Transcript Graceland Fruit, Inc. - Portfolio for Amber Peabody

Graceland Fruit, Inc.
Option 3,
80 hour unpaid internship
By Amber Peabody
Company Overview
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Graceland makes dried fruit
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Cherries
Blueberries, etc.
Takes the fruit from farms
Takes out the juice concentrate
Add sugar and flavoring
Then dries the fruit
Supervisor
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Jessica Wooten
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Worked in the Water Water
Treatment department of
Graceland
Checks gauges, makes
sure the bacteria are at
healthy temperature, pH,
and sugar levels
Shane Iverson
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Worked at the desk next to
me
Helped me whenever I
needed help
Job Responsibilities
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Organized Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
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MSDS sheets contain data about a chemical, and what to
do in case of a spill or fire
Made sure all the MSDS sheets were in Graceland’s
database
And that the information in the database was correct
Typed Lab Procedure Manual
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Manual of all Jessica's lab procedures in the waste water
treatment plant
Typed about half of it up before I reached my 80 hours
How I Fit
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I helped out with anything Jessica needed
Organized the MSDS database
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Important because;
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MSDS sheets have all the information on any chemical
used at Graceland
In case of a spill or fire, employees look up the chemical
and handle the situation safely
It is also required by the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) to have MSDS sheets for every
chemical.
Technical Skills
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Used Microsoft Excel, Word and Access
Didn’t use any Manufacturing Processes but
did observe some:
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Saw fruit being processed
Saw fruit being shipped
Quality Assurance
Academic Skills/Economic Principles
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Technical Writing
Teamwork
Basic Math
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Factors of
Production: Natural
Resources, Labor,
and Capital
Scarcity
Incentives
Work Ethic Skills
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Dependability
Initiative
Attitude
Quality Work