Product Development Intern

Red Gold; Elwood (IN); On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Gold seeks a motivated Food Science student to join our Product Testing & Development team in Indiana. You will assist in ideation, formula development, sensory panels, and analytical testing to advance current and new products.

This role emphasizes teamwork, data reporting, and maintaining lab equipment while learning from experienced professionals in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Actively pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Food Process Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related field.
• Experience working in a laboratory environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Participate in product ideation and scoping
• Support development of new products and improve existing items across product segments
• Produce batches of formulas for development, prototypes and samples
• Perform analytical testing of prototypes
• Design and conduct sensory panels
• Perform product testing across attributes (pH, viscosity, brix, color scoring, etc.)
• Organize and report data collected
• Analyze data from testing to provide insight on product prototypes
• Participate in monitoring market samples across product categories
• Develop and adhere to project timelines
• Organize project plans and provide status updates to team
• Participate in cross-functional project teams to drive projects to completion
• Perform research to support projects for product development team
• Create technical documentation and product specifications
• Perform daily calibration and general maintenance of lab equipment
• Maintain lab cleanliness and organization

Skills

Lab experience

MS Office

Written & verbal communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Food Science or related field

Tools

Laboratory equipment basics

Job description

• Participate in product ideation and scoping
• Support development of new products as well as improve existing items across all product segments
• Produce batches of formulas for development purposes as well as product prototypes and samples
• Perform analytical testing of prototypes
• Design and conduct sensory panels

Product Testing & Analysis

• Perform product testing across full range of product attributes (pH, viscosity, brix, color scoring, etc.)
• Organize and report data collected
• Analyze data from testing to provide insight on product prototypes
• Participate in monitoring market samples across product categories

Project Management

• Develop and adhere to project timelines
• Organize project plans and provide status updates to team
• Participate in cross-functional project teams to drive projects to successful completion

Technical & Administrative Support

• Perform research as needed to support projects for product development team
• Participate in conducting sensory panels
• Assist in creation of technical documentation and product specifications
• Perform daily calibration and general maintenance of all laboratory and analytical equipment
• Assist with laboratory upkeep regarding lab cleanliness and organization

Requirements for Success:

• Actively seeking a Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food Process Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related field(s)

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Experienced working within a lab
• Computer knowledge required; MS Office
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions

• To perform this job successfully, the physical demands listed are representative of those that must be met by an employee
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to handle and feel, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear
• The employee may occasionally be required to crouch
• The employee may occasionally lift items as heavy as 25 pounds
• Specific vision abilities may include the employee’s ability to see near and far distances

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