Food Safety Intern

Fresh Express® is the brand leader in value added salads and is dedicated to providing consumers with healthy, convenient ready-to-eat salads, leafy greens, vegetables and fruits. With the invention of its special Keep Crisp® bag in the 1980s, Fresh Express pioneered the retail packaged salad category and was the first to make them available to grocery stores nationwide. Today, Fresh Express fresh salads come in more than 100 different varieties offering exciting new flavors and convenient new ways to meet the daily dietary requirements for both conventional and organic fresh produce. More than 14 million consumers each week enjoy healthy, convenient ready-to-eat Fresh Express salads, spinach and vegetables.

This Food Safety Intern will have the opportunity to work with the food safety director and the plant team to conduct trials on cutting edge food safety technology; analyze data and present results to FEX Senior Leadership.

Required Skills:

• Must be detail-oriented and organized.
• Must have good problem-solving skills.
• Have good verbal and written communication skills to explain results to others.
• Able to handle multiple projects in a fast paced, multi-disciplinary environment.
• Must have knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word and Excel).
• Capable of working in refrigerated environments.
• Ability to work flexible hours when necessary and must be able to dedicate 40 hours a week to this position.

Required Education:

• Pursuing B.S. degree and studying a scientific discipline linked to Food Science, Nutrition, Dietetics, Agriculture, or candidates with educational background of food laws or regulatory compliance.

Other Information:

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed, as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.