Internship - Analytical Lab - Summer 2027

Company: Wells Enterprises (a Ferrero Company)

Functional Area: R&D

The Role

This internship offers hands-on experience in food science while supporting the development of detailed profiles for both finished products and raw materials.

What You’ll Do

• Help collect and organize data on texture, viscosity, and other key traits of mixes, inclusions, and coatings.

• Assist in creating profiles for raw materials, including ingredient photos and descriptions.

• Contribute to a growing database that helps define quality standards and supports troubleshooting.

• Learn how to use lab instruments like Gas Chromatography (GC), texture analyzers, and particle size tools.

• Help gather baseline data for new equipment like the Rapid Visco Analyzer (RVA) and chocolate analysis tools.

• Support the team in documenting results and lab methods

• Help ensure that testing procedures are consistent and easy to follow.

• How to build meaningful product and ingredient profiles that support quality and innovation.

• The role of lab testing in solving real-world production challenges.

• How to work in a collaborative lab environment with a focus on continuous improvement.

What You’ll Bring

• Pursuing a degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Biology, or a related field.

• Someone who’s organized, detail-oriented, and eager to learn.

• Comfortable working in a lab setting and following safety guidelines.

• A team player with good communication skills.

Wells Enterprises is an EEO/AA employer M/F/Vet/Dis