Mandatory Qualifications
Interns must be 16 years old by June 10th, 2025. River City High School students must have completed at least one course in one of WUSD’s Career Technical Education Pathways. View qualifying courses here. Yolo High School and Washington Middle College students must have a recommendation form filled out by a teacher or counselor. All participants must have also participated in or watched a recording of an online informational session about the internships offered by the Home Run team.
Responsibilities
To do a daily inspection for products, raw materials, and packaging with microbial testing, sensory testing and document checks in accordance with food-related regulations such as FDA, CDPH, and so on. All of the jobs will be taught by our specialists and you may be able to do some of them by yourself if you learn well and can do it completely. It is an attractive job for people who are interested in food-related jobs.
About the Business
Nippon Shokken U.S.A. Inc. is a manufacturer of sauces and seasonings. Its parent company is one of the largest liquid seasonings manufacturer in Japan. Quality Control department ensures products meet safety and regulation standards from the initial product development stages all the wat to deliver, contributing to customer satisfaction.
Preferred Abilities
Some knowledge of basic biology, chemistry, math and science
Learning outcomes
Food safety principle
Food inspection methods
Team building
Punctuality, cooporation with others, etc.
Special Project
There is no specific project planned, but the circumstances of the company are always changing and a project may occur as needed.
Additional Information
You will intake food ingredients via sauces and seasonings such as teriyaki sauce and tempura batter mix. Any food allergies will affect the job because a sensory test requires an inspector to taste it.
The intern will work in inspection rooms such as an incubator room, microbial testing room and daily inspection room, and occasionally in a warehouse to inspect received material, and in production areas to inspect and investigate some things.
This position involves working around machinery.