Product Development, Spreads Intern

The Spreads Product Development Intern will help our product development team develop and prepare prototype formulations. They will be responsible for assisting with the preparation of sensory samples, small scale consumer samples, compound dilutions and flavor blending for production. 

This is a non-exempt, non-supervisory position based at our Oakland, CA HQ location and will report directly to the R&D Project Lead. 

About You
You are highly-motivated and experienced enough to hit the ground running from day one. You're inquisitive and understand which questions to ask, and how to apply sufficient scientific rigor to answer them. You aren’t afraid to articulate ideas and aren’t afraid to be wrong. Lastly, a startup work environment appeals to you and you’re not afraid to laugh at yourself.

Department Spotlight:

Would you like to learn about molecular food technology and eat delicious seed spreads at the same time? Then interning with the Voyage Foods Spreads team would be what you are looking for.

Voyage Foods' mission is to challenge sustainable food issues of today and ensure our favorite foods don’t become exclusive items of the future. Our research and development team works diligently to reimagine upcycled/readily available ingredients to replicate the flavors of foods like chocolate, peanut butter, and coffee.

We invite you to the exciting opportunity to be a part of this innovation by being a spreads team R&D intern. As a member of this team you will get the opportunity to help make delicious, nutritious, allergen-free spreads more accessible to everyone. This internship will be working to help with ingredient optimization, supply chain continuity, and product development of our Voyage peanut and hazelnut-free spreads. This intern will get the opportunity to learn skills about food reverse engineering, fat based food systems, ingredient treatment technologies, upcycled ingredients, chemical analysis and basic flavor composition. The intern will also assist in the sensory process for the products meaning all the coffee, chocolate and spreads you could ask for. The intern will also get the opportunity to receive mentorship from various subject experts in the R&D and Operations teams. Any of these things sound appealing? Please consider honing your professional skills with us on the Voyage spreads team. We look forward to discovering and learning with you!

What you’ll do

• Prepare small and medium scale formulation batches of various products
• Help with product development and sensory analysis
• Help with experimental design, execution, analysis and reporting
• Safely handle and prepare large volumes of laboratory chemicals
• Document all experimental procedures in a laboratory notebook 

What makes you successful / What makes a great candidate 

• Studying Food Science, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology or a related field. Second or third year students preferred.
• Knowledge of solution preparation and use of lab equipment including analytical balances and micropipettes is preferred.
• Willingness to learn and appetite for personal/professional growth
• Highly detail-oriented with the ability to stay organized
• Ability to effectively communicate with different functional groups

Physical Demands

• Tasting and comparing the tastes of a full range of foods and food products (including dairy, fruits, vegetables, mushrooms, grains, nuts, meat, poultry, fish, shellfish, spices, and other foods) for different characteristics, such as appearance, smell, taste, flavor, and quality of ingredients.
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer 

Compensation

United States-based roles only: This is a termed, non-exempt  position with an hourly range of $22.00-$25.00 per hour. At Voyage Foods, we approach each individual's compensation with a promise of fair market value and internal equity commensurate with experience and specific skill set.

Benefits

• Ongoing Team Events, including Weekly Friday Lunches
• Sick Time Accrual
  
  
  

Voyage Foods is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Voyage Foods is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, contact Alex Chancellor, SHRM-SCP at alex@voyagefoods.com or (831) 277-0509.

Voyage Foods will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background check.