Product Development Intern

What You’ll 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 Bachelor’s 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 employee’s ability to see near and far distances