Your Opportunity as a Quality Assurance Intern
As an intern within our quality department, you will work closely with management, office, quality control, maintenance and hourly personnel to achieve goals. You will assist in identifying potential quality problems; develop, recommend and report on improvement measures; and recommend corrective action.
Location: Oxnard, CA
Work Arrangements: Onsite, 100% of the time
In this role you will:
- Responsible for adherence to company and departmental policies, procedures and practices.
- Ensures that company GMPs are being followed.
- Participates in daily Production meetings.
- Conduct daily sanitation inspection.
- Inspects incoming packaging and ingredients for compliance with JMS specifications.
- Monitors HACCP plan.
- Assists in the training of hourly personnel.
- Data entry into computer systems.
- Monitors accuracy of lab paperwork.
- Investigates quality incidents.
- Prevents accidents by recognizing physical and behavioral hazards and taking corrective action.
- May do manual work.
- Work with the Personnel Clerk and work out labor needs for the following workday.
- Assists in the coordination of the activities of all QA staff, as necessary.
- May assist in the training and dissemination of work in the Department.
- Perform laboratory tests as required.
- Maintain laboratory in an organized, clean condition.
- Maintain inventory of laboratory chemicals, supplies and equipment.
- Inspect and grade products as necessary.
- Provide up-to-date quality control records and reports as necessary on a timely basis.
- Promote a positive and safe work environment.
- Maintains updated specification manuals, formulas, and test procedures.
- Responsible for having an understanding and working knowledge of JMS grading procedures and product specifications.
- Conduct special tests, evaluations, and projects as requested by the Quality Assurance Manager.
- Coordinates shipping and receiving activities with floor persons, quality control personnel and forklift drivers.
- Assist with preparation for third party audits.
- Maintain quality control records.
- Supervise or conduct incoming packaging or ingredient materials inspection.
- Stay current with trends and developments in the quality control field including sanitation, food technology, processing, governmental regulations and requirements.
- Other duties as required.
What we are looking for:
- Currently have a 4-year degree or are enrolled in a 4-year Food Science or Engineering degree program is required.
- Ability to read, write and speak Spanish highly desired
- Available in early April through the end of August.
- Able to work weekends, overtime, and night shifts.
- Must be able to work six days per week, various shifts.
- Strong leadership skills and communication skills.
- Must be detail orientated.
- Organized with good analytical skills.
- Technical knowledge in food processing is preferred.
- Must be able to read, write, and speak English.
Compensation:
- Pay range: $20/hr. to $24.50/hr.
- Housing allowance (for applicable students)
Application Period:
- Application period closes on January 31st, 2026
Why Choose the J.M. Smucker Company’s Internship Program?
Are you seeking an exceptional internship experience at a Fortune 500 company? At Smucker, we are dedicated to providing a world-class, award-winning internship that offers you the opportunity to:
- Learn: Unlock your potential in a collaborative and supportive environment where you are treated like a true peer and challenged to be your best.
- Grow: Benefit from hands-on training with a dedicated mentor and connect with peers and leaders throughout the company.
- Lead: Contribute to high-profile projects that support our Company’s growing categories like snacks, coffee and pet food.
Additional Perks:
Along with engaging work, we offer a variety of benefits to ensure your internship is both rewarding and memorable. These include:
- Unique opportunities to network and interact with company leadership
- Customized professional development sessions
- Networking events and social outings with fellow interns
- Access to a fully equipped fitness center, complete with a basketball court, indoor walking track, and recreational league sports
- The Orchard, our gourmet cafeteria, offering breakfast and lunch with seasonal and locally-sourced ingredients
- A competitive compensation package, including paid corporate holidays
- Employee discounts at our Company Store
- A housing stipend for interns relocating for the program
Experience an internship where you can learn, grow, and lead — all while being part of something special at Smucker.
Learn more about working at Smucker:
- Our Internship Program
- Delivering on Our Purpose
- Our Continued Commitment to Ensuring a Workplace for All
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Each generation of consumers leaves their mark on culture by establishing new expectations for food and the companies that make it. At The J.M. Smucker Co., it is our privilege to be at the heart of this dynamic with a portfolio that appeals to each generation of people and pets with products found in 90 percent of U.S. homes and countless restaurants. This includes a mix of iconic brands consumers have always loved such as Folgers®, Jif® and Milk-Bone® and new favorites like Café Bustelo®, Smucker’s® Uncrustables® and Rachael Ray® Nutrish®. By continuing to immerse ourselves in consumer and pet parent preferences for food, how it’s purchased and how the companies that make it should operate, we will maintain the important role we play in their lives. This will allow us to continue growing our business and the positive impact we have on all of those who count on us.
