R&D Intern at Lactalis USA Inc.

Buffalo, New York, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

14 Jan, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

16 Oct, 25

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Cheese Process Knowledge, Food Technology, Microbiology, Physics, Biochemistry, Process, Mathematics, Statistics, Communication Skills, Computer Skills, Report Writing, Presentation Skills

Industry

Dairy

Description

Description Ready for more than just a job? Build a career with purpose. At Lactalis in the USA, we’re committed to providing meaningful opportunities for our people to learn, grow, and thrive—whether you’re just starting your journey with us or looking to take the next step in your career. From day one, we offer the tools and support to help you succeed. As the world leader in dairy, Lactalis is a family-owned company with over 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals across the globe. Each day, we’re proud to produce award-winning dairy products that bring people together. In the US, we proudly offer an unrivaled house of beloved brands, including Galbani® Italian cheeses and ricotta, Président® specialty cheeses and butters, Kraft® natural and grated cheeses, Breakstone’s® cottage cheese, Cracker Barrel®, Black Diamond® cheddar, and Parmalat® milk. Our yogurt portfolio includes siggi’s®, Stonyfield Organic®, Brown Cow™, Oui®, Yoplait®, Go-Gurt®, :ratio®, Green Mountain Creamery®, and Mountain High®, along with a growing family of ethnic favorites like Karoun®, Gopi®, and Arz®. At Lactalis, we live by our core values—Ambition, Engagement, and Simplicity. We foster a workplace where innovation thrives, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and everyone’s unique background and ideas are valued. Even if you don’t meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We want to hear about your PASSION, your STORY, and how your EXPERTISE can help us shape the future of dairy. From your PASSION to ours Lactalis American Group, part of the Lactalis family of companies, is currently hiring a R&D Intern based in Buffalo, NY. This intern with the help of Research Scientist II or Director of R&D, will be responsible for the technological part of projects, to improve existing products or creating new products, within specific product group or channel of business. The intern will organize and implement trials, from conceptual stages through end of the projects, to reach the goals defined by the marketing teams. From your EXPERTISE to ours Key responsibilities for this position include Technical responsibilities Provide technical knowledge on a variety of projects, which will improve quality, yields, or address any other areas identified by the company to enhance products or production processes. Propose Ideas for new product With the help of Research Scientist II or Director of R&D, will propose and organize pilot plant or plant trials, interpret the results and assist process development ; will be responsible to write well structured thorough reports, with proper conclusions and recommendations Work with plant and engineering in conducting feasibility studies pertaining to new product development and product improvement. Work closely and develop good relationship with other department (Marketing, Purchasing, Packaging, Manufacturing, QA, Legal) Continually explore and evaluate ways to improve all aspects of production, including raw materials, production techniques, specifications, packaging, shelf life, etc. Participate in Quality Assurance activities involving any number of issues or concerns. This may include activities such as HACCP analysis, good manufacturing practices, labeling, standards of identity etc… Coordinate all support activities including maintaining complex technical notes and records of activity. Ensure the confidentiality of our process, information. Develop and maintain both industry and academic contacts to remain current in regard to technical developments. Be capable of acting as an Research & Development Technician for all routine pilot plant activities Managerial Responsibilities: Organize and structure the efforts of the department staff in order to run pilot plant trial related to specific projects. Help R&D Technician I&II in their personal development Technical Skills Good Cheese process knowledge Strong Food Technology knowledge (Microbiology / Physics / Biochemistry / Process) Strong Mathematics knowledge including statistics. Strong Communication skills to communicate with other department and technicians Strong Computer skills with a working knowledge of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for report writing and presentations. Requirements From your STORY to ours Qualified applicants will contribute the following: Education/Experience Master’s degree (M.S.) or equivalent in Dairy or Food Science; and two to five years related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience. Lactalis is an equal employment opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against applicants with regard to any legally-recognized basis including, but not limited to: veteran status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disabilities. Further, any division of the Company that is an Affirmative Action Employer will comply with all related legal obligations.

Responsibilities

The R&D Intern will provide technical knowledge on projects to improve existing products or create new ones, organizing and implementing trials from conceptual stages to project completion. They will work closely with various departments to enhance production processes and product quality.