UDairy Creamery Dairy Production Intern Fall 2025

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 Dairy Production interns primarily assist in the production of cheese and ice cream. This includes handson experience in pickingup raw milk processing into a finished product packaging for retail sale and/or storage and cleaning and sanitizing the facility and equipment. This position works directly with Creamery Management to plan out production timelines ingredients and batches.

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:

• Assist in picking up milk from the UD dairy farm.
• Assist in cheesemaking and filling out makesheets.
• Assist in making ice cream mix and filling out makesheets.
• Assist in freezing and packaging ice cream and filling out makesheets.
• Assist in updating records including validation and temperature logs.
• Participate in manual cleaning COP (Clean Out of Place) CIP (Clean in Place) and sanitation procedures and processes.
• 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 Food safety testing.
• Assist in developing recipes and test batches for signature cheese under the UDairy Creamery name.
• Assist in developing recipes and test batches for signature ice cream mixes and flavors under the UDairy Creamery name.
• Assist with training other UDairy staff to work safely in cheese production area ice cream production area and/or QA testing Lab
• Be able to work independently and complete assigned tasks within timelines needed as may be required by regulatory authorities
• Heavy lifting standing for long periods and strenuous movement should be anticipated

Qualifications:

• At least 1 year of food safety food science or food processing 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