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Food Science Intern - Extrusion

Balchem Corporation
Faribault, MN Intern
POSTED ON 1/30/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/28/2025
Company Overview

Balchem Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets specialty ingredients that improve and enhance the health and well-being of life on the planet, providing state-of-the-art solutions and the finest quality products for a range of industries worldwide. Our corporate headquarters is located in Montvale, New Jersey, and we have a broad network of sales offices, manufacturing sites, and R&D centers, primarily located in the US and Europe. Founded in 1967, Balchem is a publicly traded company (NASDAQ – “BCPC”) with annual revenues over $900 million and a market cap exceeding $4.0 billion. The company consists of three business segments: Human Nutrition & Health; Animal Nutrition & Health; and Specialty Products. Balchem employs over 1,300 people worldwide who are engaged in diverse activities, committed to developing the company into global market leadership positions. To learn more about our dynamic, stable and growing company, visit www.balchem.com

Position Summary

Seeking interns to support our Food and Beverage R&D organization assisting with Product Development and Applications (PD&A). These positions will report to the Food Scientist and will participate in a wide variety of projects, with an emphasis on developing products and processes for the food and beverage markets. In this role, the candidate will be working at the interface between R&D and other departments or groups including manufacturing, supply chain, quality, sales, analytical labs, and other R&D groups. The working environment will include office, laboratory, pilot plant, and manufacturing environments, and may require business travel to support manufacturing as required. The scope of work will include development and improvement of new and existing processes and products, conducting lab scale and bench top experiments, new product commercializations, product characterization studies, qualifying new raw materials, application development, and performing analytical work.

Essential Functions

  • Responsible for working safely in all situations, follows and enforces all safety policies, demonstrates safe behaviors including use of safety equipment and equipment safeguards, and champions the Balchem safety programs at each site.
  • Follows GMP protocols, regulatory requirements, and works to ensure product compliance with regulatory bodies like FDA.
  • Supports product development efforts in formulation, application, process development, process capability, and specification development.
  • Participates in scale-up trials from pilot plant to commercial scale equipment being available at non-traditional hours for scale up trials, as needed.
  • Assists in the preparation of presentations and reports to communicate results to key stakeholders.
  • Performs other duties as assigned. May be assigned to one specific research project.
  • Work environment can vary and consist of hot temperatures, slippery conditions, elevated noise level and large production machinery.


Requirements

  • Currently enrolled in under-graduate or graduate program in Food Science, Food Technology, Chemical Engineering, or related field
  • Excellent communication, influencing, and critical thinking skills.
  • Highly self-motivated individual comfortable working individually and able to manage multiple tasks and projects efficiently within the context of a fast-paced, busy environment.
  • Proficient with computer skills, word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation applications, and be able to easily learn new applications.


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Balchem is committed to a workplace culture that values and promotes diversity, inclusion, equal employment opportunities, and a work environment free of harassment and hostility.

Salary : $900

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