Tyson Foods Inc. is looking to add Food Safety & Quality Assurance interns to its team for the summer of 2025. The selected interns will participate in food safety & quality assurance facility audits, develop standardized enterprise-wide food safety & quality assurance training programs, support Tyson Foods innovation and product development projects, participate and lead technical services assigned projects, as well as in other food safety & quality assurance projects as assigned. Projects will be assigned based on need at time of internship but will generally cover topics related to these categories of work: Food Safety Science and Innovation, Technical Services, and Applications of FSQA Policies and Procedures.
Please Note: This role is a summer only internship that requires the selected candidate to work as many as 40 hours per week during the summer. This role also requires the selected candidate to work in office at Tyson Foods' Springdale, AR World Headquarters.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities of the Roles:
Sample and data collection at production facilities in support of:
multi-hurdle intervention evaluations in meat and poultry products
troubleshooting food safety and food quality opportunities
process and product development and improvement
Analyze, summarize, and report out data associated with data/sample collection
Assist in quality system and food safety audits
Assist in roll out of and installation of new technologies or new products at production facilities
Assist in other FSQA projects as assigned or needed
Requirements:
Education: University level studies in Food Science, Meat Science, Biology, Chemistry or other related discipline
Experience: Previous laboratory, food safety and quality, and/or research and development experience is a plus
Communication: Good communication and interpersonal skills
Computer skills: Intermediate computer skills including statistical data analysis. Experience with Microsoft Office tools, and willingness to learn enterprise-wide software
Travel: Extensive travel to production facilities may be required
Work Shift: 1st Shift, but may require work across shifts 1, 2 and 3.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Must include a resume to be considered.
Candidates considering further education after degree completion must highlight this on their resume to ensure full consideration.
Please Note: This role is a summer only internship that requires the selected candidate to work as many as 40 hours per week during the summer. This role also requires the selected candidate to work in office at Tyson Foods' Springdale, AR World Headquarters.
Relocation Assistance Eligible:
Yes
Work Shift:
1ST SHIFT (United States of America)
Hourly Applicants ONLY -You must complete the task after submitting your application to provide additional information to be considered for employment.
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