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Quality Assurance Internship - Summer 2025

Indiana Packers Corporation (IPC) is a fully integrated retail, foodservice and private label producer of fresh and processed meats based in Delphi, Indiana. Since the start of operations in 1991, we have experienced rapid growth from a single pork processing company into a multi-plant diversified producer of fresh and processed meats, with locations throughout America's Heartland and revenues of approximately $1.5B. We are best known for our national brand Kentucky Legend (the best-selling boneless ham brand in the United States) as well as several well-known regional brands, including Indiana Kitchen, Fischer's, Field, Mickelberry's, Kentuckian Gold, and Scott Pete. We now have processing facilities in Frankfort, Indiana; Holland, Michigan; and Owensboro, Kentucky.

We value diversity, innovation, collaboration and those passionate about their jobs. We support our associates by offering a total rewards package, including competitive pay, three different medical care plans (two with company-funded health savings accounts), pharmacy, dental, and vision plans, a retirement/401K (with 50% match on team members' contributions), a competitive paid time off program, educational assistance, and numerous advancement opportunities. With more than 3,100 team members located across 14 different states, we are a big company with a small company culture.

Indiana Packers Corporation is in Delphi, Indiana, just 15 minutes away from the greater Lafayette/West Lafayette area, home of Purdue University.

What will a Quality Assurance Intern do?

An intern will perform the daily fun job functions consistent with a full-time Quality Assurance Technician at Indiana Packers. They will perform actual full-time QA job functions while working inside one of America's premier pork processing facilities. In addition, the intern will need to have an open-mind and be willing to perform other tasks and or projects that support our Quality Assurance function.

Responsibilities

• Complete primal and sub-primal quality control audits.
• Perform monitoring and verification tasks prescribed in HACCP and SSOP plans.
• Complete other QA inspections including but not limited to: boneless meat inspections, ambient and product temperature monitoring, inspection of packaging materials, animal handling audits, process and procedural verification, and finished processed product audits.

Qualifications

• Full-time college student, majoring in an agricultural, food science, animal science or related field at a regionally accredited university.
• Must have completed their freshman year at a college or university.
• Must be able to work in cold (around 35 degrees) or ambient (whatever it is outside) temperatures.

Skills You Must Possess

• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Strong work ethic and willingness to execute duties consistent with a full-time QA technician position with high quality results.
• Ability to complete job tasks with minimal supervision.
• Ability to operate a PC equipped with MS Office Software.

Commitment

• Once accepted, the intern shall commit to the time frame they will be available for the internship. The duration shall be approximately mid-May to mid-August.
• Attendance is required and expected. Absences should be minimal.

Additional Requirements

• Ability to work in hot, cold, wet, and humid environments on a variety of shifts.
• Available to work overtime, including weekends.
• Strong commitment to organization.

NoteThis Position Description is not all-inclusive because we simply cannot list everything an intern will do!

Physical Demands

The physical demands here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential function of this job.The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The emplo ee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 90 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work is primarily performed in a plant environment on the plant floor with some office responsibility.

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For more information, or to apply now, you must go to the website below. Please DO NOT email your resume to us as we only accept applications through our website.

https://indianapackerscorp.applicantpool.com/jobs/1157848-21876.html