Quality Assurance/Food Safety Intern

Internship Dates: Full Time for approximately 12 weeks (May - August).  Position may extend through expected graduation date. 

As a Quality Assurance/Food Safety Intern, you will gain knowledge and understanding of the business through hands on activities, coaching, and projects.  A few learning opportunities include: 

• Monitoring employees and plant procedures according to the SQF code and the Active Food Security and Defense surveillance inside the facility and its operations.
• Monitoring intervention validation studies, sanitary operations, and animal welfare.
• Maintaining daily records of integrity of finished product leaving the facility: ground beef sampling, leaker checks, HACCP temperature checks, metal detector/x-ray checks, finished product weight checks, tare checks, and specification checks.
• Checking to ensure all critical control points are functioning as they should.
• Assist QA personnel and production with 3rd party audit preparations.
• Communicating with Line Leads and Supervisors if product does not meet specifications.
• Learning, understanding, and working to maintain the plant’s humane handling, safety, and quality assurance expectations.
• Recommending ways to improve the quality assurance program at the production facility.
• Working alongside supervisors and USDA employees to solve contamination problems if they occur.
• NOTE: this description is not intended to be all-inclusive. An employee may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization; these duties are considered marginal.

Minimum Qualifications (Required): 

• Must have completed your Sophomore year at a credited College or University. 
• Maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. 
• Have the desire and ability to work well both independently and cross functionally. 
• Are willing to engage others through strong communication and leadership skills. 
• Are an inquisitive individual that has a desire to gain knowledge through experience. 
• Ability to perform all duties required in both office and manufacturing environments wearing proper PPE.
• Have reliable transportation to and from working location. 

In return, at American Foods Group you will find a winning culture that will invest in you and your future. A few perks and experiences you will gain: 

• Earning a competitive wage. 
• Provided housing at no cost to you. 
• The opportunity to become exposed and develop knowledge and skills associated with the food processing business. 
• Thrive in a teamwork environment, honing interpersonal skills, and formulate potential career opportunities. 
• Manage various projects throughout the internship that are specific to your declared discipline. 
• Earn academic credits though a supervised educational internship (if applicable). 

• Learn specifically about American Foods Group and gain real work experience that you cannot achieve in the classroom. 

For further questions and/or concerns, please contact interns@americanfoodsgroup.com  

American Foods Group, LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. Learn more: EEO is the Law and EEO is the Law Supplement. Applicants with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can contact Human Resources at the location(s) where you are applying. American Foods Group, LLC will not discriminate against applicants who inquire about, disclose or discuss their compensation or that of other applicants. Learn more: Pay Transparency. American Foods Group, LLC participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations as required by law. Learn more: E-Verify

American Foods Group, LLC is a privately held beef processing company headquartered in Green Bay, WI.  As the 5th largest beef processing company in the U.S. we employ over 4,500 employees, ship over 5 million pounds of beef every day and export to countries around the globe. We appreciate our employees and reward them for a job well done. American Foods Group, a "hire to retire" type of company.

What we offer:

• Competitive total compensation package for you and your family.
• Excellent benefit plan.  Benefits include: Health and Wellness Clinic, Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Flex Spending Accounts, Voluntary Benefits, PTO, 401k, Long & Short Term Disability, Tuition Reimbursement, Discount Meat Purchase Program, and more!  

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