IT Project Management Intern

IT Project Management Summer Intern Come join the Tillamook Team, one of the fastest-growing dairy brands in the US, where we Play to Win to create over 200 dairy products in 6 different categories: cheese, ice cream, yogurt, sour cream, butter, and cream cheese. Our Uncompromising Quality has led us to become the #1 Cheddar, #2 Cream Cheese and #3 Family Size Ice Cream brand, but we’re not stopping there.

We’re loading up for our best years to come and want you to join us. As a farmer-owned cooperative since 1909, we know that being Good Stewards for our stakeholders and doing a little extra always pays off. We’re looking for team members with a One Team and Genuine Care mindset who are inspired to share the delight of the Tillamook brand with each other and others every day.

About the TCCA Summer Intern Program: Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA)’s Summer Internship Program is a 10 to 12-week program for graduate and undergraduate students to join the Tillamook team to connect to our 115-year-old heritage. Our interns play a significant role in solving real-world business challenges and enjoy bites of our ice cream, cheese and beloved dairy products every step of the way.

As a farmer-owned cooperative, we invite interns to visit the farms of our farmer-owners so they can see what cow care, environmental stewardship and the daily operations of a dairy farm look like, up close. In addition to the farm tour, we host multiple enriching experiences throughout the duration of the program, that include being an honorary Tillamook taste bud for the day with our immersive cheese and ice cream tastings, “college-inspired” cooking class with our executive chef, resume & interview workshop, sales market tours and so much more!

This role is based out of our Portland, Oregon office How this work makes an impact: This internship will support several strategic IT initiatives, including Network Modernization, Infrastructure Modernization, Information Security & Governance, and Artificial Intelligence Enablement. The intern will provide project coordination, reporting, documentation, and organizational support to help ensure successful delivery of these initiatives.

Drive Execution Excellence: The intern will assist with project planning, milestone tracking, action item management, status reporting, and stakeholder communication, helping teams execute projects efficiently and maintain accountability across multiple workstreams. Leverage Current Assets: By helping document existing systems, processes, and technology investments, the intern will contribute to maximizing the value of current infrastructure, platforms, and tools while supporting modernization efforts.

Protect Brand Reputation: The intern will support cybersecurity, governance, and risk management initiatives that strengthen the organization's security posture, safeguard business operations, and help protect customer, employee, and company information. Build a Better Future: The internship provides support for long-term technology transformation efforts, including infrastructure modernization and AI enablement initiatives that position the organization for future growth, innovation, and operational excellence.

Enable Our Best Work: Through improved project coordination, documentation, reporting, and process standardization, the intern will help reduce administrative overhead, improve visibility into project health, and enable IT and business teams to work more effectively together. The application window will be open until the position is filled or until we reach our cap of 100 applicants.

We will review applications and move selected candidates through our interview process with the goal of having all interns identified no later than the end of the year.

What you will do

Project Management across Infrastructure Network Modernization Infrastructure Modernization Information Security / Governance Artificial Intelligence Enablement Here’s a day in the life: Intern Daily Tasks/Responsibilities: Assist project managers and technical leads with tracking project schedules, milestones, risks, and action items.

Maintain project documentation, meeting notes, status reports, and project repositories. Coordinate follow-up on assigned action items and project deliverables across IT teams and business stakeholders. Support project intake, prioritization, and resource planning activities. Assist with organizing project governance meetings, steering committee materials, and status updates.

Track project dependencies, risks, issues, and mitigation plans. Develop and maintain project dashboards, reports, and KPI metrics using Microsoft tools. Support communication planning and stakeholder updates for active IT initiatives. Conduct research and benchmarking on technology solutions, industry trends, and best practices.

Assist with vendor coordination, meeting scheduling, and project logistics. Help document business requirements, process maps, and operational workflows. Support change management, user adoption, and training activities associated with technology implementations. Smaller Projects the Intern Could Own: Maintain the IT project portfolio dashboard.

Create and standardize project status report templates. Develop a RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) tracking process. Inventory and document current project governance practices. Create project documentation standards and templates. Analyze project metrics and recommend reporting improvements. Build a project repository and document organization framework within SharePoint.

Track AI use cases submitted by business teams and monitor implementation progress. Support prioritization workshops for infrastructure, security, and AI initiatives. Develop executive reporting dashboards for project health and milestone tracking. Knowledge, skills, and abilities: Pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Information Systems, Management Information Systems (MIS), Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field and not due to graduate the semester prior to the Internship.

Coursework or internship experience in project management, business analysis, IT operations, cybersecurity, or technology implementations. Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid project management methodologies. Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, deadlines, and action items simultaneously.

Ability to analyze, compile, and present data in a clear and meaningful manner. Strong written and verbal communication skills, including meeting facilitation, note-taking, and stakeholder follow-up. Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, and Teams. Experience creating reports, dashboards, and presentations using Excel and/or Power BI.

Ability to track project schedules, milestones, risks, issues, and dependencies. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail. Ability to gather, document, and organize business and technical requirements. Experience using project management and collaboration tools such as Microsoft Planner, Project, Azure DevOps, Jira, or similar platforms.

Comfortable working with cross-functional teams and coordinating activities across multiple stakeholders. Ability to document processes, workflows, meeting summaries, and project status updates. Demonstrated interest in information technology, cybersecurity, infrastructure, cloud technologies, data governance, or artificial intelligence.

Self-motivated learner with the ability to work independently while seeking guidance when appropriate. We are committed to creating a diverse culture and inclusive conditions where all employees are heard, valued and feel a sense of belonging. We rely on different perspectives, thoughts, backgrounds and cultures to inform our work, to help us be better as a brand and as an employer and to fuel our success.

We are seeking talent from a wide range of diversity, perspectives, and backgrounds to join our exceptional organization and help us build our future. Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA) is a Drug-Free Workplace. EEO/AA TCCA prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to age, race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, disability status (including those related to pregnancy and childbirth), protected veteran status, membership/non-membership in a labor organization, or any other characteristic protected by law.