Operations Intern

Join Ingredion, where innovation impacts lives worldwide! Without even realizing it, you’ve experienced our work in your favorite chocolate, your pet’s food, the paper you write on, and your everyday snacks. As a global powerhouse across more than 60 industries, we harness the potential of natural ingredients to transform lives. Whether you’re just starting your career or bringing years of experience, there's a place for you here to make a real difference.

Be part of our team that values a wide range of perspectives and is committed to shaping a better world with every product we create.

Location:

Indianapolis Workplace type:
On Site

We have an exciting opportunity for an ambitious student to join our R&D team for summer 2027! As the R&D Plant-based Protein Intern, you will support progression of a research project related to plant-based protein ingredient characterization. You will have the opportunity to evaluate functional characteristics of new protein ingredients and relate functionality to food and beverage application utility. This work will also give you the opportunity to include verifying nutritional characteristics including in vitro digestibility as a proxy for protein quality determination!

• Responsible for personal safety as well as the safety of plant personnel and contractors.
• Support safety, environmental, and quality initiatives, including performing and assisting in investigations & corrective actions
• Ensure workforce compliance with all plant quality procedures and guidelines
• Support plant productivity and production scheduling requirements
• Remove obstacles to help productivity of hourly workforce
• Support maintenance requirements and cost control initiatives
• Agility and Innovation
• Identify and execute on improvement projects that impact the hourly workforce position
• Offer new ideas and think outside-the-box
• Ensure team adaptability, flexibility and readiness to change
• Relationships and People
• Professionally lead and manage production requirements with the hourly workforce
• Create environment conducive to teamwork
• Participate and lead improvement projects
• Support employee coaching and counseling guidelines

• Progress towards a Bachelor’s degree in chemical, mechanical, or other related engineering field
• Ability to work safely in a manufacturing environment
• Interpersonal, verbal and written technical communication skills, e.g. making presentations and writing technical data/reports
• Reliable transportation required to get to and from facility each work day

• Eager to explore careers in the food & beverage industry
• Ability to work collaboratively with peers and others
• Creative problem-solver with a continuous improvement mindset
• Desire to see and create results

• Currently possess unrestricted authorization to work in the United States.
• Ingredion does not intend to sponsor work visas with respect to this position or to provide this position as OPT or CPT.
• Be a currently enrolled student in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree program.
• If currently enrolled in an undergrad status, must have completed at least two years of coursework with status as a sophomore, junior or non-graduating senior.
• If you have completed your degree, please consider other opportunities with Ingredion, posted at

Discover why Ingredion is the ideal place to advance your career with our exception rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive. Create the future with us and enjoy:

• Total Rewards Package – competitive hourly salary based on your degree program.
• Housing stipends offered to students relocating 51+ miles from the Ingredion work location
• Internship Program Events & Activities –…