R&D Summer Internship, Springdale Arkansas

R&D Summer Internship, Springdale Arkansas

Springdale, AR, USA Req #3449

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Griffith Foods is a global manufacturer of food products. We provide a wide range of taste and texture components for food industry customers throughout the world. Our products include seasoning blends, dry mixes, coating systems, dough blends, crumbs, flavors, sauces and food bases that are used in an extensive variety of application from snack foods and processed meat and poultry to ready meals. Our customers include food processors, restaurant operators and grocery retailers. While our name may not be familiar to consumers, our products are key components of foods offered by many of the world's best-known companies.

Location: Springdale, Arkansas

Summary: Supports GFUS Research and Development (R&D) project work and business strategies within the Griffith Foods protein processor segment. Learns about Food Industry and Food Science career alternatives.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Working with animal and meat-based food product and processes
• Functions as support in development, optimization, and commercialization of GFUS seasonings, cereal-based coating systems, sauces, animal and/or alternative plant protein products for key clients and programs within Griffith Foods.
• This position is within the protein processor segment team's business strategies.
• Learns application of food science principles in research and development.
• Works with scientist or managerial oversight to carry out the execution and reporting of experiments and projects.
• Works within assigned priorities, projects, and timelines concurrently.
• Learns technical and problem-solving skills to approach projects.
• Communicates project progress to supervisor.
• Prepares samples of safe and regulatory compliant food products.
• Follows Product Development processes to ensure efficiency and effectiveness of function.
• Work assignment includes lab sanitation and cleaning of dishes, equipment, and instruments.
• Maintains GLP's, GMP's and all required laboratory records using electronic systems and written protocols.
• Responsible for maintaining the security of all information regarding product formulas and related confidential information.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma and 2-4 years college curriculum in Food Science, Food Technology, Food Chemistry, or related technical degree.
• No prior food industry experience is required.
• Must have attention to detail.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be able to manage multiple priorities at once.

• Must be able to lift 40 lbs.
• Must be able to taste and work with foods and food ingredients that are identified as allergens.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Griffith Foods believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity. Griffith Foods does not discriminate against qualified employees or applicants because of the following actual or perceived characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding or related medical condition, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, genetic characteristic or information, AIDS or HIV status, order of protection status, marital status, military or veteran status, unfavorable discharge from military service, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Equal employment opportunity will be extended to all persons in all aspect of the employer-employee relationship, including recruitment, hiring, participation in benefit programs, training, promotion, transfer, discipline, layoff, recall, and termination.

In carrying out our commitment to equal employment opportunity, Griffith Foods will make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship, safety, and/or health risk. Applicants and employees requiring reasonable accommodations must notify Human Resources.

Other details

• Job Family Internship
• Job Function Administration
• Pay Type Hourly
• Employment Indicator Internship
• Min Hiring Rate $20.00
• Travel Required No
• Required Education Some College