Food Quality & Process Improvement Intern

OSI Group; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

OSI Group internship in Chicago offers hands-on experience on a food manufacturing line through project-based work. You will collect and analyze test data, draft SOPs, and participate in cross-functional projects, presenting results to management at internship conclusion.

The role emphasizes learning auditing principles, data trends, and continuous improvement, with exposure to process yields, waste reduction, and overall plant operations in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Collect, document, review, and transfer test results from external sources to internal documentation
• Perform data collection, trend quality metrics, and communicate results
• Draft, implement, and maintain SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures)
• Assist in developing, updating, and monitoring of corrective and preventive actions
• Daily logging of incoming raw materials into a database
• Sample preparation testing
• Learn and apply standards and principles of auditing and related techniques
• Ability to analyze audit data to identify trends and summarize in reports with recommendations to management
• Participate in cross-functional projects, work groups.

Job description

OSI Group internship in Chicago offers hands-on experience on a food manufacturing line through project-based work. You will collect and analyze test data, draft SOPs, and participate in cross-functional projects, presenting results to management at internship conclusion.

The role emphasizes learning auditing principles, data trends, and continuous improvement, with exposure to process yields, waste reduction, and overall plant operations in a manufacturing environment.