Quality & Regulatory Intern

Glanbia Nutritionals, Inc.; Aurora (IL); Hybrid; USD 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid internship

Mentorship from leaders

Networking events

Professional development workshops

Full-time opportunity after graduation

Lab & plant exposure

Job summary

Glanbia Nutritionals, Inc. is offering a 12-week summer internship for a Quality & Regulatory Intern at our Aurora, IL site. You will gain hands-on experience in food safety, quality systems, and regulatory compliance while contributing to real projects.

You will work with leaders and R&D professionals, receive coaching and feedback, and have opportunities to present findings to leadership; potential for full-time consideration after graduation.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in food science or related field with anticipated graduation Dec 2027 or May/June 2028.
• Clear written communication and strong interpersonal skills.
• Self-starter and highly motivated, able to work independently.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Ability to perform basic math and interpret data (rates, ratios, percentages) and read bar charts.

Responsibilities

• Own a project on a relevant food safety/quality/regulatory initiative and present findings to leadership.
• Support projects through lifecycle from concept development to implementation and completion.
• Collect and analyze data, evaluate processes, and implement practical improvements to quality, cost, reliability, or efficiency.
• Assist with project scope, schedules, budgets, documentation, equipment specifications, and implementation activities.
• Collaborate with operations, R&D, marketing, and cross‑functional partners.
• Apply food safety and quality principles while learning Glanbia standards and commercialization process.
• Participate in Pure Ambition program activities, development workshops, networking events, and intern presentations

Skills

Written communication

Self-motivated

MS Office

Math skills

Education

Bachelors in food science

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

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Food Safety & Quality Internship Opportunity @ Glanbia

Join this dynamic team focused on delivering better nutrition for every step of life's journey !

Accelerate your future as a Quality & Regulatory Intern at Glanbia!

Our Pure Ambition Internship Program gives you the opportunity to apply what you are learning in the classroom to meaningful, hands‑on work. You will gain exposure to business leaders, take ownership of a real‑world project, build your professional network, and develop skills that can help launch your career.

Glanbia is seeking a Quality & Regulatory Intern to join our 12‑week summer internship program. As a key contributor to the Food Safety & Quality Team, you will support risk analysis for materials, collect and analyze data, perform trend quality metrics, and gain exposure to the full project lifecycle—from concept and design through implementation and completion. You will work on projects aligned with business needs, customer requirements, safety standards, schedules, and budgets while building practical experience in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment.

What's In It For You

• A paid, 12-week summer internship with hands‑on experience working to standardize and improve food safety, quality systems and regulatory compliance
• Ownership of a meaningful project that addresses a real business need and culminates in a presentation to leadership
• Coaching, mentorship, and regular feedback from Glanbia leaders and R&D professionals
• Professional development workshops, networking opportunities, and social events with your intern cohort
• Experience working in Glanbia's lab, plant, and sensory spaces.
• The opportunity to be considered for a full‑time role after graduation, based on performance and business need
• Compensation range of $22 - $25/hour

What You Will Do

• Own a project for a relevant food safety/quality/regulatory initiative and present your findings and recommendations to leadership
• Support projects throughout the project lifecycle, from concept development and planning through implementation and completion
• Collect and analyze data, evaluate processes, and recommend practical solutions that improve quality, cost, reliability, or efficiency
• Assist with project scope, schedules, budgets, documentation, equipment specifications, and implementation activities
• Collaborate with operations, r&d, marketing, and other cross‑functional partners
• Apply food safety and quality principles to real product challenges while learning Glanbia's standards, and commercialization process
• Participate fully in Pure Ambition program activities, development workshops, networking events, and intern presentations

Minimum Qualifications:

• Current undergraduate student pursuing a bachelor's degree in food science, biological & physical sciences, or related field with an anticipated graduation date of December 2027 or May/June 2028
• Clear written communication and strong interpersonal skills
• Self-starter and highly motivated individual with the ability to work independently.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Where And How You Will Work

This hybrid opportunity will be based at our manufacturing site in Aurora, IL.

About Glanbia

Glanbia is a global nutrition company with three divisions: Performance Nutrition, Health & Nutrition, and Dairy Nutrition. Together with our partners, we bring deep expertise in nutrition to customers around the world. We employ approximately 5,800 people, work with leading global food and beverage companies, and sell our brands and ingredients in more than 100 countries.

At Glanbia, we celebrate diversity, because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a variety of candidates, we will give your application consideration, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.

At Glanbia, our culture celebrates individuality, knowing that together we are more.