Internship - Corporate Micro Lab - Summer 2027
About The Position
Wells Enterprises, a Ferrero Company, is seeking a Corporate Micro Lab intern in Quality Assurance for Summer 2027. Under general supervision, the intern provides support for departmental functions, activities, and initiatives. The position performs operational and administrative work related to the intern’s academic major, completes assigned special projects, helps implement functional strategies, and supports departmental deliverables and team goals. The intern supports general laboratory testing by scanning, weighing, and plating finished products, ingredients, in-process samples, and special-request samples. Tests may include Coliform, SPC, Yeast and Mold, Staph., Viable Count, and E. coli. The intern reads test results and enters them into a computer database, assists in the media room, completes daily and weekly lab controls, and works as part of a small lab team. The role also includes job shadowing in the Pathogen Lab for Listeria and Salmonella testing.
Requirements
- Be enrolled in an applicable degree program with coursework corresponding to the internship.
- Have strong familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite.
- Demonstrate attention to detail, ability to multitask, and excellent communication skills.
- Have effective presentation skills.
- Be able to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Be able to interact and collaborate professionally with a variety of individuals.
Nice To Haves
- Preferably entering the junior or senior year of a four-year degree program.
- Preferably have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
- Applicable experience within technical fields is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Perform operational and administrative functions related to the intern’s academic major.
- Work independently on special projects assigned by the functional leader.
- Assist in implementing functional strategies and contribute to team goals and objectives.
- Support departmental deliverables and proactively plan and support tasks.
- Scan, weigh, and plate finished products, ingredients, in-process samples, and special-request samples for general laboratory testing.
- Read general laboratory test results and enter them into a computer database.
- Assist in the media room.
- Work as a team member of a small laboratory group.
- Complete daily and weekly laboratory controls.
- Job shadow in the Pathogen Lab for Listeria and Salmonella testing.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
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