Food Safety & Quality Intern

About the Role

This Food Safety & Quality Internship offers a hands-on opportunity for a college student to gain experience in food safety, quality systems, and dairy manufacturing. Past interns have completed projects such as environmental swab mapping and sample result comparison programs.

You will support quality documentation, food safety initiatives, audits, investigations, and continuous improvement projects while collaborating with cross-functional teams. This internship provides a unique opportunity to see how food safety and quality programs support day-to-day operations in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist with updating and maintaining Quality Policies, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and other quality documentation.
• Partner with plant quality teams to ensure the documentation database remains accurate and up to date.
• Support Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) initiatives through research and program development activities.
• Help identify and implement programs that strengthen food safety and quality systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support quality and food safety objectives across the organization.
• Gain exposure to multiple areas of Grande’s Quality department and learn how they work together.
• Participate in a two-week, hands-on experience at Grande’s cheese and whey manufacturing plants to observe quality and food safety processes.
• Assist with product testing and quality evaluations related to positive hold and release initiatives, including sample coordination, data collection, and results analysis.

Requirements

• Student in Junior or Senior status pursuing a bachelor's degree in Food Science, Quality Assurance, or other related field required.
• Preferred: Participative involvement in campus organizations, non-class related volunteer involvement, off-campus employment, and demonstrated leadership.
• FSMA PCQI training preferred.
• HACCP Certified.
• Effective analytical and communication skills.
• Basic statistics knowledge desirable.

Benefits

• Farm-to-fork experience, including a farm tour, facility tours, and exposure to end-user products.
• Networking events with executives and community leaders.
• Internship group outings and events.
• Volunteer opportunities within the community.
• Personal development events and training.

About the Company

With more than 80 years of crafting “The Finest Italian Cheeses Money Can Buy,” Grande is a leader in the industry. We partner with independent pizzerias and food manufacturing partners to deliver specialty cheese and whey ingredient solutions. Our commitment to quality is matched by our dedication to workplace and community culture—our Associates come first at Grande.

Grande offers industry-leading benefits, career growth opportunities, and promotes a positive work/life balance while supporting the communities in which we live and work.