As Technical Service Intern, your responsibilities will include:  

• Understanding how to create value for customers given their technical needs, and identifying how they can improve and expand their product offerings
• Supporting specific customer projects
• Executing well-defined experiments and procedures to prepare food prototypes in the lab or pilot plant. Generating valuable data and making it available to the rest of the team

• Applying product and application know how to identify optimum technology solutions   
• Creating presentations to share prototypes, project status, updates and outcomes to team and partners
• Managing work packages, working both independently and reciprocally, to meet project timelines and deliverables
• Analyzing and understanding data, and results to advance projects
• Maintaining a clean, safe work environment. Follow established guidelines for good housekeeping, GMPs, SafeServ and safety
• Working collaboratively with Technical Service team members and other internal colleagues to meet target objectives
• Exhibiting the highest level of professional conduct in all customer and internal interactions

The Technical Service Intern position is well-suited for you if you:  

• Are ambitious, able to prioritize, well organized, and good with time management and deadlines 

• Embrace a collaborative environment and enjoy working with others 
• Have a passion for food science and curiosity for learning
• Lead with a strong initiative to improve status-quo and embrace change in a dynamic work environment
• Have proven ability to deliver against agreed targets and deadlines
• Can challenge traditional methods of accomplishing tasks by being a creative problem-solver

Qualified candidates will have:  

• Progress towards a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree program in Food Science, Nutrition or a related field
• A minimum GPA of at least 3.0/4.0 preferred
• Ability to work 40hrs per week during the summer internship term    

• Knowledge of common food processes, food ingredient functionality and ingredient interactions preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Excellent organizational, communication skills
• Reliable transportation required to get to and from facility each work day

To be eligible for consideration, candidates must:

• Currently possess unrestricted authorization to work in the United States. Ingredion does not intend to sponsor work visas with respect to this position or to provide this position as OPT or CPT.
• Be a currently enrolled student in a Bachelor’s Degree Program. If currently enrolled in an undergrad status, must have completed at least two years of coursework with status as a sophomore, junior or non-graduating senior.
• If you have completed your degree, please consider other opportunities with Ingredion, posted at www.ingredion.com/careers.