UDairy Creamery Quality Assurance Intern Fall 2025
UDairy Creamery Quality Assurance Intern Fall 2025
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Job Description
Anticipated Start Date: August 26 2025
Estimated Pay: $16 per hour
Number of Jobs Available: 14
Schedule: Scheduled 36 hour shifts as available inperson
Location: UDairy Creamery Production Facility 529 S College Ave Room 124 Worrilow Hall Newark DE)
About the department / center:
The UDairy Creamery is a nonprofit studentrun enterprise of the University of Delawares College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Under the guidance of industry professionals students receive a handson immersive education in the principles of food science safety and production dairy science business management entrepreneurship and sustainable agriculture.
Role Description:
The Quality assurance interns will assist in the laboratory testing and record keeping at the GFIL. Interns play an integral handson role in the quality assurance of dairy products. Depending on shift availability different tasks may be available including: collection and analysis of samples environmental swabbing and interpreting data. This position works directly with Creamery Management to plan laboratory testing interpret data and help respond based on the data to deal with problems and uphold food safety.
Role Expectations:
- Serve as a UDairy Creamery representative developing connections with the campus community with the goal of communicating how our products are made the precautions we take to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our customers and the logic as to which flavors are created or returned into rotation.
- Become an expert on the UDairy philosophy mission statement and partnership be able to communicate that information confidently.
- Complete tasks as assigned by the Creamery Management Team.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Be detail oriented and trained to use aseptic techniques.
- Assist in collecting milk cheese environmental and sanitation solution samples.
- Assist in keeping daily records up to date.
- Assist in analytical methods quality testing and food safety testing.
- Observe and help maintain the Food Safety Plan including Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOPs).
- Assist with training other UDairy staff to work safely in cheese/ice cream production areas and/or QA testing lab.
- Be able to problem solve and work through issues/errors.
- Be able to take directions and detailed notes.
- Be able to work independently and complete assigned tasks within timelines needed as may be required by regulatory authorities.
- Assist in ice cream production and cheesemaking as required by Creamery Management
- Heavy lifting standing for long periods and strenuous movement should be anticipated.
Qualifications:
- At least 1 year of laboratory food science or food safety experience.
- Must have excellent communication and time management skills and the ability to work independently on projects.
Position Requirements:
- While schedules can vary interns must work 12 shifts per week of at least 3 hours per shift during GFIL production days (Monday through Thursday). Shifts will likely be 7am11am and 1pm6pm (or a variation of these hours as academic schedules allow).
- Interns will be hired to work during academic sessions (spring summer fall and winter). While the position is open until filled students are expected to start work when classes begin for the semester through the last day of exams at the end of the semester. All applicants will report directly to the Creamery Director and Creamery Managers.
Hiring Timeline:
- Availability to work in Spring semester or summer session to train with with current interns.
- Interviews to begin the week of 4/28
Applicants must be undergraduate students at the University of Delaware. Work study eligibility can be found here. Applicants who are not enrolled as undergraduate students at the University can apply by emailing for more information. Employment Limitations and Exceptions
Required Experience:
Intern
Employment Type
Student
