Food Research and Development Intern

Food Research and Development Intern

As an intern in a 12-week paid internship, the student will work with the assigned on-site supervisor/mentor to create a plan for a meaningful internship experience. He/she will be assigned to work on a project related to egg processing, product development, or process improvement that has a meaningful impact to the business (e.g. new product innovation, cost savings, efficiency, or similar).

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Impact Analysis Project(s):
• Working with the Intern Mentor and Rembrandt leaders, researches, analyzes and summarizes findings and recommendations to a relevant business challenge or opportunity.
• Presents project(s) to Rembrandt leadership as Internship capstone.
• Hands-on experience:
• Learns and participates in regular business activities of assigned department/site including but not limited to:
• hands-on pilot plant processing of egg ingredients
• experimental design
• research on current products or processes including literature review
• sample testing of functionality and analytical properties
• applicability of the work to the business as a whole.  
• Gains exposure to Senior Level Management including President, Executive Leadership Group and department head.
• Participates in team and individual internship learning and development opportunities.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Required:

• Coursework in Food Science or Food Engineering
• An interest in the manufacturing, food processing, or agricultural industry
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Attention to detail/organizational skills
• Ability to work well with diverse groups of people
• Independent Self Starter /Team Player
• Strong interpersonal skills/comfortable talking and interacting with others
• Strong oral, written, and communication/presentation skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Excel and PowerPoint

Preferred:

• Past internship experience(s) in the food industry
• Familiarity in a pilot plant setting (e.g. pasteurization, filtration, spray drying) a strong plus
• Junior or Senior for B.Sc. or in M.S. program preferred