Data, Analytics, & AI Intern

Your Story.

Do you have a passion for data and uncovering insights that drive business decisions? Are you interested in analyzing data, developing insights, and supporting the decision-making process for business purposes? You are enthusiastic, a great communicator, creative, analytical, and collaborative. You seek an opportunity to expand your skills in developing data structures, data programming languages, and data governance practices. You want to learn more about transforming, enabling, and protecting data for business use — including how modern data pipelines, cloud platforms, and emerging AI capabilities support analytics, decision-making, and business outcomes.

Your Passion. Our Culture.

At Sargento, you work for a company you believe in, with a family of people who believe in you.  Our culture stems from a simple premise: Hire good people and treat them like family.  At Sargento, you can make decisions based on how they affect people as well as the long-term health of our company.  You will be encouraged to make a meaningful difference in the community, in the company and in your career.  With diverse experiences and tools to learn and develop, you can transform your aspirations into reality.  If you’re ready for the right place to belong and grow your career, you can find it here.

Benefits That Set Us Apart.

• Lead and own real and relevant projects aligned with business objectives 
• Gain valuable skills and experiences to be prepared for entry level opportunities 
• Mentorship and career development to learn and grow personally and professionally
• Volunteer in community service activities
•  Social professional networking experiences
• Flexible work week onsite Mondays through Thursdays and optional remote Fridays; plus, half day Fridays
• Nationally competitive compensation
• Paid relocation and housing
• 5 unpaid days off for interns and 10 unpaid days off for co-ops 
• 401(k) employer contribution top 1% in the nation 
• Discounts at the company cheese store and local attractions/events

Skills You Will Develop.

• Communication
• Critical Thinking
• Collaboration
• Cross-Functional
• Professionalism
• Leadership
• Technology
• Time Management

What You Do.

• Design data visuals and concepts based on business stakeholder input.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to discover business needs and capture business use cases for data, analytics, and AI initiatives.
• Build basic data models for business analytics initiatives with support from data engineers.
• Assist in developing and testing ELT/ETL pipelines that move and transform data across cloud and on-premise systems.
• Support data quality monitoring efforts, including identifying anomalies, gaps, and inconsistencies in datasets.
• Develop and manage policies and best practices for proper data protection and security.
• Support the collection of metadata information for analytics metrics and data terminology, including contributing to data catalog and lineage documentation efforts.
• Assist in enabling business stakeholders on data, analytics, and AI tools, software, and concepts, including responsible and effective use of approved AI capabilities.
• Support AI-related research, experimentation, and documentation efforts, including evaluating use cases, gathering business requirements, measuring value, and contributing to AI adoption and enablement activities.
• Gain a basic understanding and work effectively in an Agile (SAFe) project management framework Assist with packaging design projects

Your Education and Qualifications.

• Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in information science, data science, information technology, computer science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, or a related field, having completed sophomore year prior to the start of internship.
• Basic understanding of data querying and programming languages (SQL, Python) a plus.
• Familiarity with AI tools, prompt engineering concepts, machine learning fundamentals, or generative AI technologies is a plus.

• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Snowflake) a plus.
• Exposure to data pipeline or transformation tools (dbt, Matillion, or similar) a plus.
• Experience with data visualization or business intelligence (BI) tools a plus.
• Proficiency in MS Office.
• Ability to communicate complex data insights in a clear and concise manner.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to work with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Eagerness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment.
• Curiosity about how data moves through systems and how it is structured, stored, consumed, and leveraged through analytics and AI solutions.
• Valid driver’s license, vehicle insurance, and vehicle required. There is no mass/public transit system to/from corporate housing location to company locations

Our Story.   

With over 2,400 employees and net sales of $1.8 billion, Sargento Foods is a family-owned company that has been a leader in cheese for more than 70 years. We created the world’s first, successful pre-packaged sliced and shredded natural cheeses. Sargento is based in Plymouth, Wisconsin, where we manufacture shredded, sliced and snack natural cheese products, as well as ingredients and sauces.  Sargento is known for the exceptional quality of our products and for product design, packaging and merchandising innovations that have transformed our industry.

To learn more about our culture and values, please visit our website at https://careers.sargento.com/us/en.