Product Development Intern

What Youll Do:

Product Formulating

- Participate in product ideation and scoping

- Support development of new products as well as improve existing items across all product segments

- Produce batches of formulas for development purposes as well as product prototypes and samples

- Perform analytical testing of prototypes

- Design and conduct sensory panels

Product Testing & Analysis

- Perform product testing across full range of product attributes (pH, viscosity, brix, color scoring, etc.)

- Organize and report data collected

- Analyze data from testing to provide insight on product prototypes

- Participate in monitoring market samples across product categories

Project Management

- Develop and adhere to project timelines

- Organize project plans and provide status updates to team

- Participate in cross-functional project teams to drive projects to successful completion

Technical & Administrative Support

- Perform research as needed to support projects for product development team

- Participate in conducting sensory panels

- Assist in creation of technical documentation and product specifications

- Perform daily calibration and general maintenance of all laboratory and analytical equipment

- Assist with laboratory upkeep regarding lab cleanliness and organization

Requirements for Success:

- Actively seeking a Bachelors degree in Food Science, Food Process Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related field(s)

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

- Experienced working within a lab

- Computer knowledge required; MS Office

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions

- To perform this job successfully, the physical demands listed are representative of those that must be met by an employee

- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to handle and feel, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear

- The employee may occasionally be required to crouch

- The employee may occasionally lift items as heavy as 25 pounds

- Specific vision abilities may include the employees ability to see near and far distances