Quality Assurance Intern (Summer 2026)

Job Category : Intern

Job Family : Student Intern

Job Description :

As a Quality Assurance Intern , you will have the opportunity to work the Summer 2026 with Schreiber Foods at one of our plant locations.  This internship will be focused on supporting food safety and quality initiatives, company objectives and plant-specific assignments. It is designed to prepare successful interns for a possible future career with Schreiber Foods.

This Quality Assurance summer internship is located at our plant in Carthage, Missouri.

Interns relocating more than 50 miles for the internship will receive a lump sum of $1,500.

This position offers a set rate of pay of $20.75 an hour.

What you’ll do :

• Lead small quality improvement projects within the team, working with plants and other areas of Schreiber Foods
• Creating and updating documentation for food safety and quality and lab processes
• Gaining knowledge about our products and applying that knowledge to improve processes and practices
• Inputting and analyzing data
• Completing projects related to testing, quality systems, sanitation, auditing, HACCP, training, SQF, suppliers, and other related topics
• Assisting the quality teams on ongoing projects
• Together with the leadership team, ensures compliance with Food Safety and Food Quality Plans, in addition to customer requirements. Interprets and communicates customer requirements to plant production and / or support groups. Establishes and Audits PCPs, CCPs and Standard Operating Procedures to define and monitor processes, to ensure customer requirements are met. Reviews incidents during which the procedures are not met and determines appropriate corrective action for partners failing to follow standard procedures.

What you will need to succeed :

Internship benefits :

​For positions that require any amount of travel : Valid driver's license, auto insurance (at least state minimum- more might be required), acceptable driving record per Schreiber Foods discretion, and vehicle that will ensure applicant can meet the travel necessities of the position are required.

Schreiber requires that an employee have authorization to work in the country in which the role is based. In the event, an applicant does not have current work authorization, Schreiber will determine, in its sole discretion, whether to sponsor an individual for work authorization. However, based on immigration requirements, not all roles are suitable for sponsorship.

An Equal Opportunity Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Want to be alerted of new openings? Sign in and click the cloud in the upper-right corner to view your profile. From there you can setup Job Alerts .