Intern - R&D

Hilmar Cheese Company Inc. • Hilmar, CA

3d • $20 - $23 • Onsite

About The Position

At Hilmar Cheese Company we improve lives around the world through wholesome dairy products. Since our founding in 1984, Hilmar Cheese Company has been committed to innovation and sustainability. Our state-of-the art production facilities convert an abundance of locally sourced high-quality milk into a variety of nutritious cheeses, whey protein and lactose. The Cheese and Ingredients that we produce create a wide variety of retail and food service products from sliced and shredded cheeses, to protein supplements and infant formula. We are a trusted partner to premier food and beverage brands in more than fifty countries helping bring their vision into reality. Throughout our decades of success and growth we have remained committed to our mission and values and these principles unite our people and guide all that we do. At Hilmar Cheese Company we offer a 10-week paid, skill-enriching, innovation-generating summer advantage. Our interns innovate, collaborate and deliver. We’re counting on our interns to bring fresh ideas and own exciting projects in the works. As an intern at our Hilmar, CA site, you’ll be exposed to real life business situations and will work on projects alongside our employees. Your summer with Hilmar Cheese will include dairy visits, community projects, and even a chance to pick the brain of our senior leaders. You’ll have the opportunity to gain insight on how we create wholesome dairy products, systems and services that improve lives around the world.

Requirements

• Completion of Sophomore year at a university and working towards a degree in Food Science, Chemical Engineering, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry or related field.
• Basic knowledge of MS Office products: Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel
• Strong applied technical skills and analytical problem-solving skills
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Reliable transportation to and from work

Responsibilities

• Participate in team projects that contribute to the improvement of the company’s commercial processes and product quality.
• Understanding the science behind cheese making and exploring new technology options
• Investigating the microbiology of cheese making at the cell and molecular level
• Developing analytical methods to evaluate dairy ingredient quality and functionality
• Characterizing/evaluating a current commercial process or new processes R&D group is developing
• Assisting in the set-up of laboratory or production experiments.
• Scale-up and production of products for use as sales prototypes
• Investigation of alternative ingredients with whey protein substitution
• Characterization of new ingredients (Functionality testing)

Benefits

• Gain professional work experience in an area related to your degree.
• Work in a positive, well-balanced environment.
• Learn about the industry from all levels of management.
• Potential opportunity, upon graduation, for full-time employment with a successful, fast-growing company!

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: Associate degree