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Sensory and Products Research Intern, Summer 2027
J.M. Smucker
- Hours
- Full time
- Where
- Orrville, OH
- Posted
- Sep 9
Your Opportunity as an Intern
This posting represents two internship opportunities: Sensory and R&D Products Research. Both roles are looking for students interested in sensory and consumer research. While both apply scientific rigor to understand our products and serve as a voice for the consumer, they are separate functions with different day-to-day work.
Location: Orrville, Corporate Offices
Work Arrangements: 75%+ in office expectations
Sensory Intern
Your opportunity as a Sensory Intern. As an intern within our Sensory Lab, you will perform routine sensory panel testing of finished goods both with internal employees and external panelists (including adults and children).
What you'd do
- Apply sensory evaluation methodologies to organize and execute consumer and trained panels through independent and teamwork, including product procurement.
- Maintain thorough lab records with instructions, protocols, and panel execution records.
- Maintain a clean and organized laboratory work environment including managing lab supply inventory.
- Maintain a strong focus on customer service to effectively communicate and have positive interactions with all panelists/consumers.
- Work and communicate effectively and productively with peers and project teams.
- Provide support to training other departments or locations for sensory evaluation needs, such as Research & Development or plant quality teams.
- Own a hands-on consumer research project – from objective setting, design, fielding, analysis, and technical translation to final share-out.
- Support ongoing consumer research studies within the organization, including questionnaires, screeners, and sensory preparation requirements.
- Help turn consumer needs into practical product design criteria and success measures.
- Support product testing and competitive benchmarking to inform design targets.
- Starts
- 2026-09-09