Product Development Intern

First Quality • Lewistown, PA

23h

About The Position

Under the direction of a Product Development Scientist or Manager, create, develop, test, and implement new and proprietary designs of Adult Incontinence and/or Feminine Hygiene products based upon business, customer, and consumer needs. Provide support for the needs of present product systems to assure competitive performance and value.

Requirements

• Technical Bachelor’s degree (e.g. Engineering, Chemistry, Biology) or equivalent – completed or in process.
• Zero to two+ years in Research and Design supporting, developing and implementing new products.
• Experience with the scientific method of testing hypotheses, resulting in specific conclusions and recommendations.
• Able to speak, read and write the English language and have strong oral and written communication skills.
• Good analytical skills, with attention to detail and working knowledge of basic statistics
• Good computer skills with Microsoft Office programs
• Good time management skills with desire to learn and take initiative
• Able to travel occasionally to US and International manufacturing plants for product and process trials.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of retail absorbent products preferred.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to FQ as a member of the Product Development team by executing projects in timely, diligent, safe, and professional manner.
• Work with cross functional teams across the business to support the design new products and product improvements to meet business and consumer needs.
• Support the development of new and improved materials and technologies with suppliers, and ensure all new raw materials obtain proper safety testing and clearance.
• Maintain the existing business product cost improvements through product redesigns and improvements.
• Assist in corporate proprietary technology by documenting novel ideas.
• Complete product testing of internal and benchmark products to understand and compare product performance.
• Develop new test methods to better predict and understand product performance in use.
• Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted or changed at any time at the discretion of management, formally or informally, either verbally or in writing.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees