Research & Development Intern (Summer 2026)

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Job Description:

About The Andersons Inc.

The Andersons Inc. is a North American agriculture and renewable fuels company that conducts business in the agribusiness and renewables sectors. Guided by its Statement of Principles The Andersons is committed to providing extraordinary service to its customers helping its employees improve supporting its communities and increasing the value of the company. For more information please visit .

Position Overview

This position is responsible for assisting R&D Staff in performing development work on new and existing products. This can involve literature reviews to determine the current state of chemical biological agronomic and biochemical knowledge experimental design formulation optimization and testing of materials and processes at laboratory and pilot plant scales.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist R&D Staff in the development and commercialization of new chemical and biological products. This work involves collecting analyzing and reporting information from product and process evaluations at lab pilot and production scale.

• Perform commercialization work which entails elucidation and specification of operational sequences raw material and product specification and development of alternative avenues for production.

• Perform physical and chemical tests data analysis and communicate test results and experimental observations.

• Perform general daily functions in the Laboratory area.

• Execute literature reviews and provide critical summaries of findings.

• Perform product evaluations via in-house testing or in conjunction with field researchers.

• Evaluate feedstocks and products including chemical and physical properties.

• Develop and maintaining required record systems

What is Expected of You and Others at This Level

• Minimal job-related experience

• Acquires basic skills to perform routine tasks

• Work is prescribed and completed with little autonomy

• Works with either close supervision or under clearly defined procedures

Competencies Expected of You and Others at This Level

• Customer Focus - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions
• Collaborates - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
• Values Differences - Recognizes the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization
• Optimizes Work Processes - Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done with a focus on continuous improvement
• Instills Trust - Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty integrity and authenticity
• Ensures Accountability - Holding self and others accountable for meeting commitments
• Being Resilient - Rebounding from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations

Minimum Qualifications and Skills

• Two years progress or more in working towards a bachelors degree in natural sciences (chemistry microbiology botany) or a related degree

• A working knowledge of statistics laboratory procedures and technology

• Functional proficiency of the MS Office suite of software

Physical Requirements and Working Environment

The incumbent is subject to frequent contact with potentially hazardous ingredients dirt dust noise and adverse weather conditions and therefore must be aware of health hazards.

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed. It does not include all responsibilities and skills required of the job and may be changed at any time. All responsibilities must be completed in compliance with all safety protocols policies procedures and consistent with the spirit and philosophy of The Andersons Statement of Principles.

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