Product Development Intern: Real-World R&D in Personal Care

First Quality King of Prussia PA; Lewistown (Mifflin County); On-site; USD 33,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

First Quality Retail Services, LLC in Lewistown, PA is seeking talented, team-oriented interns for its 2027 Internship Programs. You will work on real projects with real results in a hands-on environment.

Under the direction of a Product Development Scientist or Manager, create, develop, test, and implement new and proprietary designs of Adult Incontinence and/or Feminine Hygiene products based upon business, customer, and consumer needs.

Qualifications

• Technical Bachelor’s degree (e.g. Engineering, Chemistry, Biology) or equivalent – completed or in process.
• Zero to two+ years in Research and Design supporting, developing and implementing new products.
• Knowledge of retail absorbent products preferred.
• Experience with the scientific method of testing hypotheses, resulting in specific conclusions and recommendations.
• Able to speak, read and write the English language and have strong oral and written communication skills.
• Good analytical skills, with attention to detail and working knowledge of basic statistics
• Good computer skills with Microsoft Office programs
• Good time management skills with desire to learn and take initiative
• Able to travel occasionally to US and International manufacturing plants for product and process trials.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to FQ as a member of the Product Development team by executing projects in timely, diligent, safe, and professional manner.
• Work with cross functional teams across the business to support the design new products and product improvements to meet business and consumer needs.
• Support the development of new and improved materials and technologies with suppliers, and ensure all new raw materials obtain proper safety testing and clearance.
• Maintain the existing business product cost improvements through product redesigns and improvements.
• Assist in corporate proprietary technology by documenting novel ideas.
• Complete product testing of internal and benchmark products to understand and compare product performance.
• Develop new test methods to better predict and understand product performance in use.
• Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted or changed at any time at the discretion of management, formally or informally, either verbally or in writing.

Skills

English proficiency

Analytical skills

Microsoft Office

Time management

Education

Technical Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

First Quality Retail Services, LLC in Lewistown, PA is seeking talented, team-oriented interns for its 2027 Internship Programs. You will work on real projects with real results in a hands-on environment.

Under the direction of a Product Development Scientist or Manager, create, develop, test, and implement new and proprietary designs of Adult Incontinence and/or Feminine Hygiene products based upon business, customer, and consumer needs.