R&D Meat-Food Scientist Intern

Join our team as a Research & Development Meat/Food Scientist Intern during the summer of 2027 and Feed Your Wild Side! Your internship will be based in Minneapolis MN. You will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience through formal and informal training managing projects attending events networking with fellow interns working with key Jack Links leaders and team members. At the completion of your internship you will conduct a final presentation on your internship experience.

From concept to commercialization R&D Meat and Food Scientists are the leaders and drivers of new product development at Jack Links. As a Meat/Food Scientist Intern you will join us in a highly collaborative role working closely with the R&D team operations food safety & quality (FSQ) business management marketing sales consumer insights and procurement; in order to run pilot plant tests execute plant trials and to effectively launch new protein snacks.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

• Provide hands on support in determining root cause and finding solutions for problems in food products such as sensory quality or processing issues. Participate on cross-functional teams to identify areas of opportunity in cost reduction yield improvement and formulation/process improvement and efficiencies.
• Support the design and execution of appropriate testing methodologies to validate changes to raw materials formulations and process. Coordinate testing plans with food safety regulatory quality and operations. Generate written reports interpret results and make next step recommendations.
• Some travel may be required

Qualifications :

Minimum requirements:

• Working towards a Bachelor of Science degree in Meat Science Food Science or related field
• Proficient written and oral communication skills
• Comfortable in a fast paced changing environment
• Must be able to communicate effectively with various manufacturing and marketing functional groups at various levels
• Must be flexible and able to work well in a team environment
• Express a strong work ethic and execute responsibilities in a professional manner
• Comfortable working in refrigerated environments while performing tests though vast majority of work will be in standard office setting

Preferred Qualifications:

• Completed junior year coursework in a Bachelors degree program
•  Meat processing industry knowledge and experience

Additional Information :

The hiring range for this role is $23 to $25 per hour for a Bachelors degree candidate and $30 per hour for a Masters degree candidate. Actual wages will vary based on several factors including but not limited to external market data internal equity location and candidate skill set and experience. 

LINK SNACKS CORE VALUES:

Company values: Be Real Speed Matters Stewardship Relationship Driven Self-Discipline and Show Awesome Character.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to be successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the Team Member is regularly required to sit use hands to finger handle or feel and talk or hear. The Team Member is occasionally required to stand walk and reach with hands and arms. The Team Member must occasionally lift and/or more up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Team Member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The work environment is a plant/office setting with varying degrees of temperatures and noise levels. Exposure to manufacturing equipment movement and wet/slippery floors. However the vast amount of work is conducted in a climate-controlled office. Travel may be required.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:
Jack Links provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age color national origin citizenship status physical or mental disability race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression genetic information marital status status with regard to public assistance veteran status or any other characteristic that is protected by federal state or local law.

E-VERIFY:
Jack Links is a participant in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees.  For information about the E-Verify program please visit:   your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Disclaimer:

This job description is intended to generally describe the nature and level of work to be performed by employees in this position. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and skills required of employees performing this role.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time