Food Safety & Quality Intern - Summer 2027-Campus Recruiting (Multiple Locations)

Hormel Foods Family of Companies
Austin, Minnesota, United StatesPosted Sep 4, 2026
Summer 2027

About the role

About Hormel Foods

Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minnesota, is a global branded food company with over $12 billion in annual revenue. Its brands include PLANTERS®, SKIPPY®, SPAM®, HORMEL® NATURAL CHOICE®, APPLEGATE®, WHOLLY®, HORMEL® BLACK LABEL®, COLUMBUS®, JENNIE-O® and more than 30 other beloved brands. The Company is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, was named one of the best companies to work for by U.S. News & World Report and one of America’s most responsible companies by Newsweek, was recognized by TIME magazine as one of the World’s Best Companies and has received numerous other awards and accolades for its corporate responsibility and community service efforts. For more information, visit hormelfoods.com [http://hormelfoods.com/].

Job Title

Food Safety & Quality Intern

Job Purpose

To gain real world experience in the successful manufacturing of food products by performing the duties of their full time Quality and Control Process counterparts. This includes supporting management in the implementation of food safety and food quality processes and procedures.

Responsibilities

  • Gain exposure to the job responsibilities of a full-time Quality and Process

Control Supervisor which can include any of the following:

  • Consult with management regarding food safety or quality issues
  • Provide leadership on food safety and quality in our facilities
  • Implement our HACCP program (food safety) and oversee sanitation procedures
  • Collect and analyze data for new or modified product lines
  • Train and manage quality auditors
  • Work with the USDA
  • Design and evaluate quality specifications and auditing programs
  • Conduct quality system testing and evaluations using statistical analysis
  • Assist with computer inventory, lab management and data collection
  • Evaluate processes by utilizing food safety and/or sanitation principles

Required Qualifications

  • Must graduate in August 2027, December 2027

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