Internship Product Development Ready-to-Drink (all genders) in the Netherlands

The Product Development Ambient and Concentrated department develops dairy drinks and evaporated milk products, mainly long-life, for Europe, South-East Asia, the Middle East and Africa. This internship offers hands-on R&D experience and supports personal development. Activities focus on processing and analyzing ready-to-drink products. The aim is to build knowledge of recipe requirements, pilot plant processing and their impact on product quality, supporting successful factory scale-up.

During this internship, you will support various projects focused on the processing and analysis of ready-to-drink dairy products. Your responsibilities will include:

• Setting up and supporting trials at different scales to evaluate processing conditions and product formulations.
• Monitoring the physical stability of products throughout their shelf life and applying analytical techniques such as rheology, particle size analysis, and microscopy.
• Collaborating with internal and external experts to investigate stability challenges and assess the impact of ingredients, formulations, processing conditions, and sensory properties.
• Analyzing, documenting, and presenting experimental results and recommendations.

What we ask:

• An enthusiastic, independent, and driven student who communicates easily with others.
• A solid foundation in food technology and food ingredients, with basic knowledge of dairy technology.
• Students residing in the EU with no restrictions on living and conducting an internship in the Netherlands, or students enrolled at a Dutch university.
• Final-year BSc or MSc student in a relevant field, such as Food Technology.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
• Strong planning and organizational skills.
• An ambition to pursue a future career in product development or research.