Beverage Applications Intern: Lab to Pilot Plant

Iff-c92e5b82; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Flexible schedule

Job summary

IFF is seeking a Beverage Applications Intern for the St. Louis, MO area to gain hands-on experience in beverage formulation, processing, and product development within a laboratory and pilot plant setting.

You will work alongside beverage application scientists, learn how ingredients affect texture, stability, nutrition, and sensory characteristics, and contribute to real technical projects from formulation to pilot-scale evaluation.

Qualifications

• Enrolled inBachelor’s, Master’s or Ph.D. in Food Science, Food Engineering, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nutrition or related field.
• Interest in beverage formulation and product development.
• Strong time-management and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Comfortable in a hands-on laboratory and pilot plant environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist Beverage Applications scientists with a selected technical project from experimental design through completion, including formulation and testing.
• Support the application and evaluation of IFF food and beverage ingredients in beverage systems.
• Prepare formulations and ingredients for laboratory and pilot plant trials.
• Operate small-scale laboratory and pilot plant equipment with appropriate training to produce beverage prototypes and trial samples.
• Analyze data, organize observations, and summarize trial results.
• Present final internship project, findings, and recommendations to the Beverage Applications team.

Skills

Time management

Organizational skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

MS Word

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Laboratory work

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s/Ph.D. in Food Science, Food Engineering, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nutrition or related field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

IFF is seeking a Beverage Applications Intern for the St. Louis, MO area to gain hands-on experience in beverage formulation, processing, and product development within a laboratory and pilot plant setting.

You will work alongside beverage application scientists, learn how ingredients affect texture, stability, nutrition, and sensory characteristics, and contribute to real technical projects from formulation to pilot-scale evaluation.