Menu Development & Process Intern, Spring 2025

Job Posting Title:

Menu Development & Process Intern, Spring 2025

Req ID:

10099281

Job Description:

About the Role & Program

Disneyland Resort Food & Beverage has 165 outstanding menus, each one developed and changed independently. The Food & Beverage Product Optimization Intern is a developmental position which provides the opportunity to transform and improve the menu development and production process. This internship, specifically supporting the Standards & Integration team, includes researching, assessing current state, processing documentation, and submitting recommendations for improvements. This enables the organization to focus time and creativity on the most valuable offering to improve the Guest experience through our food and beverage offerings. This includes data driven approach to menu change decisions through analytics and menu engineering. Additional responsibilities include partnering with internal team members, who are key partners in the development process, through extensive collaboration and within timelines.

The Food & Beverage Standards and Integration Team will focus on developing interns through developmental tasks, regular learning assessments, and dedicated mentorship. This role will prepare the interns to improve their knowledge of menu development for the Food & Beverage business through Key Business Drivers while maintaining strong connection to the Disney brand.

What You Will Do

• Dedication to excellence, which includes interacting with Operations teams, the broader Food & Beverage team, Pricing partners and other key support partners to explore opportunities, develop processes, and resolve any issues.
• Developing skills to identify Key Business Drivers for menu intake and implementation processes.
• Partner closely and collaborate with other Product Optimization team members, and work together to improve the menu development process
• Participate in departmental meetings and communicate relevant information to Cast Members
• Support local projects and supervise any potential impacts to the Guest and Cast experience.
• Assist in maintaining documentation.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Proven leadership experience
• Demonstrated professionalism and maturity in a fast paced, high-volume work environment
• Proven interpersonal skills.
• Proven problem-solving and decision-making
• Demonstrated strong organization, multi-tasking and time management skills with attention to detail.
• Availability and willingness to be flexible with work schedule
• Ability to handle confidential information
• Experience with Microsoft Office suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in Food & Beverage field
• Knowledge of Microsoft Suite applications inclusive of Excel, PowerPoint, Smartsheet and Outlook
• Previous experience as a Disney Cast Member

Education

• You’ll be an undergraduate or a recent graduate (within 6 months of your graduation date)

Eligibility Requirements & Program Information

• Must be enrolled in an accredited college/university taking at least one class in the semester/quarter (spring/fall) prior to participation in the internship program OR must have graduated from a college/university within 6 months at time of application posting OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Internship
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must not have completed one year of continual employment on a Disney internship or program
• Must possess unrestricted work authorization

Additional Information

• Must be compliant with The Disney Look appearance guidelines
• Must be able to have a consistent, reliable work schedule throughout the internship
• The approximate dates of this internship are June 2024 through January 2025
• Must be fully available for the duration of the internship (approximately 40 hours each week)
• Must provide own housing throughout entire internship program in the Anaheim, CA area
• Must have reliable transportation to/from work
• Must provide own housing for the duration internship program in the Anaheim, CA area
• Must have reliable transportation to/from work

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