Quality Assurance Internship - Summer 2024

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 have additional processing facilities in Frankfort, Indiana; Holland, Michigan; and Owensboro, Kentucky.

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.

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

Physical Requirements:

Work is primarily performed in a plant environment requiring ability to sit, talk, hear, frequent walking, standing, and sitting; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision. Ability to use standard office equipment such as telephone, computer, and copier.

OUR COMPANY: INDIANA PACKERS CORPORATION

Indiana Packers Corporation (IPC) is a fully integrated retail, food service and private label producer of fresh and processed meats company. IPC is majority owned, by Mitsubishi Corporation, Japan's largest trading company with more than 60,000 team members. As a company, we are growing; in the past five years, we've grown by more than 50% to almost 3,000 team member