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Logistics Specialist roles involve coordinating supply chains, managing freight documentation, and optimizing delivery workflows, all tasks that map directly to supply chain, operations, and business degree programs. CPT authorization requires your DSO to confirm the role is an integral part of your curriculum, so bring a job description that shows operational or analytical responsibilities.
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Job Description Summary: Are you ready to jumpstart your career with a summer internship at Tyson Foods? We are seeking driven and passionate interns to join our team and contribute to meaningful projects that drive our business forward. As an intern at Tyson Foods, you will gain hands-on experience, develop critical skills, and be part of a company that values innovation, sustainability, and excellence. This is your opportunity to experience entry level work at one of the world's largest food companies, work on impactful projects, and make a real difference!
Join our team for a summer internship opportunity designed to provide hands-on experience in logistics modeling, supply chain analytics, and strategic network design. This internship is ideal for a college student interested in learning how data, modeling tools, and cross-functional collaboration support real-world supply chain decisions.
Program Highlights:
- Skill Development: Enhance your technical, analytical, and leadership skills through hands-on experiences and project-based work.
- Summer Series: Participate in weekly events where you will have the chance to learn, network, and have fun with your peers and leaders across the company!
- Competitive Pay: Receive competitive compensation.
- Networking Opportunities: Connect with professionals across various departments and gain insights from multiple business units.
- Focus on Sustainability: Be part of a company committed to responsible business practices and making a positive impact on the world.
- Relocation and Housing Assistance: Where applicable, support for relocation and housing could be provided.
- Participation in company events and initiatives
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assist with collecting, cleaning, organizing, and validating logistics and supply chain data used in modeling and analysis.
- Support model preparation and scenario analysis related to warehouse network design, inventory flow, transportation impacts, and production alignment.
- Learn how Coupa Supply Chain Modeler (Supply Chain Guru) and supporting tools are used to evaluate logistics design and supply chain improvement opportunities.
- Assist with analysis related to plant production line modeling, capacity expansion, sourcing strategies, and distribution network planning.
- Help maintain baseline data, assumptions, and documentation that support accurate model inputs and repeatable analysis.
- Review modeling outputs and assist with summarizing key findings, opportunities, and potential risks for team discussion.
- Prepare charts, tables, summaries, and presentation materials to communicate analytical results in a clear and concise format.
- Gain exposure to AI-assisted tools (e.g., Microsoft Copilot, Claude) available to support organizing information, summarizing findings, and presentation development, building real-world experience applying AI within a business setting.
- Participate in cross-functional project discussions with Logistics, Transportation, Warehousing, Operations, Supply Chain Planning, and Finance partners.
Complete assigned project work and present learnings or recommendations at the conclusion of the internship.
REQUIREMENTS
- Education: Incoming junior, senior, or higher education with at least one semester of school remaining. Studying Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, Business, Analytics, Data Science, Operations Management, or a related field.
- Experience: Previous work experience in any field is preferred. Work experience within the internship discipline is strongly preferred but not required.
- Computer Skills: Basic to intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint required. Exposure to Access, SQL, data visualization, analytics tools, supply chain modeling software, or AI-assisted productivity tools (e.g., Microsoft Copilot, Claude) is preferred but not required.
- Special Skills: Ability to multitask, motivated self-starter, and collaborative.
- Application Requirements: Resume must state your expected graduation date and your area of study.
- Location: For positions where relocation is not offered, students must be within a commutable distance to the facility, which is 60 miles or less.
Relocation Assistance Eligible:
No
Work Shift:
1ST SHIFT (United States of America)
Certain roles at Tyson require background checks. If you are offered a position that requires a background check you will be provided additional documentation to complete once an offer has been extended.
Hourly Applicants ONLY - You must complete the task after submitting your application to provide additional information to be considered for employment.
The successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.
Tyson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.
We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; and more.
If you would like to learn more about your data privacy rights and how you may use that information, please read our Job Applicant Privacy Notice here.
Unsolicited Assistance: Tyson Foods and its subsidiaries do not accept unsolicited support from external recruitment vendors for open positions within the United States. Any resumes or candidate profiles submitted by recruitment vendors or headhunters to any employee or applicant tracking system at Tyson Foods or its subsidiaries, without a valid written request and search agreement approved by HR, will be considered the property of Tyson Foods. No fees will be paid if the candidate is hired due to an unsolicited referral.
Job Details:
Job Description Summary: Are you ready to jumpstart your career with a summer internship at Tyson Foods? We are seeking driven and passionate interns to join our team and contribute to meaningful projects that drive our business forward. As an intern at Tyson Foods, you will gain hands-on experience, develop critical skills, and be part of a company that values innovation, sustainability, and excellence. This is your opportunity to experience entry level work at one of the world's largest food companies, work on impactful projects, and make a real difference!
Join our team for a summer internship opportunity designed to provide hands-on experience in logistics modeling, supply chain analytics, and strategic network design. This internship is ideal for a college student interested in learning how data, modeling tools, and cross-functional collaboration support real-world supply chain decisions.
Program Highlights:
- Skill Development: Enhance your technical, analytical, and leadership skills through hands-on experiences and project-based work.
- Summer Series: Participate in weekly events where you will have the chance to learn, network, and have fun with your peers and leaders across the company!
- Competitive Pay: Receive competitive compensation.
- Networking Opportunities: Connect with professionals across various departments and gain insights from multiple business units.
- Focus on Sustainability: Be part of a company committed to responsible business practices and making a positive impact on the world.
- Relocation and Housing Assistance: Where applicable, support for relocation and housing could be provided.
- Participation in company events and initiatives
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assist with collecting, cleaning, organizing, and validating logistics and supply chain data used in modeling and analysis.
- Support model preparation and scenario analysis related to warehouse network design, inventory flow, transportation impacts, and production alignment.
- Learn how Coupa Supply Chain Modeler (Supply Chain Guru) and supporting tools are used to evaluate logistics design and supply chain improvement opportunities.
- Assist with analysis related to plant production line modeling, capacity expansion, sourcing strategies, and distribution network planning.
- Help maintain baseline data, assumptions, and documentation that support accurate model inputs and repeatable analysis.
- Review modeling outputs and assist with summarizing key findings, opportunities, and potential risks for team discussion.
- Prepare charts, tables, summaries, and presentation materials to communicate analytical results in a clear and concise format.
- Gain exposure to AI-assisted tools (e.g., Microsoft Copilot, Claude) available to support organizing information, summarizing findings, and presentation development, building real-world experience applying AI within a business setting.
- Participate in cross-functional project discussions with Logistics, Transportation, Warehousing, Operations, Supply Chain Planning, and Finance partners.
Complete assigned project work and present learnings or recommendations at the conclusion of the internship.
REQUIREMENTS
- Education: Incoming junior, senior, or higher education with at least one semester of school remaining. Studying Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, Business, Analytics, Data Science, Operations Management, or a related field.
- Experience: Previous work experience in any field is preferred. Work experience within the internship discipline is strongly preferred but not required.
- Computer Skills: Basic to intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint required. Exposure to Access, SQL, data visualization, analytics tools, supply chain modeling software, or AI-assisted productivity tools (e.g., Microsoft Copilot, Claude) is preferred but not required.
- Special Skills: Ability to multitask, motivated self-starter, and collaborative.
- Application Requirements: Resume must state your expected graduation date and your area of study.
- Location: For positions where relocation is not offered, students must be within a commutable distance to the facility, which is 60 miles or less.
Relocation Assistance Eligible:
No
Work Shift:
1ST SHIFT (United States of America)
Certain roles at Tyson require background checks. If you are offered a position that requires a background check you will be provided additional documentation to complete once an offer has been extended.
Hourly Applicants ONLY - You must complete the task after submitting your application to provide additional information to be considered for employment.
The successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.
Tyson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.
We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; and more.
If you would like to learn more about your data privacy rights and how you may use that information, please read our Job Applicant Privacy Notice here.
Unsolicited Assistance: Tyson Foods and its subsidiaries do not accept unsolicited support from external recruitment vendors for open positions within the United States. Any resumes or candidate profiles submitted by recruitment vendors or headhunters to any employee or applicant tracking system at Tyson Foods or its subsidiaries, without a valid written request and search agreement approved by HR, will be considered the property of Tyson Foods. No fees will be paid if the candidate is hired due to an unsolicited referral.
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Does a Logistics Specialist role qualify for CPT authorization?
Yes, if the role involves supply chain coordination, freight management, inventory analysis, or operations planning and your degree program includes coursework in those areas. Your DSO makes the final determination based on the job description and your academic program. Roles that are purely clerical with no analytical component are harder to justify as integral to a business or supply chain curriculum.
Can I do CPT at a freight brokerage or third-party logistics company?
Yes. Third-party logistics providers and freight brokerages are common CPT employers for supply chain and business students. The employer type doesn't restrict CPT eligibility. What matters is whether the duties on your offer letter connect to your curriculum. Roles involving carrier negotiations, shipment tracking, or customs documentation are generally strong fits for supply chain degree programs.
How do I find Logistics Specialist employers who are familiar with CPT?
Search for Logistics Specialist openings on Migrate Mate, which shows employers with international student hiring history. You can also ask during the interview whether the company has onboarded CPT or OPT students before. Employers who've done it once have the I-9 and E-Verify process figured out, which means fewer delays once you have your updated I-20 in hand.
What happens to my CPT authorization if my logistics internship extends beyond the original end date?
Your current CPT authorization becomes invalid the moment your I-20 end date passes. You need a new CPT authorization from your DSO before you continue working. That means a new offer letter or extension letter from the employer, a new DSO meeting, and an updated I-20 with the new end date. Working even one day past your authorized period is an unauthorized employment violation.
Can I work full-time as a Logistics Specialist on CPT during the summer?
Full-time CPT is allowed during summer if your school permits it and your DSO authorizes it. The critical rule is cumulative: if you accumulate 12 months or more of full-time CPT across any combination of terms, you forfeit your OPT eligibility entirely. Many students in multi-semester logistics internship programs hit this limit without realizing it, so track your total full-time CPT days carefully.