2027 Summer Intern - Quality

At Danone, Manufacturing the best products and supplying them to meet demand is a key driver for our plant teams. We are currently looking to hire a Quality Intern based in West Jordan, UT! The Quality Intern will support the Quality department and help advance quality and food safety by creating a knowledge database, researching novel technology to eliminate unwanted microorganisms in the production environment, and assist with the identification and implementation or quality improvement opportunities. A key component of this role is to understand the production operation and work cross-functionally to identify opportunities to be more efficient.

Key Responsibilities

• Conducting, and sometimes leading, research, analysis, and improvement projects related to department goals
• Actively engaging the current workforce, through job shadowing for example, to effectively achieve project and department goals
• Presenting project findings and solution proposals to peers and plant leadership
• Other duties, as assigned

Education & Experience:

• You must be a Junior, Senior, or recent graduate of, a Food Science, Food Microbiology, Food Chemistry or similar degree program with an interest in the Food and Consumer Packaged Goods industry.
• Previous work experience in food manufacturing is preferred but not required.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Ability to operate in a team environment and adapt in a changing work environment.
• Excellent time management and prioritization skills with a proven ability to handle multiple projects with conflicting deadlines.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of employees at all levels, including janitorial, management, and executives.
• Ability to follow direction and work independently.
• Excelling written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong math, computer and logic skills.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentage and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Excellent organization skills.

Physical Demands

• Stamina and endurance to stand, walk, or sit for extended periods of time
• standing, walking, bending and stooping (at waist level), kneeling, crouching, crawling, twisting (at waist level and at the neck).
• Tasting, smelling, seeing (including colors), speaking, and hearing, within a normal range to record, prepare and communicate appropriate reports and results.
• Working up to 12-hour shifts in production areas with a usually moderate noise level.
• Occasionally climbing stairs, step ladders, or stools.
• Using fine motor skills to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, and controls.
• Occasionally lifting, from 10 lbs. to 50 lbs., and occasional team lifting or more than 50 lbs.

Work Environment

• Work will be performed in a manufacturing environment with usually moderate noise levels and will involve standing/walking on a concrete surface for the duration of your shift.
• Regularly working indoors, near moving mechanical parts and will be occasionally exposed to cold, wet, and/or humid conditions, as well as going outdoors (infrequently).
• Occasionally be exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and may be exposed to loud noises in the plant.
• Occasionally work in high, precarious places and may be exposed to extreme cold, the risk of electrical shock, and vibration.
• Work schedules could include nights, weekends and/or holidays to provide the ability to support a 24/7 manufacturing environment as business needs dictate.