Internship 2027 - Software Development

Company Profile

"Enhancing the Lives of Those We Touch by Helping People Reach Their Goals”

 

Melaleuca has firmly supported this mission statement since our humble beginning in 1985. Everything we accomplish is done with an eye toward promoting the physical, environmental, financial, and personal wellness of those around us. Our focus has always been on wellness. By manufacturing and selling effective, high quality, natural, health oriented products we help people live more vibrant, healthier, and happier lives. When you walk through the doors at Melaleuca, you can feel it immediately. This is The Wellness Company.

 

We have achieved consistent and profitable growth with our annual revenue consistently hitting over $2 billion dollars. We now have over 4,500 employees and operate in 20 countries around the world. Melaleuca is positioned to grow even more rapidly in upcoming years. To help keep up with this growth we are looking for outstanding individuals to be part of our Software Development Group.

Overview

Program Dates:

Summer: May through August

Fall: September through December

 

 

The exciting internship with our world class Information Technology Department will be structured to accommodate your college requirements, but typically will last 90 days. Each intern will be assigned a manager as a mentor to work closely with and to learn from.  You will also have the opportunity to participate in team building activities with additional members of the IT department.

Responsibilities

• Full cycle application development
• Help design, code and debug applications in various software languages
• Provide support for production systems
• Participate in code and design reviews to ensure quality solutions and products
• Document and actively maintain a global software knowledge base
• Work on assignments that are semi-routine in nature
• Support content for live, customer-facing services and applications
• Participate in web, internal applications development or system support
• Actively participate in building, deployments or system architecture
• Review customer requirements to gain understandings of applications or systems
• Complete a project assigned by the Project Management Office from beginning to end

Qualifications

• Preference given to students currently in their junior or senior year of college, pursuing a degree in related field
• Able to work in Idaho Falls or Rexburg, Idaho for your program dates of approximately 90 days
• Cumulative GPA of 3.75 or higher 
• Knowledge of C#, ASP.NET or Microsoft SQL desired
• Knowledge of object-oriented development a plus
• Strong creativity skills
• Strong customer relation skills
• Detailed work and organizational skills
• Ability to analyze problems and create solutions
• Ability to work independently and follow through on projects
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• General business skills 

Why Melaleuca

Melaleuca is one of the leading Health and Wellness companies in the world. We manufacture and distribute nutritional, pharmaceutical, personal care, facial care, home hygiene, and other wellness products and distribute them directly to the consumer through a full-service catalog and Internet shopping system. We carefully craft products used every day with the highest standards of safety, health, and wellness in mind.

 

This revolutionary system is changing the way hundreds of thousands of people shop by eliminating middlemen and reducing marketing and distribution costs. This enables the company to spend more on research and high-quality, ecologically-sensible ingredients, while maintaining reasonable prices.

 

Great culture - flexibility is a must in this position; you'll become a part of a fast-paced team dedicated to a feel-good lifestyle brand dedicated to changing lives. Like the rest of Melaleuca, we are proud to be part of a values-driven organization that treats employees with respect. Our employees and their families enjoy company parties and countless discounts around the community. We implement a very real open-door policy, and all employees are on a first name basis—it feels more like a family than a multi-national corporation.

 

Safe, uncrowded, affordable - nestled in the heart of beautiful Eastern Idaho, Idaho Falls is a prosperous and vibrant community, as well as the gateway to recreational paradise. This unique setting provides numerous opportunities for total wellness -- social, physical, financial, and emotional. If you love outdoor activities, this is the place for you, with the Snake River running right through town, the Rocky Mountains dominating the horizon, and Yellowstone less than a 2-hour drive away.

 

Excellent compensation - in addition to a competitive wage, we offer comprehensive benefits for our full-time employees that include all you would expect plus some remarkable surprises, such as a longevity bonus. Right here on-site, we provide a fitness center, free concierge service, and an employee restaurant.