Internship - Analytical Lab - Summer 2027
Wells Enterprises
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- Location
- Le Mars, IA
- Work style
- On-site
- Job type
- Full time, Internship
- Posted
- Oct 16
- 3 days ago
Career path
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About the company
Wells Enterprises
Food production · 1,001 to 5,000 employees
What you'll do
- Collect and organize data on product and ingredient traits, help create profiles and build a database, and learn to use lab instruments.
- Document results and methods, support baseline testing, and help ensure procedures are consistent.
What you need
- <p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Pursuing a degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Biology, or a related field.</p>
- <p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Someone who’s organized, detail-oriented, and eager to learn.</p>
- <p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Comfortable working in a lab setting and following safety guidelines.</p>
- <p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">A team player with good communication skills.</p>
Key skills
Food ScienceGas Chromatography (GC)texture analyzersparticle size toolsRapid Visco Analyzer (RVA)organizeddetail-orientedcommunication skills
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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