PIM Brands, INC is seeking bright, eager interns for our R&D Department. PIM Brands is one of the fastest-growing snack and candy manufacturers and marketers in North America, and was named one of the 70 largest global candy companies. Our brands include Welchs Fruit Snacks, Sun-Maid Chocolate Raisins, Sour Jacks Sour Candies, new Juicefuls Juice-Filled Fruit Snacks and many more. These brands are found across North America in outlets including Walmart, Target, Costco, Sams, BJs, AMC Movie Theatres, 7-11 and thousands of other grocery stores, movie theatres, convenience stores, vending machines, specialty retailers and more.

The R&D Intern will be a student pursing a Bachelors Degree within Food Science. The assignments will provide valuable exposure and experience in areas of:

• Develop product formulations and work on prototypes
• Test and define procedures and processing parameters
• Explore and test improvements in existing products
• Coordinate pilot plant trials and manufacturing scale up process
• Product testing; physical, chemical, analytical, sensory, and shelf life testing
• Document technical information and prepare reports for trials
• Perform stability study using Analytical instruments like texture analyzer, water activity meter etc.
• Perform sensory and physical evaluation of weekly samples and creating the reports
• Working with food scientist to develop formulation and making new product samples

• Rising Junior in college/university, pursuing Bachelors Degree in Food Science
• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better
• Strong business acumen and analytical ability
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; strong interpersonal and organization skills and demonstrated ability to develop and maintain strong relationships.
• Self-motivated and bias for action.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Demonstrated personal and professional values.