Food Safety and QA Intern

DescriptionInternship Program: Blount s Internship Program aims to grow students from our community in a way that is mutually beneficial by providing experiential learning opportunities and connecting concepts learned in the classroom to real-world applications in order to contribute to the professional readiness of tomorrow s workforce. Interns can expect timely feedback, accessible supervisors, bi-weekly meetings with the internship program lead, assistance with career readiness, and networking opportunities.Summary: Internship opportunity for Food Science major to immerse themselves in learning and assisting in the process of raw material and vendor approval to ensure compliance with SQF certification and government food regulations. Shift: 1st ShiftEssential Duties and Responsibilities:Creates accounts for new ingredient/vendor FSQA Blount SafetyChain portal for documentation.Maintains SafetyChain portal up to date with existing raw material specification and vendor FSQA Assists with the daily tracking of the new ingredient/vendor documentation approvals status in the Blount internal raw material tracker Provides support with any new Portal SafetyChain features and projects implementation Trains teams and vendors on SafetyChain portal Pulls reports of Suppliers compliance from the SafetyChain portal Other responsibilities with similar skill, work conditions, and responsibilities as assigned.Job RequirementsExperience, Knowledge, and SkillsProficiency with Microsoft OfficeAttention to details Food Science undergraduate Eagerness and willingness to learnAbility to work and problem solve.Maintain a positive attitude to continued learning and support of the overall business.Responsibilities for Food SafetyResponsible for completing required paperwork accurately and honestly, where applicable.Must adhere to posted GMPs (Good Manufacturing Practices) when working within the production facility.Responsible for reporting suspicious packages, activities and individuals, where applicable.Education and/or ExperienceDegree (B.A.) candidate from College or University or related experience in Food science ; or equivalent combination of both education and experience. Language SkillsLevel II: the ability to communicate effectively both written and verbally in English as it pertains to individual position. Mathematical SkillsAbility 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.Reasoning AbilityAbility to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.Computer SkillsTo perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft Office software, competent with Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is frequently required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.