Join us for the summer!
National Beef is looking for college students ready to explore a career in Food Safety and Technical Services Management to join our family for the summer of 2025 as a Food Safety Laboratory Technician Summer Intern.
Our internship program could jump-start your career in Food Safety. You will have the opportunity to work on rewarding projects to solve real business needs. You will be introduced to our company culture and work practices and learn about department functions and how our Laboratory integrates with our entire Operations Team.
This is an in-person, hands-on experience in a production facility. We will be placing one qualified intern in both our Liberal, Kansas, and Dodge City, Kansas facilities.
This is a paid internship. Housing allowance is included where required.
Program length: 10-12 weeks
Program highlights for the Food Safety Laboratory Technician Summer Internship include but are not limited to:
You will be working for an industry leader in beef processing!
This experience will provide you with a broad introduction to the National Beef’s Laboratory process. You will work collaboratively with the Technical Services and Operations Teams and have networking opportunities with senior leadership in the facility.
As a Food Safety Laboratory Technician Intern, you will be responsible for preparing detailed reports for the Corporate Director of Technical Services and the facility Laboratory Manager summarizing key insights and experiences that you learned the previous week. The summer will end with a presentation to the Senior Technical Services Team and key Department heads to demonstrate what you have learned.
Qualified Candidates for the Food Safety Laboratory Technician Summer Internship position should possess the following:
Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are not able to provide visa sponsorship at this time.
National Beef is a leader in producing fresh, chilled and further processed beef products for customers in the U.S. and worldwide. We offer a variety of employment opportunities in our production, packaging, and hide tanning facilities that stretch from the western plains to the east coast. We strive to be the preferred employer in every one of those communities, whether it’s measured by the number of people employed or the good we do in the area. We invite you to join our family, wherever you call home.
National Beef is an equal-opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, natural origin, age, gender identity, protected veteran status, or status as a disabled individual.