Food Safety Internship – Summer 2026 at Inspire Careers
The Food Safety Intern โ Summer 2026 position at Inspire Brands offers an exciting opportunity for students to gain hands-on experience in a corporate food safety and operations environment. This internship is designed for individuals passionate about maintaining food quality, safety, and compliance across leading restaurant brands such as Dunkinโ, Arbyโs, SONIC, and Buffalo Wild Wings. Join the exciting Food Safety Jobs at Inspire Careers. Apply for the Summer Internship and explore the QA Role by maintaining food quality and compliance.
Job Details:
- Position: Food Safety Intern
- Location: Canton, Massachusetts, United States
- Job Type: Internship (Summer 2026)
- Department: Food Safety & Operations
- Company: Inspire Brands
Purpose of the Position – Food Safety Intern:
Provide the student with the opportunity to leverage their academic understanding in a real-world, business-driven corporate food safety & operations environment. The intern will assist the Inspire Food Safety team in completing both project and routine work.
About the Company:
Inspire Brands is a global multi-brand restaurant company with a portfolio of more than 33,000 locations worldwide, including Arbyโs, Dunkinโ, Buffalo Wild Wings, Jimmy Johnโs, Baskin-Robbins, and SONIC. Inspireโs mission is to ignite and nourish flavorful experiences, transforming dining into meaningful moments that bring people together.
Educational Requirements for Food Safety Intern:
- Required Minimum: Undergraduate coursework in Biology, Chemistry, Nutrition, Food Safety, or Quality Assurance (related majors will be considered).
Experience Qualification:
- Required Minimum: Food Service experience
- Preferred: Restaurant (QSR) experience
Key Responsibilities of the Food Safety Intern:
- Assist in the analysis and development of food safety metrics and business processes in this QA Role.
- Potential projects may include developing corrective action plans from audit results and customer complaints, reviewing restaurant food safety job aids and HACCP programs for enhancements, and supporting cooking validations.
- Monitor and assist with restaurant emergency contact hotline and customer complaint information for food safety-related incidents that need further investigation.
- Review restaurant operations training material to verify that content and images align with Brand Food Safety Requirements.
- Collaborate on development of processes and job aids to support chemical and pest prevention programs.
Skills Required for the Food Safety Intern:
- Basic knowledge of FDA Food Code
- Ability to give/receive constructive feedback
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to multi-task effectively
- Effective coaching, facilitation, presentation, and team skills
- Strong computer skills and quickly learn computer systems
- Ability to manage confidential information
- Ability to work remotely
How to Apply for the Food Safety Intern Position?
Eligible students and recent graduates can apply through the Inspire Brands Careers Portal. Stay alert on their website for the official posting under Summer 2026 Internship Programs.
