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Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Held over an 11-week period during the summer of 2026 for undergrad students graduating between December 2026 and August 2027. The paid internship will prepare associates for a career with Walmart’s Food Manufacturing Division. Work on a meaningful project, network with industry experts, and develop your skills while having an epic summer!

About Walmart Manufacturing

As a member of our Manufacturing Team, you will play a crucial role in driving the growth and success of Walmart’s rapidly expanding Food Manufacturing Division! Our journey into manufacturing began in the 90s with our own optical lens production, and we have since established three state-of-the-art optical labs. In recent years, we have expanded our operations to include a dairy processing plant in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 2018, and a beef packaging facility in Thomasville, GA and Olathe, KS in 2019 and 2015 respectively. Excitingly, we are furthering our operations with the addition of 2 new dairy plants located in Valdosta, GA and Robinson, TX. Join our team and be a part of this incredible growth journey, gaining valuable hands-on experience and contributing to the success of a global company like Walmart!

A Manufacturing Operations Internship means an opportunity to explore a career as part of the world’s largest retailer! We are looking for students who are strong problem solvers who can deliver solutions to complex, challenging problems. You will Learn and understand the different roles within our dairy processing plant, such as receiving, packaging, production, quality control, safety, maintenance, and warehousing.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Be part of an exceptional team of manufacturing experts. If you thrive on collaboration and communication, then the Manufacturing Operations Internship is perfect for you! As a Manufacturing professional, you'll play dual roles: a Leader and a Project Manager. This is a dynamic, hands-on role where you'll be a catalyst for change and a master of processes, directly impacting a continuously evolving industry. As the leader in the industry, we empower our associates to shape the future of Manufacturing Operations!

How you'll spend your day as Manufacturing Operations Intern

+ Work with a cross-functional team to solve complex problems on a large scale.

+ Partner in a dynamic, collaborative environment while leveraging the resources of Walmart Inc. to gain insight into other areas of the business.

+ Partner with a group of Managers, hourly associates, and sub-departments within our manufacturing environment.

+ Think strategically and lead phenomenally to remove obstacles for your team, inspiring them to work with passion.

+ Participate in mentorship opportunities throughout the summer.

Minimum Qualifications:

+ Must be enrolled in a bachelors degree program currently.

+ Expected graduation date between December 2026-August 2027

+ You have strong communication and collaboration skills.

+ You think big picture.

+ You showcase servant leadership skills.

+ You are a structured and organized thinker.

+ You have strong problem-solving skills.

+ Willingness to relocate to a Walmart Food Manufacturing facilities after graduation: Fort Wayne, IN, Olathe, KS, Valdosta, GA, or Robinson, TX,

Desired Majors:

+ Food Science

+ Agriculture

+ Operations

+ Business

+ Engineering

+ Manufacturing

+ Supply Chain Management

+ Transportation and Logistics

+ or other relevant majors

Office Environment: Food Manufacturing facility, including outdoors.

Job Location: Valdosta, GA

Walmart and Sams Club does offer housing and relocation benefits to students that meet qualifications.

A successful candidate will not require sponsorship from Walmart for authorization to work now or in the future.

Live our Values

Culture Champion

Models the Walmart values to foster our culture; holds oneself and others accountable; and supports Walmart’s commitment to communities, social justice, corporate social responsibility, and sustainability; maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance.

Servant Leadership

Acts as an altruistic servant leader and is consistently humble, self-aware, honest, and transparent.

Embrace Change - Curiosity ; Courage

Demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset; fosters an environment that supports learning, innovation, and intelligent risk-taking; and exhibits resilience in the face of setbacks.

Digital Transformation ; Change

Seeks and implements continuous improvements and encourages the team to leverage new digital tools and ways of working.

Deliver for the Customer - Customer Focus

Delivers expected business results while putting the customer first and consistently applying an omni-merchant mindset and the EDLP and EDLC business models to all plans.

Strategic Thinking

Adopts a holistic perspective that considers data, analytics, customer insights, and different parts of the business when making plans and shaping the teams strategy.

Focus on our Associates - Belonging, ;

Identifies, attracts, and retains top talent team members; builds a high-performing team; fosters a culture of belonging. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions while being welcoming of all people. Belonging - Identifies, attracts, and retains talent; builds a high-performing team; embraces a culture of belonging. Why we are a world leader in a culture of belonging, sustainability, and community involvement. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions while being welcoming of all people. We value talent, innovation, curiosity, collaboration, culture, insights, and results, and we are committed to helping people all people live better. Impact in a collaborative work environment that values innovation That means understanding, respecting, and valuing unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions while being welcoming of all people. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions while being welcoming of all people. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions while being welcoming of all people. Provides supervision and development opportunities for associates by selecting and training; mentoring; assigning duties; building a team-based work environment; establishing performance expectations and conducting regular performance evaluations; providing recognition and rewards; coaching for success and improvement; and fosters a culture of belonging. Provides supervision and development opportunities for associates by selecting and training; mentoring; assigning duties; building a team-based work environment; establishing performance expectations and conducting regular performance evaluations; providing recognition and rewards; coaching for success and improvement; and fosters a culture of belonging. Associates / Belonging - Identifies, attracts, and retains talent; builds a high-performing team; embraces a culture of belonging.

Collaboration ; Influence

Builds strong and trusting relationships with team members and business partners; works collaboratively and cross-functionally to achieve objectives; and communicates with energy and positivity to motivate, influence, and inspire commitment and action.

Talent Management

Creates a discipline and focus around developing talent, promotes an environment allowing everyone to bring their best selves to work, empowers associates and partners to act in the best interest of the customer and company, and regularly recognizes others contributions and accomplishments.

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet!

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For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart (https://bit.ly/3iOOb1J) .

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The hourly wage range for this position is $21.00-$40.00*

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*The actual hourly rate will equal or exceed the required minimum wage applicable to the job location.

Minimum Qualifications...

_Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications._

Preferred Qualifications...

_Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications._

Primary Location...

5200 Inner Perimeter Rd, Valdosta, GA 31604-0000, United States of America

Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.

Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer- By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, abilities, ideas and opinions- while being inclusive of all people.