Running with Sasquatch is more than just a clever marketing campaign. As a Jack Link’s team member, Running with Sasquatch means we roll up our buffalo plaid sleeves and do the hard work first. We don’t shy away from challenges. In fact, we push hard and take risks. True to our North Woods roots, we're a bunch of ordinary people who accomplish extraordinary things by driving results with innovation, creativity and a clear sense of urgency. Like our awesome protein products, we have an unwavering passion for quality, and you won’t find anything artificial here. What you see is what you get… authentic, humble and fun people who Run with Sasquatch!

Running with Sasquatch takes a team. We invite you to run with us, succeed with us, and celebrate with us. Most importantly, Feed Your Wild Side® with us on our journey to be the dominant global leader of branded protein snacks!

Jack Link's Protein Snacks is a global leader in snacking and the No. 1 meat snack manufacturer worldwide. Still family-owned and operated with headquarters in Minong, Wisconsin, Jack Link’s also has a large corporate hub in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, and operates a total of 11 manufacturing and distribution facilities in four countries. Jack Link’s produces high-quality, great-tasting protein snacks that feed the wild sides of consumers around the world. The Link Snacks, Inc., family of brands includes Jack Link's, Lorissa's Kitchen, World Kitchens Jerky, Bifi and Peperami.

Join Jack Link's as an Application Testing Intern for Summer 2021! In this project-based internship, you will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience through formal and informal training, developing reports, dashboards, visualizations, attending events, networking with fellow interns, working with key Jack Link’s leaders and team members. At the completion of your internship, you will conduct a final presentation on your internship experience.

As an Testing Intern within Jack Link’s, you will work closely with the technology and business teams, gaining formal and information training, with rotations in the following areas:

Application Development Intern Technical responsibilities:

• Partner with business analysts & business process owners to understand Testing requirements & Capture Test Cases for multiple business processes.
• Develop test data, perform test data analysis, and prepare reports of test results.
• Assist in developing new testing techniques/methods.
• Possibly create automation to support testing via test scripts or test tools (Python, Selenium, JUnit, JMeter; C/C++, shell scripts, TCL/Expect)

Testing  Intern Business responsibilities:

• Attend meetings between business, IT teams
• Partner with business team to create test artifacts deliverable
• Review deliverables with IR & business partners for review and feedback
• Final presentation to leadership team to recap experience

To be successful in this role, you should possess the following education, experience and skills: 

• Academic focus in Application Development, Exposure to automation with scripts and test tools.
• Exposure and understanding of Supply Chain, Marketing, or Finance business functions
• Experience and training in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or similar technical field required.
• Understanding of concepts involved in design verification, reviewing specifications, and test planning.
• Exposure to creating test cases for software based on the UI and functionality documentation.
• Solid experience with command line, general command and scripting.
• Understanding of Software Development Life Cycle Methodologies.
• Exposure and understanding of Supply Chain, Marketing, or Finance business functions
• Ability to work autonomously, prioritize and meet deadlines within specified time constraints
• Team player with a “can do” attitude
• Ability to adapt in a changing work environment
• Strong verbal and written communications skills
• Quick learner
• Ability to work with an iterative and incremental development environment
• Desired - Ability to understand Java code (Server).
• Desired - Ability to understand C code, Perl, or TCL/Expect (Device)
• Desired - Exposure to automation with scripts and test tools. Strong preference towards Python and the Robot Framework (Selenium, JUnit, JMeter, soapUI, Perl, TCL/Expect).

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:
Jack Link’s provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic that is protected by federal, state or local law.

E-VERIFY:
Jack Link’s is participant in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees.  For information about the E-Verify program, please visit:  http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify/employees

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.