UDairy Creamery Quality Assurance Intern, Spring 2027
About The Position
The UDairy Creamery is a non-profit, student-run enterprise of the University of Delaware’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Under the guidance of industry professionals, students receive a hands-on, immersive education in the principles of food science, safety and production, dairy science, business management, entrepreneurship, and sustainable agriculture. The Quality assurance interns will assist in the laboratory testing and record keeping at the GFIL. Interns play an integral hands-on role in the quality assurance and production of dairy products. Depending on shift availability, different tasks may be available including: collection and analysis of samples, environmental swabbing, and data entry and analysis. This position requires work in a hot and humid environment as well as cold storage freezers. Students must be able to be on their feet for an extended amount of time and assist with heavy lifting. Approximately 90% of the time allocation in this role centers around cleaning, inventory management, data entry and assisting with dairy processing as needed.
Requirements
- At least 1 year of laboratory, food science, or food safety experience.
- Must have excellent communication and time management skills and the ability to work independently on projects.
- While schedules can vary, interns must work a minimum of 2 shifts per week, of at least 3 hours per shift during GFIL production days (Monday through Thursday) between the hours of 7am and 7pm.
- Applicants must be undergraduate students at the University of Delaware.
- Applicants must be enrolled in a graduate program at the University of Delaware and be in good academic standing.
Nice To Haves
- Students are expected to participate in orientation and hands-on training the semester/session prior to the beginning of the academic session and continue through the last day of exams at the end of the semester.
Responsibilities
- Be detail oriented and trained to use aseptic techniques.
- Assist in collecting milk, cheese, ice cream, environmental, and sanitation solution samples.
- Assist in keeping daily records up to date.
- Ability to analyze data and report out of spec results
- Assist in analytical methods, quality testing, and food safety testing.
- Observe and help maintain the Food Safety Plan including Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOPs).
- Assist with training other UDairy staff to work safely in cheese/ice cream production areas and/or QA testing lab.
- Be able to problem solve and work through issues/errors.
- Be able to take directions and detailed notes.
- Be able to work independently and complete assigned tasks within timelines needed as may be required by regulatory authorities.
- Assist in ice cream production and cheesemaking as required by Creamery Management
- Heavy lifting, standing for long periods, and strenuous movement should be anticipated.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
