Bakery R&D Intern: Bake Science & Innovation

Lesaffre North America; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Lesaffre Yeast Corporation in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is seeking a Bakery R&D Intern for Summer 2027. You will support the technical services team by testing yeast and bakery ingredients, with a chance to pursue an individual project on yeast or dough improvers.

You will collaborate with scientists and bakers to understand ingredient functionality in industrial bakery settings, contributing to innovative solutions for customers and gaining hands-on lab experience this summer.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Bakery Science or Food Science with a minor in bakery science or emphasis.
• Ability to understand Baker’s percent and perform basic arithmetic in all units of measure.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office suite programs.
• Willingness to relocate to Milwaukee for the full summer.
• Ability to travel up to 15%.

Responsibilities

• Develop and design ingredient prototypes for testing in yeast-raised bakery applications.
• Evaluate existing products for new opportunities.
• Potential to run field trials at industrial locations with assistance of Technical Services Team.
• Work with Supply Chain to source raw materials for newly developed ingredients.
• Collaborate with Quality & Regulatory Groups to develop material specifications.
• Potential to travel to customer facilities and Lesaffre locations as needed.
• Assist in additional projects related to industrial bakery applications.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job description

Lesaffre Yeast Corporation in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is seeking a Bakery R&D Intern for Summer 2027. You will support the technical services team by testing yeast and bakery ingredients, with a chance to pursue an individual project on yeast or dough improvers.

You will collaborate with scientists and bakers to understand ingredient functionality in industrial bakery settings, contributing to innovative solutions for customers and gaining hands-on lab experience this summer.