FSQ Internship - Summer 2025

Business Unit Overview

Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery and potato products. We offer exciting job possibilities throughout our organization where you can enhance your career, sharpen your talents and make an impact. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that's First in Food .

Location Description

Michael foods, Inc. located in Chaska, Minnesota is known as the \"best small town in Minnesota\" with a highly rated school system and home of the PGA Tournament in 2018! As our community grows, we strive to preserve the small town atmosphere. Minutes away from beautiful lakes, major highways, shopping malls and the Twin Cities, it is the perfect location to work!. Our location produces a variety of potato products. For over 100 years, the Michael Foods family of businesses has leveraged quality ingredients and innovative processes to offer the finest products and solutions to our customers and to food-loving consumers.
Responsibilities

POSITION SUMMARY

The objective of a Food Safety/Quality Intern is to build capability and provide a pipeline of future talent for Michael Foods. An intern will be introduced to entry level activities, which include but are limited to Standard Operation Procedure (SOP) and HACCP principles.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Intern will learn the practical application of:

• Assist in drafting, revision, and plant standard operating procedures. (primary focus of this current position).
• Act as a liaison between Production, Distribution, Sanitation, Maintenance, and the Quality Department.
• Participate in plant food safety/quality inspections, in-process inspections.
• Verify sanitary condition of production lines prior to start-up and after downtime requiring maintenance activity.
• Perform investigative environmental swabbing of critical production equipment/areas as a troubleshooting guide.
• Expected to adhere to safe work practices, follow GMP and HACCP guidelines, maintain sanitary conditions and ensure that product quality is maintained. Report to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety, food quality or personnel safety.
• Performs other duties as assigned by site QA manager.

Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent.
• Enrolled or attending an accredited 2 or 4-year college/university working towards a degree in Food Science, Biological Science, Chemistry, Microbiology, Food Safety or a related field.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Excel and Word
• Data driven skills a plus.
• Bilingual preferred (Spanish/English) but not required.