Product Development Intern

Job Description

Product development intern

Start date: January/February 2025 

Duration: 5 to 6 months 

Allowance: 625 euro per month (40hrs, 5 days) & full reimbursement of travel expenses  

Platform/Project: Multiple Teams (please see below). 

Location: Nijmegen 

Basic Requirements for all: 

- You should have strong communication skills and fluency in English, both written and verbal (Dutch is not a requirement but other languages are a plus) 

- You are enrolled at a university for at least 50% study load for the duration of the internship. 

- NOTE: EU working rights are required (Either you have EU Citizenship, you are studying in the Netherlands or have relevant student work visa) 

Teams: 

o New Generation Tomato (NGT) 

o New Generation Mayo (NGM) 

o Salt and Sugar Platform 

New Generation Tomato (NGT): 

You will do an internship in the R&D department withing the Product Development Technology Team working on tomato-based products. During your internship you will be occupied with, among other things: 

Assignments and key activities 

- Scope literature for possible analysis and processing solutions 

- Prepare lab samples for physico-chemical and sensorial analysis; 

- Perform analytical and sensorial tests, analyze the data and reporting results; 

- Support the product developers/process technologists with lab & pilot trials. 

- Understand fundamentals of food sensorial evaluation. 

- Reaching out to suppliers, working together with procurement 

Specific Team Requirements: 

- Food Science/Technology/ Chemistry Masters students, with classes Food Structure, Food Process or Biochemistry. 

- Work/previous internship experience in food industry/product development or familiarity with tomato industry is preferred 

- Execution of research projects (thesis etc.) is a plus 

- You have a proactive attitude and enjoy working in the lab or pilot plant. 

- Knowledge about the functionality of ingredients and the basic of food processing. 

- You can initiate and adapt to situations, have the ability to work independently and in a team, are curious and can solve problems. 

- You are familiar with lab/practical work and data analysis (e.g. Minitab), have an understanding of sensory analysis and reporting the results. 

New Generation Mayo (NGM): 

You will do an internship in the R&D department withing the Taste Elevation Technology Team working on mayonnaise. During your internship you will be occupied with, among other things: 

Assignment and key activities: 

- Scope literature for possible formulation and processing solutions 

- Prepare lab samples for physico-chemical and sensorial analysis 

- Perform analytical and sensorial tests, analyze the data and reporting results 

- Learn about emulsification processing and application for current products; 

- Support the product developers/process technologists with lab, pilot & factory trials