Food Science QA Intern — Hands-On Quality

Ultipro; West Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

OSI Group in West Chicago, IL is offering a Food Science/Quality Assurance Summer Internship for 2027. The role focuses on hands-on work in a food manufacturing environment, with project-based assignments and a final presentation to senior management at internship end.

Interns will collect and document test results, perform data analysis, and help draft and maintain SOPs. This position is on-site and paid at $22 per hour, with opportunities to participate in cross-functional teams.

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 in West Chicago, IL is offering a Food Science/Quality Assurance Summer Internship for 2027. The role focuses on hands-on work in a food manufacturing environment, with project-based assignments and a final presentation to senior management at internship end.

Interns will collect and document test results, perform data analysis, and help draft and maintain SOPs. This position is on-site and paid at $22 per hour, with opportunities to participate in cross-functional teams.