Summer 2026 - Food Safety and Quality Assurance Intern Job at Shamrock Foods Company, Commerce City, CO

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  • Shamrock Foods Company
  • Commerce City, CO

Job Description

The Shamrock Students Professional Internship Program is an 11-week program focused on hands-on training in a variety of opportunities throughout the Shamrock Foods Company enterprise. As a Shamrock Student, you will be a part of a cohort of interns focused on real projects that impact the business. In addition to the work, you will do to support your department, you'll get to know your fellow interns through a variety of collaborative projects and events.

Essential Duties

  • Provide support for the Gold Canyon Meat Company's quality assurance team in an accurate and timely manner
  • Document and verify tare weights for all packaging SKUs to support compliance, labeling, and inventory accuracy.
  • Conduct receiving inspections with accurate digital logs and photo documentation to ensure traceability and quality compliance.
  • Review and improve the seafood returns process, identifying gaps and recommending workflow enhancements to increase efficiency and ensure food safety compliance.
  • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

  • 1+ year(s) educational experience and currently pursuing a degree from an accredited college or university with a focus on Food Science, Food Technology, Nutrition, Dietetics, Microbiology, Agricultural Science, Food Engineering, or related studies
  • Maintains a minimum GPA of 3.0
  • Must live in or near Commerce City, CO
  • Strong written and oral communication skills
  • Strong sense of urgency and accountability
  • Demonstrates expertise in Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Outlook, Word)
  • Ability to learn and act in a fast-paced environment
  • Effective task management
  • High level of motivation and adaptability
  • Great attitude and desire to learn and grow

Pay for the role is weighted between $20-23 per hour.

Shamrock anticipates closing the application window for this job opportunity on or before December 31, 2026

Corporate Summary

At Shamrock Foods Company, people come first – our associates, our customers, and the families we serve across the nation. A privately-held, family-owned and -operated Forbes 500 company, Shamrock is an innovator in the food industry and has been since being founded in Arizona in 1922.

Our Mission

At Shamrock Foods Company, we live by our founding family’s motto to 'treat associates like family and customers like friends.'

Why intern for us?

Shamrock Foods Company is committed to a program that goes beyond your typical internship experience, giving interns the opportunity to start their career path. We offer great training and growth for college students to help interns apply their education towards solving business problems and working on hands-on projects in a workplace environment. Our interns are more than a temporary associate; they become part of our family.

Equal Opportunity Employer

At Shamrock Foods Co all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Temporary work, Summer work, Internship, Live in, Work at office,

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