Quality Assurance Intern Summer 2027

Peco Foods • West Point, MS

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About The Position

Peco Foods' Summer Internship Program provides college students with hands-on experience in quality assurance and food safety operations at a large-scale poultry processing facility. The Quality Assurance Intern works alongside experienced professionals to learn how food safety, product quality, and regulatory compliance are maintained, apply classroom knowledge, develop practical skills, and contribute to projects that improve plant performance.

The internship offers exposure to quality management systems, regulatory requirements, quality inspections, monitoring, data collection, documentation, and performance analysis. The intern will work with quality assurance and plant leaders to learn how risks and quality concerns are identified and improvements are implemented. The intern will contribute to a quality or food safety improvement project and present practical recommendations to leadership. Coaching, feedback, and collaboration with industry professionals support professional development. Assignments may involve varying shifts, refrigerated production areas, extended periods of standing or walking, and other physically active tasks. The internship lasts 10–12 weeks, from late May through early August.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled full-time in college during the semester preceding the internship.
• Be an upcoming sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate student in good academic standing.
• Pursuing a degree in Food Science, Poultry Science, Animal Science, Biology, Microbiology, or a related field.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills.
• Attention to detail, organizational skills, and a commitment to quality.
• Good analytical, problem-solving, and computer skills.
• Demonstrated leadership potential, initiative, and willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Assist with quality inspections, monitoring activities, data collection, documentation, and performance analysis.
• Learn how food safety and quality standards are monitored, maintained, and continuously improved.
• Work alongside quality assurance and plant leaders to understand how they identify risks, address quality concerns, and implement improvements.
• Contribute to a quality or food safety improvement project and present practical recommendations to leadership.
• Follow company safety, food safety, quality, and operational procedures.
• Learn how food safety, regulatory compliance, product quality, and operational efficiency contribute to plant performance.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed