the community. We believe in servant leadership, investing in our team members, and rewarding performance. We live by the core values of our Diamond Philosophy: Quality, Teamwork, Productivity, and Excellence - which means consistently doing your best and always striving to do better.

Summary

We are seeking a motivated, analytical Shellfish Logistics Intern to join our operations team and work directly with our experienced Transportation Manager. This is an exceptional, rare opportunity for an incoming logistics professional to receive long‑term, hands‑on training from a seasoned manager who is committed to mentoring his successor.

In this role, the intern will learn every aspect of our transportation, packaging, and distribution operations while also taking on meaningful project work focused on cost savings, operational efficiencies, and process improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities to reduce transportation, packaging, and operational costs.
• Analyze routing and schedules to pinpoint fuel‑saving strategies.
• Review staffing structure and recommend potential restructuring or workload balancing.
• Evaluate packaging and transportation processes for potential consolidation and increased efficiency.
• Support implementation of new technologies, tools, or systems that improve operational workflow.
• Gather and analyze data to propose measurable improvements.
• Work with production, warehouse, and driver teams to understand where bottlenecks occur and propose solutions.
• Digitize and manage fleet records (renewals, registrations, taxes, leasing, and maintenance) and develop Power BI dashboards to track metrics
• Support the potential expansion of this digital system to include vessel documentation and maintenance tracking.
  
  

Required

What you bring to Pacific Seafood

• Actively pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree, with a graduation date no later than June of 2026, in:
• Supply Chain
• Logistics
• Closely related field
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
• Basic PC knowledge

Preferred:

• Previous experience in logistics/supply chain
• Experience in Shellfish or Finfish Hatchery operations.
• Familiarity with seafood or agricultural product markets.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
  
  

Job Benefits

Total Compensation:

At Pacific Seafood, Your Base Wage Is Only a Portion Of Your Overall Compensation Package. We Invest In Our Team Members Through a Comprehensive And Attractive Total Rewards Package, Including But Not Limited To

• Paid Sick Time
• Employee assistance program providing confidential professional counseling, financial and legal assistance at no charge to team members and immediate family members
• Product purchase program