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Opportunities: R&D Intern - Sweets and Refreshments Research (27461)
Location:
Hershey, PA
Overview
Residing at the Hershey Company's Technical Center, this position involves a
unique opportunity to work within the Food Research & Technology team.
This team is responsible for evaluating new technologies and ingredients for
improving current processes and products, and providing new product
opportunities through researching new discoveries. The Intern will work
independently, and as a part of various teams, toward goals on project
assignments. The individual should be able to interact with many different
types of individuals including technical support, various scientists, product
developers, marketing, and management.
This successful candidate will spend roughly 50% of their time in the lab
developing and evaluating products, and 50% in the pilot plant testing
processing technologies. One project of major importance during this co-op
experience will include process research related to extrusion of
confectionery products.
This internship is
from January 2014 – August 2014.
Responsibilities
The successful candidate will assist research efforts geared to providing
solutions in various areas for the Hershey Company. These areas may include
confectionery formulations, food ingredient interactions, and developing new
confectionery processes. Project responsibilities include carrying out
experimental designs, performing experiments, and reporting results. Daily
work responsibilities will include use of analytical equipment, completing
experiments at the bench-top, analyzing experimental data and executing
experiments on pilot scale equipment. It may also include use of engineering
and math theory to model confectionery production processes.
Qualifications:
Education
Chemical Engineering or Food Engineering major. Food Science courses are a
plus.
Minimum GPA: 3.2
Experience
Prior internships with related experience are a plus
Knowledge/ skills/ abilities
Strong interest in hands-on work and problem solving
Highly motivated
Comfortable with laboratory and pilot plant equipment
Proficient in written and communication skills
Computer literate (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
Able to work in a team environment
Able to work independently
Flexible as priorities change
The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The policy of The
Hershey Company is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and
employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's age, race, color,
sex, religion, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, sexual
orientation, genetic information or any other protected category recognized
by state and federal laws.
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