Ingredion is seeking a motivated and outgoing student to fill our Technical Service Internship for summer 2021. As the Technical Service Intern, you will support key customer activities. This could be supporting solutions development in many areas, including: Dairy, Savory and Bakery applications. You will get to be creative and assist in the development of ideas for technology improvements and cost savings, all while collaborating with Sales, Marketing, Applications and the Go-To-Market team to promote functional, valuable ingredients and solutions to meet customer needs.

As the Technical Service Intern, your responsibilities will include:'

• Understanding how to create customer value for our customers and identifying how they can improve and expand their product offerings, while actively using Food Science knowledge and Ingredion’s technologies and solutions
• Supporting specific accounts and/or customer projects, all while understanding the internal and external customer’s technical needs
• Being responsive to customer needs and dedicated in seeking knowledge to improve own understanding and work output
• Generating and making valuable data available to others
• Executing well-defined experiments and procedures to prepare food prototypes in the lab or pilot plant
• Applying product and application know how to identify optimum technology solutions

The Technical Service Intern position is well-suited for you if you are:

• Passionate and creative with a strong will to succeed in any task
• Bold, creative, visionary, with positive thinking, and a willingness to help
• Able to prioritize and organize, and are dedicated and able to manage time well, while working within strict deadlines
• Collaborate and maintain positive relationships with internal partners to deliver results and support business performance

Qualified candidates will have:

• Progress towards a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Food Science, Food or Chemical Engineering or a related field with a minimum GPA of at least 3.0/4.0 preferred
• Ability to work 40hrs per week during the summer internship term
• Demonstrated experience with hands-on food concept development formulation laboratory and/or pilot plant equipment
• Knowledge of common food processes, food ingredient functionality and ingredient interactions preferred
• Excellent organizational, verbal and written communication skills (technical reports for distribution, presentations, data analysis etc.)
• Proven proficiency using MS Office Programs (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, ect.)
• Ability to travel 10-15% domestically

To be eligible for consideration, candidates must:

• Currently possess unrestricted authorization to work in the United States. Ingredion does not intend to sponsor work visas with respect to this position or to provide this position as OPT or CPT.
• Be a currently enrolled student in a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree Program. If currently enrolled in an undergrad status, must have completed at least two years of coursework with status as a sophomore, junior or non-graduating senior.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Ingredion provides accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process. If a job applicant requires an accommodation during the application process or through the selection process, we will work with the applicant to meet the job applicant's accommodation needs.

Ingredion is a leading global ingredients solutions company. We make sweeteners, starches, nutrition ingredients and biomaterials that are used by customers in everyday products from foods and beverages to paper and pharmaceuticals.

We turn grains, fruits, vegetables and other plant materials into ingredients that make crackers crunchy, candy sweet, yogurt creamy, lotions and creams silky, plastics biodegradable and tissues softer and stronger. Our innovative ingredient solutions help customers stay on trend with simple ingredients and gluten-free or high-fiber foods that appeal to today's consumers.

Grounded in our values of Care First, Be Preferred, Everyone Belongs, Innovate Boldly and Owner's Mindset, we employ approximately 11,000 employees around the world. Our customers operate in more than 120 countries and represent 60 diverse sectors, including food, beverage, paper and corrugating, brewing and other industries.