Food Science Intern
Job description
Title: Food Science Intern
Join EXBERRY® by GNT – a Global Leader in Plant-Based Colors
EXBERRY® creates vibrant, sustainable colors for food and drinks using fruits, vegetables, plants, seeds, and algae. Our natural color concentrates are trusted worldwide for their quality, versatility, and ease of use.
Our Mission: Drive a healthier future with plant-based ingredients. Every day, we empower our customers to remove artificial colors and create clean-label products, delivering innovative, sustainable solutions.
Our Values: Integrity, care, commitment, and pioneering spirit guide everything we do.
We’re looking for talented people to help us shape a healthier, sustainable future for people and the planet.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Food Science Intern will be responsible for conducting project trials to promote internal understanding of product performance in various food applications. The intern will gain insight into the natural food coloring industry and have exposure to providing customers with color recommendations, stability testing, data collection and analysis. The intern may also assist in creating demos for customer meetings and tradeshows.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Produce concise technical reports providing necessary data collected and analyzed on the product developed
- Work collaboratively with the other members of the Technical Development team as necessary for completion of projects
- Maintain ongoing documentation of projects, including detailed information regarding methods, materials and data collection
- Utilize food science and culinary experience to produce quality products in line with industry standards
- Maintain a clean and organized lab space, and update ingredient library as required
- Operate lab and pilot plant equipment
- Assist with trial batching, execution and data analysis
- Assist with customer visits or workshops
QUALIFICATIONS
- Enrolled in an accredited college or university as a Sophomore, Junior, Senior OR a recent graduate (<1 year) from a Food Science or related degree program (Ex: Food Engineering).
- Excellent technical verbal and written communication skills
- Organizational and time management skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Working knowledge of the following software programs: Microsoft Office
- Willingness to travel
- Relocation, housing and transportation will not be provided.
Interested candidates should submit their resumes to HR at hschwark@gntusa.com. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for current or future employer-sponsored visa support. EXBERRY® is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected status.