Job Description

Job Description

About the Location: Kenlake Foods 11.95/hour

Kenlake Foods has been part of the Murray business community over 35 years and provides snack nuts, powered beverages, canister oatmeal, baking nuts, cocoa powder, cider, puddings, gelatins, and instant oatmeal to our customers. Kenlake Foods uniquely offers the resources and benefits of a Fortune 20 company while maintaining a small business atmosphere centered around teamwork, support, and development. We have approximately 390 associates. Kenlake Foods is in beautiful Murray, KY, which is close to Land Between the Lakes. It is great for the outdoor person as it provides horse-back riding, golf, hiking, fishing, and other outdoor activities.

About the Position:

As a Kroger Manufacturing Quality Assurance Intern, you will have the opportunity to learn the science of large-scale food manufacturing through a 10-week program designed to help students in their professional development and provide hands-on real-world experience. Our programs are unique to the facilities that host them and provide specialized opportunities geared towards the needs of our salted nut and dry pack department.

As a Kenlake Foods QA Intern, you will be part of a small team that meets regularly via our virtual platforms for progress updates, professional support and coaching and presentations from a variety of Kroger leaders. Some of your essential functions as a Lab Technician Intern may include:

* Participates in Quality projects such as reducing Customer Comments, participate in Kaizen events, qualify new lab equipment, learn sanitation tasks as they relate to quality and learn to write and develop SSOPs with a hands-on approach. As an intern you will be exposed to period reports, financial reports, and discussions.

* Conduct in coming raw material testing

* Conducts pre-operational inspections (swabbing of equipment, air testing, environmental monitoring, etc.)

* Performs and interprets the results of chemical, microbiological, sensory, and visual testing.

* Audit finished products to ensure specifications are met such as: temperature, weight, code date, shelf life flavoring, microbiological testing, etc.

* Participate in plant quality audits, including SQF, Organic audits, and Kroger Audits.

* Participate on the Food Safety Committee.

* Conduct monthly plant inspections.

* A culminating final presentation

About Kroger

At Kroger, we are looking for talented and engaged individuals. We need leaders who actively participate in our mission to deliver safe, high quality products of exceptional value to our customers. Our nationwide manufacturing team includes 30+ Dairy and Deli/Bakery facilities working hard to provide 33% of the Our Brands Units sold in Kroger stores.

Company Name: Kenlake Foods
Position Type: Intern
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Position Summary:

Complete assigned programs or program sections under supervision as a member of the team. Perform all jobs safely, efficiently and accurately to maintainand improve the performance of the entire plant in the areas of Safety, Quality, Reliability (SQR) and our Customer 1st strategy. Role model anddemonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety of others.

Essential Job Functions:

* Apply discipline specific principles through involvement in meaningful projects to expand technical and business skills. Disciplines include; HumanResources, Operations, Engineering, Sourcing & Procurement, Corporate Brands, Quality Assurance, Information systems and Finance.
* Follow established programs, policies and practices to produce safe quality foods that meet regulatory and company requirements.
* Support the development, implementation, maintenance, and ongoing improvement of the SQF 2000 Systems.
* Accountable to the Kroger Manufacturing Food Safety and Quality Principles.
* Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Minimum Position Qualifications:

* Must be at least 18 years of age.
* High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
* Current student actively pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in related field.
* 0 to 1 year of related experience.
* Basic math skills.
* Strong analytical ability.
* Excellent communication skills.
* Ability to comprehend complex verbal and written instructions.

Desired Previous Job Experience

* Graduate degree in (discipline/s) preferred.
* Experience in manufacturing environment.

Education Level: High School Diploma/ GED Required
Required Certifications/Licenses: None
Position Type: Intern
Shift(s): Day
Regions: South

States: Kentucky
Keywords:

Jobs at Kroger Manufacturing: Through quality products, strong individual commitments and team spirit, Kroger has been established as a leader in the manufacturing industry. Kroger Manufacturing provides career development programs aligned with aspirations in Engineering, Process Management, Information Systems, Quality Assurance, Operations Management, Human Resources, Finance and Procurement. Our work force programs provide technically challenging rotations with cross-functional teams, plants and locations to allow our Associates to learn from some of the brightest minds in the business. Experience and training combined with mentoring and guidance from plant sponsors prepare our Associates with the skills and leadership behaviors needed to achieve a successful career at Kroger.

Company Overview: Kroger Family of Companies employs nearly half a million associates who serve over 11 million customers daily through a seamless shopping experience under a variety of banner names. At The Kroger Co., we are Fresh for Everyone and dedicated to our Purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit. We are committed to creating ZeroHungerZeroWaste communities by 2025. Careers with The Kroger Co. and our family of companies offer competitive wages, flexible schedules, benefits and room for advancement.

Posting Notes: KY || Murray || 300 North LP Miller St. || 42071 || Kenlake Foods || None || Food Technology; Manufacturing || Intern || Non-Exempt || Intern || None