R&D Intern Job at Glanbia, Downers Grove, IL

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  • Glanbia
  • Downers Grove, IL

Job Description

Company Summary:

Glanbia is a global nutrition company, grounded in science and nature and dedicated to providing better nutrition for every step of life’s journey. The company takes pure and clean ingredients including milk, whey and grains and using expert knowledge and capabilities produces high quality nutritional ingredients and branded consumer products for customers and consumers worldwide.

 

Established as one of the world’s largest sports nutrition companies, we’re now developing innovative products for the lifestyle market, too. We are on a journey to actively improve lives globally and invite you to do the same. You’ll have the chance to work with great brands, such as Optimum Nutrition, BSN, Isopure, Amazing Grass, think! and SlimFast, as well as exciting development opportunities.  Join us and pursue a meaningful career within a category that can truly change lives for the better.

 

Glanbia Performance Nutrition is a wholly owned subsidiary of Glanbia headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois. GPN manufactures and markets the full range of performance nutrition products including protein, pre-workout, muscle gainers and general health. Products are sold through a variety of channels including specialty retail, the internet and gyms in a variety of formats including powders, bars and Ready-to-Drink beverages. GPN has a global and expanding footprint with a current in-market presence in 24 countries.

 

Job Summary & Responsibilities:

In this role, you’ll be a key contributor to our R&D product development team and will gain valuable experience supporting our business. You will work in a variety of areas within R&D such as product formulation, bench top development, nutritional analysis, sensory testing, pilot plant runs and production runs. Throughout the summer you will own a key project relating to a relevant R&D initiative and have the opportunity to present your insights and recommendations for business leadership. Outside of this, you will partake in several development workshops and build connections with your Intern class and our business leaders through social & networking events.

 

Expected Outcomes:

  • Basic knowledge of formula development within a variety of formats.
  • Exposure to our commercialization process.
  • Experience working in our lab, plant, and sensory spaces.
  • Active participation in all Pure Ambition program activities.

 

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Current junior undergraduate student pursuing a bachelor's degree majoring in Food Science or related field.
  • Clear written communication and strong interpersonal skills
  • Self-starter and highly motivated individual with the ability to work independently.
  • Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

 

 

Where and how you will work   

The opportunity will be based inDowners Grove, Illinoiswith hybrid working arrangements available through our Smart working modelwhich allows you a greater choice in how you work and live, giving you a better work-life balance.  

Glanbia provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in Illinois. This range may not be applicable to other locations. Factors that could be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, years of experience and comparison to current employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.  Annual salary for Illinois - based employees for this role is $22.00 to $25.00 per hour.

 

About Glanbia

Glanbia is a better nutrition company with three divisions: Performance Nutrition, Health & Nutrition and Dairy Nutrition. Collectively and with our partners we offer an incredible breadth of expertise in nutrition. We employ a team of 5800 people, work with global food and beverage companies, and sell our award-winning and market-leading brands and ingredients in more than 100 countries worldwide.

At Glanbia, we celebrate diversity, because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a variety of candidates, we will give your application consideration, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.

 

At Glanbia, our culture celebrates individuality, knowing that together we are more.

 

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Summer work, Internship, Work at office, Worldwide,

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